Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 333 · 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 Pooja, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) drinking water (c) sweets every day (d) designer sunglasses
3. 3.Aditya has ₹650. First Aditya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹160) and a geometry box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a remote-control car (c) notebooks for school (d) a fancy phone cover
5. 5.For Dev, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
6. 6.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) vegetables (c) a toy robot (d) a video game
7. 7.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) toothpaste (c) a bigger TV (d) a remote-control car
8. 8.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) notebooks for school (c) sweets every day (d) rice and dal
9. 9.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a toy robot (d) a glitter pen set
10. 10.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a glitter pen set (c) designer sunglasses (d) medicine when ill
11. 11.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) vegetables (c) a fancy phone cover (d) extra comic books
12. 12.Gurpreet has ₹500. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Lakshmi has ₹600. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹130) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Sneha has ₹850. First Sneha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and a geometry box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a toy robot (c) a bigger TV (d) a sticker album
16. 16.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a school uniform (c) a third cricket bat (d) toothpaste
17. 17.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a school uniform (c) a toy robot (d) a warm blanket
18. 18.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a video game (c) milk (d) a remote-control car
19. 19.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a third cricket bat (c) a raincoat (d) sweets every day
20. 20.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a schoolbag (c) soap (d) a new party dress
21. 21.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) sweets every day (c) school shoes (d) drinking water
22. 22.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) rice and dal (c) a video game (d) a glitter pen set
23. 23.For Sneha, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a schoolbag (c) a third cricket bat (d) notebooks for school
25. 25.Rahul has ₹950. First Rahul pays for needs: a water bottle (₹100) and a geometry box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) notebooks for school (c) sweets every day (d) drinking water
27. 27.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) extra comic books (c) drinking water (d) a remote-control car
28. 28.For Dev, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a school uniform (c) a remote-control car (d) a video game
30. 30.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a warm blanket (c) a raincoat (d) a fancy phone cover
31. 31.For Dev, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.For Vivaan, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
33. 33.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a fancy phone cover (c) toothpaste (d) a toy robot
34. 34.Isha has ₹650. First Isha pays for needs: school shoes (₹170) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.For Pooja, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a fancy phone cover (c) school shoes (d) a bigger TV
37. 37.For Diya, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.For Karan, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a sticker album (c) a toy robot (d) a schoolbag
40. 40.For Kabir, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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