Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 288 · 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.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) bus fare to school (c) a new party dress (d) soap
2. 2.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a third cricket bat (c) drinking water (d) a raincoat
3. 3.For Kavya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a glitter pen set (c) extra comic books (d) a sticker album
5. 5.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a bigger TV (c) a school uniform (d) rice and dal
6. 6.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) sweets every day (c) a video game (d) a warm blanket
7. 7.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a fancy phone cover (c) drinking water (d) school shoes
8. 8.For Zoya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
9. 9.For Farhan, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) designer sunglasses (c) notebooks for school (d) a toy robot
11. 11.For Diya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
12. 12.Pooja has ₹550. First Pooja pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Tara has ₹800. First Tara pays for needs: a raincoat (₹230) and a water bottle (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Zoya has ₹700. First Zoya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹220) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) bus fare to school (c) soap (d) rice and dal
16. 16.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) sweets every day (c) a warm blanket (d) a remote-control car
17. 17.Meera has ₹850. First Meera pays for needs: a raincoat (₹160) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.For Sneha, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) vegetables (c) a warm blanket (d) extra comic books
20. 20.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a sticker album (c) school shoes (d) drinking water
21. 21.For Riya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
22. 22.For Priya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a glitter pen set (c) extra comic books (d) designer sunglasses
24. 24.For Meera, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a glitter pen set (c) a fancy phone cover (d) sweets every day
26. 26.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) vegetables (c) a school uniform (d) a remote-control car
27. 27.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) school shoes (c) extra comic books (d) a schoolbag
28. 28.For Ananya, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.For Kavya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
30. 30.For Pooja, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.For Diya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
32. 32.Diya has ₹650. First Diya pays for needs: notebooks (₹110) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) milk (c) notebooks for school (d) soap
34. 34.For Zoya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a sticker album (c) a schoolbag (d) milk
36. 36.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) school shoes (c) a raincoat (d) extra comic books
37. 37.Vivaan has ₹750. First Vivaan pays for needs: socks (₹90) and notebooks (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a toy robot (c) a glitter pen set (d) a third cricket bat
39. 39.For Rohan, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
40. 40.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) bus fare to school (c) toothpaste (d) a warm blanket

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