Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 291 · 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.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a third cricket bat (c) a remote-control car (d) notebooks for school
2. 2.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) vegetables (c) rice and dal (d) drinking water
3. 3.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) toothpaste (c) school shoes (d) vegetables
4. 4.For Arjun, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
5. 5.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a new party dress (c) toothpaste (d) medicine when ill
6. 6.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) vegetables (c) school shoes (d) a new party dress
7. 7.Zoya has ₹800. First Zoya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹220) and school shoes (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) medicine when ill (c) extra comic books (d) a remote-control car
9. 9.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) milk (c) extra comic books (d) medicine when ill
10. 10.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a school uniform (c) a glitter pen set (d) a new party dress
11. 11.Sneha has ₹450. First Sneha pays for needs: socks (₹70) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a schoolbag (c) a raincoat (d) a fancy phone cover
13. 13.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a sticker album (c) vegetables (d) extra comic books
14. 14.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a third cricket bat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) bus fare to school
15. 15.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) sweets every day (c) extra comic books (d) a school uniform
16. 16.For Joseph, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.Ishaan has ₹450. First Ishaan pays for needs: socks (₹70) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a fancy phone cover (c) school shoes (d) vegetables
19. 19.For Farhan, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) extra comic books (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a schoolbag
21. 21.Riya has ₹400. First Riya pays for needs: socks (₹80) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.For Kabir, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a fancy phone cover (c) notebooks for school (d) a remote-control car
24. 24.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a bigger TV (c) designer sunglasses (d) sweets every day
25. 25.Tara has ₹800. First Tara pays for needs: a school uniform (₹200) and a lunch box (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a raincoat (c) a schoolbag (d) a third cricket bat
27. 27.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) medicine when ill (c) bus fare to school (d) a schoolbag
28. 28.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a glitter pen set (c) sweets every day (d) a toy robot
29. 29.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a video game (c) toothpaste (d) a toy robot
30. 30.Isha has ₹900. First Isha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹150) and socks (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.For Isha, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
32. 32.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a fancy phone cover (c) school shoes (d) sweets every day
33. 33.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) designer sunglasses (c) a remote-control car (d) medicine when ill
34. 34.For Meera, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Sneha has ₹350. First Sneha pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a raincoat (c) sweets every day (d) a toy robot
37. 37.Riya has ₹850. First Riya pays for needs: socks (₹250) and a raincoat (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.For Kabir, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a video game (c) notebooks for school (d) a warm blanket
40. 40.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a sticker album (c) school shoes (d) a fancy phone cover

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