Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 351 · 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.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) sweets every day (c) a sticker album (d) a remote-control car
2. 2.For Dev, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
3. 3.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a warm blanket (c) a bigger TV (d) a video game
4. 4.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) rice and dal (c) a raincoat (d) a remote-control car
5. 5.Vivaan has ₹500. First Vivaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) designer sunglasses (c) sweets every day (d) bus fare to school
7. 7.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a bigger TV (c) a schoolbag (d) a toy robot
8. 8.For Meera, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
9. 9.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a bigger TV (c) sweets every day (d) a sticker album
10. 10.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) rice and dal (c) a toy robot (d) a raincoat
11. 11.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) toothpaste (c) a warm blanket (d) sweets every day
12. 12.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a schoolbag (c) a new party dress (d) milk
13. 13.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a glitter pen set (c) soap (d) a warm blanket
14. 14.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) school shoes (c) bus fare to school (d) notebooks for school
15. 15.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a toy robot (c) a sticker album (d) extra comic books
16. 16.For Meera, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
17. 17.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) soap (c) a sticker album (d) toothpaste
18. 18.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a toy robot (c) a school uniform (d) a third cricket bat
19. 19.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) soap (c) a remote-control car (d) a video game
20. 20.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a remote-control car (c) medicine when ill (d) a toy robot
21. 21.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a new party dress (c) notebooks for school (d) a video game
22. 22.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a remote-control car (c) a schoolbag (d) a glitter pen set
23. 23.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a toy robot (c) rice and dal (d) vegetables
24. 24.For Saanvi, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.Kavya has ₹850. First Kavya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹190) and notebooks (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.For Arjun, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
27. 27.For Dev, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.For Meera, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.For Nisha, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
30. 30.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) extra comic books (c) soap (d) designer sunglasses
31. 31.For Joseph, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.For Vivaan, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) extra comic books (c) a toy robot (d) rice and dal
34. 34.Nisha has ₹350. First Nisha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹90) and socks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) rice and dal (c) a warm blanket (d) a fancy phone cover
36. 36.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) medicine when ill (c) a bigger TV (d) soap
37. 37.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) medicine when ill (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a remote-control car
38. 38.For Priya, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Aarav has ₹350. First Aarav pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Saanvi has ₹600. First Saanvi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹200) and school shoes (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?

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