Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 356 · 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 third cricket bat (b) soap (c) designer sunglasses (d) a bigger TV
2. 2.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) vegetables (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a bigger TV
3. 3.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) designer sunglasses (c) rice and dal (d) extra comic books
4. 4.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) milk (c) a sticker album (d) extra comic books
5. 5.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a bigger TV (c) bus fare to school (d) a video game
6. 6.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a schoolbag (c) sweets every day (d) a school uniform
7. 7.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) notebooks for school (c) a warm blanket (d) a fancy phone cover
8. 8.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) designer sunglasses (c) a third cricket bat (d) milk
9. 9.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) designer sunglasses (c) a bigger TV (d) a school uniform
10. 10.For Saanvi, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
11. 11.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a schoolbag (c) a remote-control car (d) vegetables
12. 12.For Ananya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
13. 13.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a third cricket bat (c) a video game (d) sweets every day
14. 14.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) notebooks for school (c) bus fare to school (d) a warm blanket
15. 15.Ananya has ₹550. First Ananya pays for needs: socks (₹100) and a school uniform (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.For Ishaan, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
17. 17.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) sweets every day (c) toothpaste (d) a school uniform
18. 18.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a video game (c) sweets every day (d) toothpaste
19. 19.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) toothpaste (c) a third cricket bat (d) a video game
20. 20.Ishaan has ₹450. First Ishaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹140) and notebooks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.For Kavya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
22. 22.Sneha has ₹750. First Sneha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹120) and a geometry box (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.For Nisha, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) bus fare to school (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a raincoat
25. 25.Arjun has ₹350. First Arjun pays for needs: socks (₹70) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) designer sunglasses (c) a toy robot (d) a third cricket bat
27. 27.For Gurpreet, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
28. 28.Karan has ₹750. First Karan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹240) and a lunch box (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a fancy phone cover (c) designer sunglasses (d) a video game
30. 30.Farhan has ₹650. First Farhan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹160) and socks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) toothpaste (c) designer sunglasses (d) a toy robot
32. 32.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a video game (c) a schoolbag (d) a raincoat
33. 33.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a glitter pen set (c) milk (d) sweets every day
34. 34.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a video game (c) a remote-control car (d) school shoes
35. 35.Kavya has ₹800. First Kavya pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Aditya has ₹300. First Aditya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) rice and dal (c) a glitter pen set (d) a fancy phone cover
38. 38.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) medicine when ill (c) a remote-control car (d) milk
39. 39.Ishaan has ₹1000. First Ishaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹140) and school shoes (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.For Vivaan, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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