Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 294 · 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 Kavya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
2. 2.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a remote-control car (c) a glitter pen set (d) a raincoat
3. 3.For Rohan, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.For Rohan, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.For Aditya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
6. 6.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) toothpaste (c) a sticker album (d) soap
7. 7.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) a schoolbag (c) soap (d) toothpaste
8. 8.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a warm blanket (c) designer sunglasses (d) bus fare to school
9. 9.For Kabir, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.For Dev, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.For Manav, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
12. 12.For Pooja, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
13. 13.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a raincoat (c) a schoolbag (d) a glitter pen set
14. 14.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) notebooks for school (c) designer sunglasses (d) school shoes
15. 15.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) vegetables (c) soap (d) a third cricket bat
16. 16.For Diya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) toothpaste (c) bus fare to school (d) a third cricket bat
18. 18.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a school uniform (c) designer sunglasses (d) medicine when ill
19. 19.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) drinking water (c) school shoes (d) rice and dal
20. 20.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a remote-control car (d) vegetables
21. 21.Priya has ₹950. First Priya pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and school shoes (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Ananya has ₹900. First Ananya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹290) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a school uniform (c) a video game (d) notebooks for school
24. 24.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) extra comic books (c) a glitter pen set (d) a warm blanket
25. 25.For Rahul, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
26. 26.For Manav, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) extra comic books (c) a sticker album (d) bus fare to school
28. 28.Dev has ₹350. First Dev pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a remote-control car (c) a third cricket bat (d) a bigger TV
30. 30.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a video game (c) a raincoat (d) rice and dal
31. 31.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) notebooks for school (c) a schoolbag (d) bus fare to school
32. 32.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a remote-control car (c) extra comic books (d) rice and dal
33. 33.For Kabir, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a warm blanket (c) a remote-control car (d) a third cricket bat
35. 35.Rahul has ₹400. First Rahul pays for needs: a raincoat (₹90) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a school uniform (c) a sticker album (d) milk
37. 37.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) designer sunglasses (c) school shoes (d) a schoolbag
38. 38.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) a school uniform (c) vegetables (d) a warm blanket
39. 39.Nisha has ₹850. First Nisha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹240) and notebooks (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Kabir has ₹450. First Kabir pays for needs: notebooks (₹110) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?

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