Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 290 · 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.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) soap (c) vegetables (d) bus fare to school
2. 2.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a new party dress (c) extra comic books (d) a school uniform
3. 3.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a toy robot (c) rice and dal (d) sweets every day
4. 4.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) sweets every day (c) a new party dress (d) vegetables
5. 5.Dev has ₹750. First Dev pays for needs: socks (₹110) and a raincoat (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.For Rahul, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.Vivaan has ₹900. First Vivaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹190) and a water bottle (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.For Arjun, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
9. 9.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) extra comic books (c) a video game (d) sweets every day
10. 10.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a new party dress (c) sweets every day (d) toothpaste
11. 11.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a sticker album (c) a remote-control car (d) a third cricket bat
12. 12.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a new party dress (c) a video game (d) a sticker album
13. 13.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) vegetables (c) a glitter pen set (d) a toy robot
14. 14.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) a school uniform (c) notebooks for school (d) a schoolbag
15. 15.Aarav has ₹650. First Aarav pays for needs: socks (₹150) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Ananya has ₹350. First Ananya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹110) and a water bottle (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a sticker album (c) soap (d) a third cricket bat
18. 18.For Kabir, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.For Tara, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.For Rahul, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
21. 21.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) toothpaste (c) medicine when ill (d) a new party dress
22. 22.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a glitter pen set (c) a school uniform (d) sweets every day
23. 23.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a video game (c) a new party dress (d) soap
24. 24.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) rice and dal (c) milk (d) a new party dress
25. 25.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a toy robot (c) a raincoat (d) a fancy phone cover
26. 26.Gurpreet has ₹950. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a school uniform (₹200) and a water bottle (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) bus fare to school (c) sweets every day (d) a school uniform
28. 28.For Rohan, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
29. 29.Aditya has ₹600. First Aditya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹190) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Farhan has ₹400. First Farhan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a warm blanket (d) medicine when ill
32. 32.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a bigger TV (c) vegetables (d) bus fare to school
33. 33.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) rice and dal (c) a schoolbag (d) school shoes
34. 34.Nisha has ₹300. First Nisha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹90) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) designer sunglasses (c) school shoes (d) a glitter pen set
36. 36.For Dev, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
37. 37.Farhan has ₹300. First Farhan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a sticker album (c) extra comic books (d) a glitter pen set
39. 39.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) rice and dal (c) a toy robot (d) a video game
40. 40.Farhan has ₹550. First Farhan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹140) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?

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