Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 384 · 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.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) rice and dal (c) toothpaste (d) vegetables
2. 2.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) sweets every day (c) a sticker album (d) rice and dal
3. 3.For Kabir, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a video game (c) a warm blanket (d) a glitter pen set
5. 5.For Arjun, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) school shoes (c) rice and dal (d) a fancy phone cover
7. 7.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a glitter pen set (c) extra comic books (d) designer sunglasses
8. 8.Joseph has ₹950. First Joseph pays for needs: school shoes (₹180) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) school shoes (c) a video game (d) designer sunglasses
10. 10.Nisha has ₹300. First Nisha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.For Zoya, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.Karan has ₹700. First Karan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹210) and a geometry box (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) designer sunglasses (c) notebooks for school (d) a school uniform
14. 14.For Ananya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
15. 15.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a warm blanket (c) bus fare to school (d) a fancy phone cover
16. 16.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a bigger TV (c) sweets every day (d) a schoolbag
17. 17.Ananya has ₹600. First Ananya pays for needs: socks (₹170) and school shoes (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a warm blanket (c) a raincoat (d) a new party dress
19. 19.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a fancy phone cover (c) bus fare to school (d) a video game
20. 20.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) notebooks for school (c) designer sunglasses (d) a glitter pen set
21. 21.Riya has ₹800. First Riya pays for needs: school shoes (₹160) and notebooks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.For Ananya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.For Rahul, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
24. 24.For Arjun, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a bigger TV (c) a new party dress (d) a video game
26. 26.Aarav has ₹950. First Aarav pays for needs: notebooks (₹210) and a school uniform (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.For Isha, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
28. 28.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a third cricket bat (c) a sticker album (d) a warm blanket
29. 29.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a remote-control car (c) designer sunglasses (d) notebooks for school
30. 30.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) extra comic books (c) a glitter pen set (d) a video game
31. 31.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) drinking water (c) soap (d) a video game
32. 32.Nisha has ₹600. First Nisha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹170) and a raincoat (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a glitter pen set (c) drinking water (d) a sticker album
34. 34.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a third cricket bat (c) a raincoat (d) sweets every day
35. 35.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) drinking water (c) school shoes (d) a school uniform
36. 36.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a new party dress (c) extra comic books (d) medicine when ill
37. 37.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) school shoes (c) extra comic books (d) milk
38. 38.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a warm blanket (c) medicine when ill (d) a remote-control car
39. 39.For Manav, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
40. 40.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a video game (c) milk (d) a third cricket bat

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