Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 378 · 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) a sticker album (b) a remote-control car (c) a bigger TV (d) drinking water
2. 2.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a warm blanket (c) a toy robot (d) toothpaste
3. 3.For Ishaan, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) drinking water (c) a new party dress (d) notebooks for school
5. 5.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) drinking water (c) a glitter pen set (d) a video game
6. 6.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a video game (c) a warm blanket (d) notebooks for school
7. 7.For Isha, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
8. 8.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) rice and dal (c) a video game (d) a sticker album
9. 9.For Tara, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.Kavya has ₹600. First Kavya pays for needs: socks (₹120) and notebooks (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.For Lakshmi, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) medicine when ill (c) a toy robot (d) rice and dal
13. 13.Rahul has ₹750. First Rahul pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and a geometry box (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a video game (c) medicine when ill (d) sweets every day
15. 15.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a video game (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a remote-control car
16. 16.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a school uniform (c) designer sunglasses (d) milk
17. 17.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a third cricket bat (c) a video game (d) vegetables
18. 18.For Joseph, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) sweets every day (c) extra comic books (d) a third cricket bat
20. 20.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a warm blanket (c) a new party dress (d) milk
21. 21.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a video game (c) a raincoat (d) a new party dress
22. 22.For Zoya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.Ishaan has ₹350. First Ishaan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a schoolbag (c) soap (d) a fancy phone cover
25. 25.Lakshmi has ₹550. First Lakshmi pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and a school uniform (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) medicine when ill (c) notebooks for school (d) milk
27. 27.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) sweets every day (c) milk (d) a remote-control car
28. 28.Vivaan has ₹600. First Vivaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and a geometry box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Riya has ₹450. First Riya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and socks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a video game (c) soap (d) a third cricket bat
31. 31.For Sneha, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
32. 32.Ananya has ₹950. First Ananya pays for needs: school shoes (₹310) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) milk (c) toothpaste (d) extra comic books
34. 34.For Gurpreet, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) drinking water (c) a third cricket bat (d) rice and dal
36. 36.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a toy robot (c) bus fare to school (d) a video game
37. 37.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) extra comic books (c) bus fare to school (d) a toy robot
38. 38.For Ishaan, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a glitter pen set (c) bus fare to school (d) drinking water
40. 40.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a third cricket bat (c) a new party dress (d) a glitter pen set

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