Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 357 · 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.For Isha, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a school uniform (c) a new party dress (d) a fancy phone cover
3. 3.For Ishaan, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) rice and dal (c) a glitter pen set (d) notebooks for school
5. 5.For Nisha, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.For Nisha, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) designer sunglasses (c) extra comic books (d) a raincoat
8. 8.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) vegetables (c) a sticker album (d) bus fare to school
9. 9.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) sweets every day (c) vegetables (d) a third cricket bat
10. 10.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a schoolbag (c) sweets every day (d) a raincoat
11. 11.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) vegetables (c) drinking water (d) a warm blanket
12. 12.For Gurpreet, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) rice and dal (c) drinking water (d) a sticker album
14. 14.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a third cricket bat (c) designer sunglasses (d) a warm blanket
15. 15.For Manav, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
16. 16.For Saanvi, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) medicine when ill (c) bus fare to school (d) a bigger TV
18. 18.Isha has ₹750. First Isha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹240) and a raincoat (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a bigger TV (c) designer sunglasses (d) milk
20. 20.Rahul has ₹500. First Rahul pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.For Aarav, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
22. 22.Tara has ₹1000. First Tara pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Saanvi has ₹600. First Saanvi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and socks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) bus fare to school (c) a remote-control car (d) sweets every day
25. 25.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a sticker album (c) milk (d) sweets every day
26. 26.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) sweets every day (c) drinking water (d) a new party dress
27. 27.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) extra comic books (c) a schoolbag (d) a fancy phone cover
28. 28.For Lakshmi, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.For Diya, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a third cricket bat (c) designer sunglasses (d) a sticker album
31. 31.Tara has ₹550. First Tara pays for needs: school shoes (₹140) and notebooks (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) bus fare to school (c) a remote-control car (d) soap
33. 33.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a glitter pen set (c) bus fare to school (d) a new party dress
34. 34.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) medicine when ill (c) a third cricket bat (d) a remote-control car
35. 35.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) milk (c) a remote-control car (d) a schoolbag
36. 36.Priya has ₹450. First Priya pays for needs: school shoes (₹120) and notebooks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Zoya has ₹550. First Zoya pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Tara has ₹850. First Tara pays for needs: socks (₹180) and a raincoat (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Lakshmi has ₹400. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a lunch box (₹90) and a school uniform (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) sweets every day (c) a toy robot (d) a warm blanket

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