Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 370 · 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.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) bus fare to school (c) a new party dress (d) a toy robot
2. 2.For Manav, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.For Kabir, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.For Tara, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) rice and dal (c) extra comic books (d) a schoolbag
6. 6.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) notebooks for school (c) rice and dal (d) a school uniform
7. 7.For Manav, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
8. 8.Ishaan has ₹950. First Ishaan pays for needs: socks (₹230) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Zoya has ₹500. First Zoya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹80) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) drinking water (c) a bigger TV (d) a glitter pen set
11. 11.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a warm blanket (c) extra comic books (d) milk
12. 12.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) school shoes (c) a toy robot (d) bus fare to school
13. 13.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a bigger TV (c) toothpaste (d) a fancy phone cover
14. 14.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a glitter pen set (c) a school uniform (d) sweets every day
15. 15.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a video game (c) a bigger TV (d) sweets every day
16. 16.Lakshmi has ₹750. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a water bottle (₹110) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a fancy phone cover (c) school shoes (d) a glitter pen set
18. 18.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) designer sunglasses (c) a video game (d) a raincoat
19. 19.Rohan has ₹400. First Rohan pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Lakshmi has ₹700. First Lakshmi pays for needs: school shoes (₹150) and socks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.For Dev, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
22. 22.Pooja has ₹600. First Pooja pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a toy robot (c) extra comic books (d) milk
24. 24.Zoya has ₹300. First Zoya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.For Kabir, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
26. 26.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a fancy phone cover (c) soap (d) a new party dress
27. 27.Riya has ₹350. First Riya pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a video game (c) designer sunglasses (d) bus fare to school
29. 29.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 sticker album
30. 30.For Pooja, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a glitter pen set (c) a sticker album (d) a fancy phone cover
32. 32.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) vegetables (c) a warm blanket (d) a toy robot
33. 33.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) milk (c) vegetables (d) a video game
34. 34.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a toy robot (c) school shoes (d) a sticker album
35. 35.Joseph has ₹850. First Joseph pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and school shoes (₹280). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Sneha has ₹900. First Sneha pays for needs: socks (₹270) and a geometry box (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Saanvi has ₹700. First Saanvi pays for needs: a water bottle (₹100) and notebooks (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.For Kabir, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) a warm blanket (c) a school uniform (d) school shoes
40. 40.Sneha has ₹500. First Sneha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹150) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?

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