Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 27 · 40 sums

The method (Must have or nice to have?): Ask: can I live, stay healthy and go to school without it? If not, it is a need. If it is extra or just for fun, it is a want. Pay for needs first; money left for wants = money − needs.

1. 1.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) bus fare to school (c) a third cricket bat (d) sweets every day
2. 2.For Lakshmi, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
3. 3.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a warm blanket (c) extra comic books (d) sweets every day
4. 4.Karan has ₹600. First Karan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹190) and a water bottle (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.For Gurpreet, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a new party dress (c) a remote-control car (d) drinking water
7. 7.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) extra comic books (c) bus fare to school (d) rice and dal
8. 8.For Aditya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
9. 9.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) extra comic books (c) a video game (d) medicine when ill
10. 10.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) sweets every day (c) designer sunglasses (d) a video game
11. 11.For Karan, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
12. 12.Lakshmi has ₹400. First Lakshmi pays for needs: socks (₹60) and a lunch box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a new party dress (c) vegetables (d) milk
14. 14.Kabir has ₹750. First Kabir pays for needs: a water bottle (₹230) and school shoes (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Dev has ₹550. First Dev pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a schoolbag (c) a toy robot (d) designer sunglasses
17. 17.Tara has ₹950. First Tara pays for needs: a water bottle (₹280) and a geometry box (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) soap (c) sweets every day (d) a toy robot
19. 19.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a glitter pen set (c) school shoes (d) a sticker album
20. 20.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a new party dress (c) sweets every day (d) a video game
21. 21.Rohan has ₹700. First Rohan pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and a raincoat (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a remote-control car (c) a toy robot (d) medicine when ill
23. 23.Rahul has ₹950. First Rahul pays for needs: school shoes (₹160) and socks (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a toy robot (c) a bigger TV (d) a schoolbag
25. 25.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a toy robot (c) a fancy phone cover (d) school shoes
26. 26.For Tara, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.Vivaan has ₹400. First Vivaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Sneha has ₹300. First Sneha pays for needs: socks (₹50) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a new party dress (d) a raincoat
30. 30.Nisha has ₹350. First Nisha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹100) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Joseph has ₹950. First Joseph pays for needs: a school uniform (₹200) and notebooks (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a new party dress (c) vegetables (d) designer sunglasses
33. 33.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a video game (c) notebooks for school (d) a schoolbag
34. 34.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a sticker album (c) a raincoat (d) a fancy phone cover
35. 35.For Diya, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.For Rohan, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
37. 37.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) sweets every day (c) bus fare to school (d) milk
38. 38.For Vivaan, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) extra comic books (c) a sticker album (d) a remote-control car
40. 40.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a new party dress (c) rice and dal (d) a toy robot

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