Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 339 · 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.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a new party dress (c) a bigger TV (d) milk
2. 2.For Kavya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.For Sneha, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.For Saanvi, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
5. 5.For Gurpreet, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a raincoat (c) extra comic books (d) a fancy phone cover
7. 7.For Rohan, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
8. 8.For Riya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
9. 9.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) bus fare to school (c) a video game (d) a school uniform
10. 10.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) a school uniform (c) vegetables (d) soap
11. 11.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a third cricket bat (c) a warm blanket (d) a new party dress
12. 12.Pooja has ₹350. First Pooja pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and a lunch box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a glitter pen set (c) a video game (d) a remote-control car
14. 14.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a raincoat (c) a video game (d) drinking water
15. 15.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) extra comic books (c) rice and dal (d) toothpaste
16. 16.Gurpreet has ₹850. First Gurpreet pays for needs: notebooks (₹160) and socks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a video game (c) a toy robot (d) sweets every day
18. 18.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) school shoes (d) medicine when ill
19. 19.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a schoolbag (c) a new party dress (d) rice and dal
20. 20.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a video game (c) sweets every day (d) drinking water
21. 21.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) sweets every day (c) notebooks for school (d) a new party dress
22. 22.For Gurpreet, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
23. 23.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) designer sunglasses (c) vegetables (d) a fancy phone cover
24. 24.For Ishaan, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.For Aditya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
26. 26.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a schoolbag (c) medicine when ill (d) a remote-control car
27. 27.For Tara, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
28. 28.Tara has ₹300. First Tara pays for needs: a lunch box (₹100) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) vegetables (c) drinking water (d) sweets every day
30. 30.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a video game (c) a toy robot (d) a school uniform
31. 31.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) toothpaste (c) a remote-control car (d) a toy robot
32. 32.Ishaan has ₹300. First Ishaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) bus fare to school (c) toothpaste (d) a fancy phone cover
34. 34.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) designer sunglasses (c) milk (d) a sticker album
35. 35.Rohan has ₹1000. First Rohan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹120) and socks (₹280). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) school shoes (c) vegetables (d) a raincoat
37. 37.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) school shoes (c) sweets every day (d) a glitter pen set
38. 38.For Diya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.Isha has ₹500. First Isha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Pooja has ₹650. First Pooja pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and notebooks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?

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