Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 286 · 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 “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
2. 2.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a warm blanket (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a toy robot
3. 3.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a remote-control car (c) a glitter pen set (d) milk
4. 4.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) soap (c) a bigger TV (d) bus fare to school
5. 5.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a new party dress (c) extra comic books (d) a remote-control car
6. 6.Farhan has ₹400. First Farhan pays for needs: notebooks (₹120) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) rice and dal (c) a toy robot (d) sweets every day
8. 8.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a raincoat (c) a bigger TV (d) extra comic books
9. 9.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) notebooks for school (c) milk (d) soap
10. 10.For Diya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
11. 11.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) rice and dal (c) a schoolbag (d) a raincoat
12. 12.Manav has ₹450. First Manav pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and a school uniform (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) medicine when ill (c) a glitter pen set (d) soap
14. 14.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) bus fare to school (c) designer sunglasses (d) vegetables
15. 15.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a video game (c) a new party dress (d) a glitter pen set
16. 16.For Aarav, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
17. 17.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) school shoes (c) a raincoat (d) notebooks for school
18. 18.Zoya has ₹800. First Zoya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹180) and a raincoat (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.For Meera, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.Kabir has ₹850. First Kabir pays for needs: notebooks (₹190) and school shoes (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) soap (c) a bigger TV (d) a glitter pen set
22. 22.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a remote-control car (c) a schoolbag (d) a warm blanket
23. 23.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) school shoes (c) a school uniform (d) a sticker album
24. 24.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a remote-control car (c) medicine when ill (d) a third cricket bat
25. 25.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) drinking water (c) sweets every day (d) designer sunglasses
26. 26.For Pooja, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.For Rahul, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
28. 28.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) rice and dal (c) a warm blanket (d) a bigger TV
29. 29.For Sneha, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
30. 30.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) rice and dal (c) a school uniform (d) a video game
31. 31.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) extra comic books (c) rice and dal (d) a video game
32. 32.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) school shoes (c) a new party dress (d) a schoolbag
33. 33.For Farhan, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a video game (c) a glitter pen set (d) a third cricket bat
35. 35.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) soap (c) milk (d) vegetables
36. 36.Kavya has ₹750. First Kavya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and a school uniform (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Manav has ₹450. First Manav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹80) and a school uniform (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a sticker album (c) a schoolbag (d) a toy robot
39. 39.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) a school uniform (c) soap (d) vegetables
40. 40.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) sweets every day (c) soap (d) a bigger TV

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