Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 375 · 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.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a third cricket bat (c) sweets every day (d) milk
2. 2.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a third cricket bat (c) a video game (d) toothpaste
3. 3.Kavya has ₹800. First Kavya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹250) and school shoes (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Manav has ₹850. First Manav pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and socks (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Rohan has ₹750. First Rohan pays for needs: socks (₹100) and a raincoat (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Isha has ₹400. First Isha pays for needs: socks (₹70) and a geometry box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a new party dress (c) a third cricket bat (d) a schoolbag
8. 8.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a bigger TV (c) medicine when ill (d) drinking water
9. 9.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a warm blanket (c) extra comic books (d) medicine when ill
10. 10.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) school shoes (c) sweets every day (d) a video game
11. 11.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a bigger TV (c) a third cricket bat (d) a raincoat
12. 12.For Karan, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a video game (c) a schoolbag (d) a bigger TV
14. 14.For Diya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
15. 15.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) vegetables (c) a bigger TV (d) a toy robot
16. 16.Pooja has ₹350. First Pooja pays for needs: socks (₹50) and a lunch box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) drinking water (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a remote-control car
18. 18.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) notebooks for school (c) a video game (d) a bigger TV
19. 19.For Rohan, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a sticker album (c) a third cricket bat (d) a video game
21. 21.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) soap (c) a glitter pen set (d) a new party dress
22. 22.Ananya has ₹550. First Ananya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.For Rohan, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) extra comic books (c) a remote-control car (d) soap
25. 25.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a video game (c) a third cricket bat (d) a remote-control car
26. 26.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a raincoat (c) medicine when ill (d) designer sunglasses
27. 27.For Priya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a warm blanket (c) notebooks for school (d) a new party dress
29. 29.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) a warm blanket (c) bus fare to school (d) drinking water
30. 30.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a toy robot (c) rice and dal (d) milk
31. 31.For Pooja, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
32. 32.For Meera, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
33. 33.For Ishaan, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a toy robot (c) sweets every day (d) a warm blanket
35. 35.For Aditya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.Vivaan has ₹1000. First Vivaan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and school shoes (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) extra comic books (c) a raincoat (d) a glitter pen set
38. 38.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a bigger TV (c) a fancy phone cover (d) rice and dal
39. 39.For Saanvi, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
40. 40.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) medicine when ill (c) a remote-control car (d) a third cricket bat

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