Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 337 · 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 need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) school shoes (c) a remote-control car (d) a fancy phone cover
2. 2.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a bigger TV (c) extra comic books (d) vegetables
3. 3.For Vivaan, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a warm blanket (c) vegetables (d) sweets every day
5. 5.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a school uniform (c) milk (d) a sticker album
6. 6.For Aditya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.Manav has ₹900. First Manav pays for needs: school shoes (₹270) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a bigger TV (c) rice and dal (d) a glitter pen set
9. 9.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) milk (c) extra comic books (d) a toy robot
10. 10.Kavya has ₹450. First Kavya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a toy robot (c) a glitter pen set (d) extra comic books
12. 12.Gurpreet has ₹300. First Gurpreet pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Meera has ₹800. First Meera pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and a school uniform (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a remote-control car (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a school uniform
15. 15.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a warm blanket (c) a fancy phone cover (d) toothpaste
16. 16.For Saanvi, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a remote-control car (c) a video game (d) bus fare to school
18. 18.For Kabir, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a new party dress (c) soap (d) rice and dal
20. 20.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a sticker album (c) rice and dal (d) a remote-control car
21. 21.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a video game (c) a new party dress (d) a schoolbag
22. 22.Manav has ₹450. First Manav pays for needs: a raincoat (₹80) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Aditya has ₹400. First Aditya pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and socks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.For Priya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a third cricket bat (c) vegetables (d) milk
26. 26.Kavya has ₹650. First Kavya pays for needs: school shoes (₹190) and a water bottle (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.For Rohan, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
28. 28.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a fancy phone cover (c) sweets every day (d) a video game
29. 29.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a third cricket bat (c) designer sunglasses (d) a glitter pen set
30. 30.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) drinking water (c) a warm blanket (d) a schoolbag
31. 31.Arjun has ₹900. First Arjun pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and a raincoat (₹300). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.For Kabir, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
33. 33.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) vegetables (c) rice and dal (d) a bigger TV
34. 34.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) sweets every day (c) a schoolbag (d) a toy robot
35. 35.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) medicine when ill (c) a toy robot (d) sweets every day
36. 36.Gurpreet has ₹900. First Gurpreet pays for needs: socks (₹80) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Saanvi has ₹350. First Saanvi pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Zoya has ₹650. First Zoya pays for needs: socks (₹50) and a school uniform (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a bigger TV (c) a remote-control car (d) vegetables
40. 40.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) toothpaste (c) a new party dress (d) medicine when ill

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