Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 349 · 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.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a raincoat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a new party dress
2. 2.For Riya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) milk (c) a sticker album (d) extra comic books
4. 4.Karan has ₹650. First Karan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹100) and school shoes (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.For Rohan, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
6. 6.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) milk (c) a third cricket bat (d) a bigger TV
7. 7.For Sneha, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.Rahul has ₹600. First Rahul pays for needs: a school uniform (₹190) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a video game (c) a remote-control car (d) drinking water
10. 10.Nisha has ₹450. First Nisha pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) school shoes (c) notebooks for school (d) extra comic books
12. 12.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) a school uniform (c) notebooks for school (d) drinking water
13. 13.For Farhan, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.For Rahul, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
15. 15.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a warm blanket (c) a schoolbag (d) extra comic books
16. 16.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) sweets every day (c) a toy robot (d) rice and dal
17. 17.For Kavya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
18. 18.For Farhan, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.For Pooja, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) toothpaste (c) milk (d) designer sunglasses
21. 21.For Sneha, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
22. 22.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) designer sunglasses (c) a sticker album (d) a school uniform
23. 23.Aarav has ₹550. First Aarav pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Kabir has ₹550. First Kabir pays for needs: socks (₹80) and a raincoat (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a new party dress (c) designer sunglasses (d) a school uniform
26. 26.For Diya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.Meera has ₹500. First Meera pays for needs: a water bottle (₹90) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) milk (c) sweets every day (d) notebooks for school
29. 29.For Aditya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
30. 30.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a sticker album (c) a school uniform (d) sweets every day
31. 31.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) toothpaste (c) sweets every day (d) school shoes
32. 32.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a fancy phone cover (c) extra comic books (d) designer sunglasses
33. 33.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a third cricket bat (c) school shoes (d) extra comic books
34. 34.For Tara, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) milk (c) bus fare to school (d) drinking water
36. 36.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) milk (c) school shoes (d) a warm blanket
37. 37.For Pooja, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.For Karan, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a bigger TV (d) a raincoat
40. 40.Aditya has ₹650. First Aditya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and socks (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?

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