Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 332 · 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 need? (a) a video game (b) a bigger TV (c) toothpaste (d) a sticker album
2. 2.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) sweets every day (c) a schoolbag (d) extra comic books
3. 3.For Vivaan, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a toy robot (c) a new party dress (d) rice and dal
5. 5.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) bus fare to school (c) vegetables (d) a fancy phone cover
6. 6.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) medicine when ill (c) extra comic books (d) sweets every day
7. 7.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) rice and dal (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a warm blanket
8. 8.For Rohan, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
9. 9.Kavya has ₹450. First Kavya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a bigger TV (c) designer sunglasses (d) a school uniform
11. 11.For Priya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
12. 12.Ananya has ₹750. First Ananya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹140) and socks (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a toy robot (c) school shoes (d) medicine when ill
14. 14.For Saanvi, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
15. 15.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) rice and dal (c) extra comic books (d) soap
16. 16.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) bus fare to school (c) a video game (d) a remote-control car
17. 17.For Sneha, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.Manav has ₹400. First Manav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹100) and socks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) vegetables (c) notebooks for school (d) a fancy phone cover
20. 20.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a new party dress (c) milk (d) rice and dal
21. 21.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) notebooks for school (c) a raincoat (d) a sticker album
22. 22.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) rice and dal (c) a bigger TV (d) a fancy phone cover
23. 23.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) notebooks for school (c) a fancy phone cover (d) bus fare to school
24. 24.For Zoya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.For Diya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
26. 26.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a third cricket bat (c) sweets every day (d) a bigger TV
27. 27.Ananya has ₹500. First Ananya pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a schoolbag (c) extra comic books (d) sweets every day
29. 29.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a schoolbag (c) a fancy phone cover (d) toothpaste
30. 30.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) medicine when ill (c) extra comic books (d) a sticker album
31. 31.For Kavya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.Gurpreet has ₹800. First Gurpreet pays for needs: socks (₹150) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Farhan has ₹1000. First Farhan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹250) and a lunch box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Joseph has ₹950. First Joseph pays for needs: socks (₹260) and notebooks (₹100). 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) a video game (c) a sticker album (d) a warm blanket
36. 36.Nisha has ₹600. First Nisha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹90) and school shoes (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.For Dev, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
38. 38.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) soap (c) a video game (d) drinking water
39. 39.Isha has ₹650. First Isha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹200) and a geometry box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.For Lakshmi, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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