Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 283 · 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.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a video game (c) a sticker album (d) drinking water
2. 2.For Joseph, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
3. 3.For Sneha, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) toothpaste (c) a new party dress (d) a glitter pen set
5. 5.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a video game (c) a fancy phone cover (d) bus fare to school
6. 6.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a toy robot (c) a third cricket bat (d) a sticker album
7. 7.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) notebooks for school (c) toothpaste (d) a remote-control car
8. 8.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a third cricket bat (d) a schoolbag
9. 9.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) drinking water (c) medicine when ill (d) a glitter pen set
10. 10.Vivaan has ₹550. First Vivaan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹80) and a geometry box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a glitter pen set (c) toothpaste (d) vegetables
12. 12.Saanvi has ₹500. First Saanvi pays for needs: a lunch box (₹110) and a water bottle (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a warm blanket (c) a raincoat (d) sweets every day
14. 14.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a raincoat (c) a sticker album (d) bus fare to school
15. 15.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) milk (c) a third cricket bat (d) a bigger TV
16. 16.Arjun has ₹900. First Arjun pays for needs: a lunch box (₹140) and a geometry box (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a third cricket bat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a schoolbag
18. 18.For Rohan, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
19. 19.For Lakshmi, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.Priya has ₹600. First Priya pays for needs: socks (₹80) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a school uniform (c) a raincoat (d) a video game
22. 22.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) drinking water (c) a video game (d) soap
23. 23.For Zoya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
24. 24.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) notebooks for school (c) medicine when ill (d) milk
25. 25.Zoya has ₹450. First Zoya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.For Arjun, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.Isha has ₹750. First Isha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹220) and notebooks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a toy robot (c) a third cricket bat (d) vegetables
29. 29.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a new party dress (c) a video game (d) soap
30. 30.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) sweets every day (c) notebooks for school (d) vegetables
31. 31.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a schoolbag (c) notebooks for school (d) a video game
32. 32.For Zoya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
33. 33.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a remote-control car (c) a bigger TV (d) a sticker album
34. 34.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) designer sunglasses (c) soap (d) sweets every day
35. 35.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a third cricket bat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) designer sunglasses
36. 36.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a toy robot (c) a glitter pen set (d) vegetables
37. 37.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) school shoes (c) sweets every day (d) vegetables
38. 38.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) rice and dal (c) a toy robot (d) a warm blanket
39. 39.Meera has ₹650. First Meera pays for needs: a school uniform (₹140) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) bus fare to school (c) a school uniform (d) a warm blanket

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