Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 289 · 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.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a school uniform (c) a schoolbag (d) a third cricket bat
2. 2.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) medicine when ill (c) a school uniform (d) a glitter pen set
3. 3.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) notebooks for school (c) a toy robot (d) a schoolbag
4. 4.For Lakshmi, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
5. 5.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a fancy phone cover (c) sweets every day (d) a third cricket bat
6. 6.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a third cricket bat (d) extra comic books
7. 7.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a new party dress (c) extra comic books (d) a bigger TV
8. 8.For Tara, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
9. 9.For Joseph, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.For Meera, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
11. 11.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) drinking water (c) a schoolbag (d) a third cricket bat
12. 12.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) vegetables (c) a remote-control car (d) a glitter pen set
13. 13.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a bigger TV (c) a video game (d) a schoolbag
14. 14.Diya has ₹700. First Diya pays for needs: school shoes (₹160) and a school uniform (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) medicine when ill (c) bus fare to school (d) milk
16. 16.Tara has ₹800. First Tara pays for needs: a lunch box (₹150) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.For Vivaan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
18. 18.For Vivaan, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
19. 19.Gurpreet has ₹650. First Gurpreet pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a remote-control car (c) extra comic books (d) rice and dal
21. 21.For Karan, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.For Dev, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
23. 23.Saanvi 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 glitter pen set
24. 24.For Meera, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a warm blanket (c) a sticker album (d) rice and dal
26. 26.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a warm blanket (c) a video game (d) extra comic books
27. 27.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) toothpaste (c) a sticker album (d) a video game
28. 28.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a video game (c) school shoes (d) extra comic books
29. 29.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a video game (c) a bigger TV (d) designer sunglasses
30. 30.For Arjun, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
31. 31.For Aarav, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.Riya has ₹450. First Riya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a toy robot (c) a glitter pen set (d) a video game
34. 34.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) school shoes (c) toothpaste (d) drinking water
35. 35.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a new party dress (c) school shoes (d) a remote-control car
36. 36.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a third cricket bat (c) a glitter pen set (d) a fancy phone cover
37. 37.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a third cricket bat (c) a schoolbag (d) drinking water
38. 38.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) rice and dal (c) toothpaste (d) bus fare to school
39. 39.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a schoolbag (d) school shoes
40. 40.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a fancy phone cover (c) toothpaste (d) a school uniform

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