Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 313 · 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.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a warm blanket (c) school shoes (d) a remote-control car
2. 2.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) rice and dal (c) sweets every day (d) a fancy phone cover
3. 3.For Aditya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.Ishaan has ₹900. First Ishaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹210) and a geometry box (₹280). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a raincoat (c) extra comic books (d) drinking water
6. 6.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a third cricket bat (d) medicine when ill
7. 7.For Rahul, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
8. 8.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a toy robot (c) a bigger TV (d) a new party dress
9. 9.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a remote-control car (c) vegetables (d) a raincoat
10. 10.Isha has ₹950. First Isha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹230) and socks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a sticker album (c) a toy robot (d) sweets every day
12. 12.Pooja has ₹500. First Pooja pays for needs: a raincoat (₹160) and school shoes (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) rice and dal (c) a glitter pen set (d) a video game
14. 14.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a schoolbag (c) a glitter pen set (d) a sticker album
15. 15.For Isha, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
16. 16.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a warm blanket (c) a third cricket bat (d) a remote-control car
17. 17.For Ishaan, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a new party dress (c) a toy robot (d) a school uniform
19. 19.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a toy robot (d) soap
20. 20.Farhan has ₹950. First Farhan pays for needs: notebooks (₹130) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Rahul has ₹750. First Rahul pays for needs: a raincoat (₹150) and school shoes (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.For Kabir, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
23. 23.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) soap (c) a glitter pen set (d) medicine when ill
24. 24.Arjun has ₹1000. First Arjun pays for needs: a geometry box (₹250) and a school uniform (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) school shoes (c) extra comic books (d) a third cricket bat
26. 26.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a video game (c) rice and dal (d) medicine when ill
27. 27.Aditya has ₹750. First Aditya pays for needs: school shoes (₹180) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) designer sunglasses (c) toothpaste (d) medicine when ill
29. 29.For Ishaan, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
30. 30.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) school shoes (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a bigger TV
31. 31.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a bigger TV (c) a new party dress (d) a raincoat
32. 32.For Zoya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
33. 33.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a raincoat (c) designer sunglasses (d) rice and dal
34. 34.For Joseph, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.Lakshmi 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
36. 36.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) bus fare to school (c) medicine when ill (d) a raincoat
37. 37.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a new party dress (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a toy robot
38. 38.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a warm blanket (c) soap (d) extra comic books
39. 39.For Riya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
40. 40.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a warm blanket (c) a glitter pen set (d) sweets every day

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