Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 379 · 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.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a raincoat (c) a glitter pen set (d) a new party dress
2. 2.For Manav, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a new party dress (d) a bigger TV
4. 4.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) drinking water (c) notebooks for school (d) a warm blanket
5. 5.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) notebooks for school (c) a raincoat (d) a third cricket bat
6. 6.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a third cricket bat (c) a glitter pen set (d) a toy robot
7. 7.For Aarav, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
8. 8.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) designer sunglasses (c) extra comic books (d) medicine when ill
9. 9.For Lakshmi, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.For Ishaan, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.Vivaan has ₹950. First Vivaan pays for needs: socks (₹290) and school shoes (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.For Rohan, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) milk (c) rice and dal (d) a video game
14. 14.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a toy robot (d) vegetables
15. 15.For Tara, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
16. 16.Isha has ₹350. First Isha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) milk (c) a bigger TV (d) notebooks for school
18. 18.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) sweets every day (c) drinking water (d) a video game
19. 19.Arjun has ₹850. First Arjun pays for needs: notebooks (₹200) and a water bottle (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.For Karan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.Karan has ₹400. First Karan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹120) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a video game (c) medicine when ill (d) a remote-control car
23. 23.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a video game (c) a third cricket bat (d) drinking water
24. 24.For Kabir, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) soap (c) medicine when ill (d) a third cricket bat
26. 26.Aarav has ₹850. First Aarav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹210) and socks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) extra comic books (c) sweets every day (d) milk
28. 28.For Pooja, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
29. 29.Zoya has ₹750. First Zoya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹160) and a water bottle (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Arjun has ₹500. First Arjun pays for needs: a school uniform (₹120) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) drinking water (c) medicine when ill (d) notebooks for school
32. 32.Ishaan has ₹950. First Ishaan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹110) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) bus fare to school (c) a third cricket bat (d) a glitter pen set
34. 34.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) rice and dal (c) a school uniform (d) notebooks for school
35. 35.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a toy robot (c) designer sunglasses (d) a glitter pen set
36. 36.For Meera, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
37. 37.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a third cricket bat (c) toothpaste (d) soap
38. 38.Vivaan has ₹500. First Vivaan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.For Meera, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
40. 40.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) sweets every day (c) extra comic books (d) bus fare to school

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