Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 274 · 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.For Sneha, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a sticker album (c) a schoolbag (d) designer sunglasses
3. 3.For Manav, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) toothpaste (c) a video game (d) a bigger TV
5. 5.For Ishaan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
6. 6.For Arjun, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) school shoes (c) notebooks for school (d) a toy robot
8. 8.For Priya, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
9. 9.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a raincoat (c) extra comic books (d) drinking water
10. 10.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a glitter pen set (c) soap (d) rice and dal
11. 11.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a video game (c) a school uniform (d) a fancy phone cover
12. 12.For Saanvi, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
13. 13.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) soap (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a schoolbag
14. 14.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a video game (c) a new party dress (d) a remote-control car
15. 15.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) rice and dal (c) extra comic books (d) medicine when ill
16. 16.For Nisha, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
17. 17.For Tara, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) school shoes (c) a third cricket bat (d) toothpaste
19. 19.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) soap (c) milk (d) toothpaste
20. 20.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a bigger TV (c) sweets every day (d) a third cricket bat
21. 21.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a schoolbag (c) a glitter pen set (d) a new party dress
22. 22.For Sneha, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
23. 23.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) soap (c) a school uniform (d) medicine when ill
24. 24.Kavya has ₹650. First Kavya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹50) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a warm blanket (c) milk (d) toothpaste
26. 26.Nisha has ₹850. First Nisha pays for needs: school shoes (₹260) and a raincoat (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.For Joseph, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
28. 28.For Ananya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
29. 29.For Pooja, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
30. 30.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a new party dress (c) extra comic books (d) soap
31. 31.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) toothpaste (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a third cricket bat
32. 32.Rohan has ₹1000. First Rohan pays for needs: school shoes (₹270) and socks (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) sweets every day (c) extra comic books (d) a sticker album
34. 34.For Ananya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) bus fare to school (c) a bigger TV (d) milk
36. 36.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a third cricket bat (c) a warm blanket (d) bus fare to school
37. 37.Riya has ₹1000. First Riya pays for needs: notebooks (₹120) and a raincoat (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Kabir has ₹1000. First Kabir pays for needs: socks (₹160) and a lunch box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a toy robot (c) a new party dress (d) a raincoat
40. 40.Meera has ₹850. First Meera pays for needs: notebooks (₹270) and a water bottle (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?

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