Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 338 · 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.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) sweets every day (c) a new party dress (d) rice and dal
2. 2.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a school uniform (c) a remote-control car (d) toothpaste
3. 3.Farhan has ₹550. First Farhan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and a lunch box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.For Sneha, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) bus fare to school (c) a raincoat (d) a fancy phone cover
6. 6.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a remote-control car (c) a sticker album (d) rice and dal
7. 7.Meera has ₹450. First Meera pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a video game (c) a toy robot (d) a raincoat
9. 9.Joseph has ₹500. First Joseph pays for needs: a school uniform (₹120) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) designer sunglasses (c) a bigger TV (d) a fancy phone cover
11. 11.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) medicine when ill (c) a schoolbag (d) a glitter pen set
12. 12.For Meera, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
13. 13.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) medicine when ill (c) a sticker album (d) vegetables
14. 14.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) rice and dal (c) a remote-control car (d) extra comic books
15. 15.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) bus fare to school (c) toothpaste (d) sweets every day
16. 16.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) rice and dal (c) a third cricket bat (d) a sticker album
17. 17.Vivaan has ₹450. First Vivaan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹110) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.For Isha, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
19. 19.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a remote-control car (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a third cricket bat
20. 20.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a sticker album (c) a school uniform (d) a remote-control car
21. 21.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a third cricket bat (c) drinking water (d) toothpaste
22. 22.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a toy robot (c) toothpaste (d) a fancy phone cover
23. 23.Meera has ₹500. First Meera pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and socks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.For Vivaan, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.For Vivaan, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
26. 26.Priya has ₹700. First Priya pays for needs: school shoes (₹230) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) vegetables (c) sweets every day (d) milk
28. 28.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) school shoes (c) a toy robot (d) a fancy phone cover
29. 29.Karan has ₹900. First Karan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹270) and a lunch box (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.For Isha, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a video game (c) sweets every day (d) toothpaste
32. 32.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) school shoes (c) a remote-control car (d) notebooks for school
33. 33.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a fancy phone cover (c) soap (d) a video game
34. 34.For Tara, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) designer sunglasses (c) drinking water (d) sweets every day
36. 36.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a sticker album (c) a glitter pen set (d) a new party dress
37. 37.For Joseph, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
38. 38.For Ishaan, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a warm blanket (c) milk (d) a new party dress
40. 40.For Saanvi, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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