Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 383 · 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.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a glitter pen set (c) rice and dal (d) a toy robot
2. 2.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) toothpaste (c) milk (d) soap
3. 3.For Priya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.For Vivaan, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.For Priya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a fancy phone cover (c) drinking water (d) milk
7. 7.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) milk (c) extra comic books (d) bus fare to school
8. 8.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a new party dress (c) a bigger TV (d) a sticker album
9. 9.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a new party dress (c) a glitter pen set (d) a fancy phone cover
10. 10.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a fancy phone cover (c) toothpaste (d) a sticker album
11. 11.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) designer sunglasses (c) soap (d) a toy robot
12. 12.For Priya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.For Zoya, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a third cricket bat (c) rice and dal (d) toothpaste
15. 15.Rohan has ₹650. First Rohan pays for needs: socks (₹210) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a bigger TV (c) soap (d) a fancy phone cover
17. 17.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a raincoat (c) a third cricket bat (d) bus fare to school
18. 18.For Pooja, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) sweets every day (c) extra comic books (d) rice and dal
20. 20.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) drinking water (c) rice and dal (d) medicine when ill
21. 21.Aditya has ₹400. First Aditya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Farhan has ₹550. First Farhan pays for needs: school shoes (₹170) and a raincoat (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a toy robot (c) extra comic books (d) sweets every day
24. 24.Sneha has ₹500. First Sneha pays for needs: school shoes (₹160) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a remote-control car (c) toothpaste (d) drinking water
26. 26.Zoya has ₹800. First Zoya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹120) and a school uniform (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.For Joseph, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) medicine when ill (c) a remote-control car (d) drinking water
29. 29.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) drinking water (c) a bigger TV (d) a video game
30. 30.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a video game (c) soap (d) sweets every day
31. 31.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) soap (c) a glitter pen set (d) rice and dal
32. 32.Saanvi has ₹450. First Saanvi pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and school shoes (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Tara has ₹400. First Tara pays for needs: notebooks (₹120) and socks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.For Meera, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) sweets every day (c) a school uniform (d) a fancy phone cover
36. 36.Isha has ₹350. First Isha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Isha has ₹800. First Isha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹120) and a raincoat (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.For Aarav, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a new party dress (c) a schoolbag (d) a remote-control car
40. 40.Meera has ₹800. First Meera pays for needs: a school uniform (₹230) and socks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?

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