Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 343 · 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.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) medicine when ill (c) a bigger TV (d) sweets every day
2. 2.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a school uniform (c) school shoes (d) a sticker album
3. 3.Priya has ₹950. First Priya pays for needs: school shoes (₹300) and a lunch box (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a toy robot (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a sticker album
5. 5.Vivaan has ₹750. First Vivaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹210) and school shoes (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.For Isha, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) notebooks for school (c) a warm blanket (d) a glitter pen set
8. 8.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a video game (c) a remote-control car (d) a glitter pen set
9. 9.For Zoya, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.Kabir has ₹850. First Kabir pays for needs: a lunch box (₹80) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Ishaan has ₹800. First Ishaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹140) and a geometry box (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) school shoes (c) a bigger TV (d) a fancy phone cover
13. 13.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) medicine when ill (c) a warm blanket (d) a glitter pen set
14. 14.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a raincoat (c) a bigger TV (d) a third cricket bat
15. 15.For Riya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
16. 16.Ananya has ₹300. First Ananya pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a new party dress (c) milk (d) a glitter pen set
18. 18.Farhan has ₹300. First Farhan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) medicine when ill (c) milk (d) bus fare to school
20. 20.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) school shoes (c) a remote-control car (d) a fancy phone cover
21. 21.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a school uniform (c) a raincoat (d) a glitter pen set
22. 22.For Zoya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.Pooja has ₹650. First Pooja pays for needs: socks (₹130) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) medicine when ill (c) a remote-control car (d) a school uniform
25. 25.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) rice and dal (c) a schoolbag (d) a fancy phone cover
26. 26.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a video game (c) toothpaste (d) rice and dal
27. 27.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a toy robot (c) sweets every day (d) a third cricket bat
28. 28.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) bus fare to school (c) a toy robot (d) designer sunglasses
29. 29.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a school uniform (c) rice and dal (d) sweets every day
30. 30.For Joseph, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.For Vivaan, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
32. 32.For Tara, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a toy robot (c) designer sunglasses (d) medicine when ill
34. 34.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a third cricket bat (c) sweets every day (d) school shoes
35. 35.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) rice and dal (c) a toy robot (d) a remote-control car
36. 36.For Aarav, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
37. 37.Rohan has ₹600. First Rohan pays for needs: notebooks (₹180) and a lunch box (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a bigger TV (c) a warm blanket (d) a schoolbag
39. 39.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a new party dress (c) rice and dal (d) a video game
40. 40.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a sticker album (c) rice and dal (d) a warm blanket

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