Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 376 · 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.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a video game (c) a toy robot (d) designer sunglasses
2. 2.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a warm blanket (c) a toy robot (d) a third cricket bat
3. 3.For Diya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) toothpaste (c) notebooks for school (d) a new party dress
5. 5.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) vegetables (c) a video game (d) soap
6. 6.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) designer sunglasses (c) a new party dress (d) bus fare to school
7. 7.Isha has ₹700. First Isha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹200) and a water bottle (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Ananya has ₹500. First Ananya pays for needs: socks (₹80) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a toy robot (c) a new party dress (d) school shoes
10. 10.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) bus fare to school (c) rice and dal (d) a bigger TV
11. 11.Ishaan has ₹350. First Ishaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a lunch box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.For Aditya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
13. 13.For Vivaan, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.For Ananya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
15. 15.Gurpreet has ₹350. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a glitter pen set (c) rice and dal (d) a fancy phone cover
17. 17.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a toy robot (c) a video game (d) toothpaste
18. 18.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) rice and dal (c) a third cricket bat (d) soap
19. 19.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a third cricket bat (c) a video game (d) rice and dal
20. 20.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) medicine when ill (c) soap (d) a warm blanket
21. 21.For Priya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
22. 22.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a toy robot (c) a video game (d) designer sunglasses
23. 23.For Farhan, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) school shoes (c) a toy robot (d) a warm blanket
25. 25.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) soap (c) toothpaste (d) a new party dress
26. 26.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) vegetables (c) a third cricket bat (d) drinking water
27. 27.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a sticker album (c) a toy robot (d) a remote-control car
28. 28.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a warm blanket (c) notebooks for school (d) extra comic books
29. 29.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) notebooks for school (c) sweets every day (d) designer sunglasses
30. 30.Rahul has ₹350. First Rahul pays for needs: a water bottle (₹70) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) vegetables (c) a toy robot (d) a third cricket bat
32. 32.Kavya has ₹400. First Kavya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹120) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a third cricket bat (c) a bigger TV (d) a schoolbag
34. 34.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) rice and dal (c) a sticker album (d) vegetables
35. 35.Saanvi has ₹1000. First Saanvi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and notebooks (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Joseph has ₹950. First Joseph pays for needs: socks (₹150) and a raincoat (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Rahul has ₹500. First Rahul pays for needs: a water bottle (₹110) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Pooja has ₹1000. First Pooja pays for needs: notebooks (₹300) and school shoes (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.For Vivaan, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
40. 40.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a glitter pen set (c) a warm blanket (d) designer sunglasses

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