Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 345 · 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.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) sweets every day (c) a sticker album (d) a raincoat
2. 2.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a video game (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a bigger TV
3. 3.For Pooja, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a fancy phone cover (c) extra comic books (d) a schoolbag
5. 5.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) school shoes (c) sweets every day (d) a new party dress
6. 6.Aditya has ₹850. First Aditya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹100) and socks (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Aarav has ₹300. First Aarav pays for needs: socks (₹90) and a water bottle (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.For Rohan, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
9. 9.Kabir has ₹950. First Kabir pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and school shoes (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) rice and dal (c) a remote-control car (d) a glitter pen set
11. 11.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) rice and dal (c) a fancy phone cover (d) medicine when ill
12. 12.Riya has ₹450. First Riya pays for needs: socks (₹60) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Aditya has ₹850. First Aditya pays for needs: notebooks (₹140) and a geometry box (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a video game (c) a new party dress (d) rice and dal
15. 15.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) toothpaste (c) a video game (d) a school uniform
16. 16.Rohan has ₹650. First Rohan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and a water bottle (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.For Pooja, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
18. 18.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) extra comic books (c) vegetables (d) a glitter pen set
19. 19.Ananya has ₹750. First Ananya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹90) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.For Meera, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
21. 21.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) sweets every day (c) vegetables (d) a video game
22. 22.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) sweets every day (c) drinking water (d) a fancy phone cover
23. 23.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a bigger TV (c) a third cricket bat (d) designer sunglasses
24. 24.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a raincoat (c) drinking water (d) a third cricket bat
25. 25.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) toothpaste (c) extra comic books (d) notebooks for school
26. 26.For Lakshmi, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
27. 27.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a sticker album (c) a toy robot (d) designer sunglasses
28. 28.For Aarav, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) milk (c) a bigger TV (d) a toy robot
30. 30.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) notebooks for school (c) school shoes (d) bus fare to school
31. 31.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a school uniform (c) a new party dress (d) a third cricket bat
32. 32.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a warm blanket (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a video game
33. 33.For Zoya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
34. 34.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a third cricket bat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a remote-control car
35. 35.Aditya has ₹850. First Aditya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹260) and school shoes (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) rice and dal (c) a raincoat (d) a third cricket bat
37. 37.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) rice and dal (c) a toy robot (d) designer sunglasses
38. 38.For Manav, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.Farhan has ₹950. First Farhan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹200) and a water bottle (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a third cricket bat (c) drinking water (d) extra comic books

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