Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 391 · 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.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a sticker album (c) notebooks for school (d) a new party dress
2. 2.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a new party dress (c) soap (d) designer sunglasses
3. 3.Joseph has ₹1000. First Joseph pays for needs: a raincoat (₹130) and a lunch box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a warm blanket (c) a glitter pen set (d) a remote-control car
5. 5.For Aditya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.For Zoya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) designer sunglasses (c) extra comic books (d) a warm blanket
8. 8.Tara has ₹850. First Tara pays for needs: a lunch box (₹140) and notebooks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a third cricket bat (c) a school uniform (d) drinking water
10. 10.For Aditya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) vegetables (c) a toy robot (d) a school uniform
12. 12.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) extra comic books (c) a video game (d) a raincoat
13. 13.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a fancy phone cover (c) vegetables (d) a bigger TV
14. 14.For Aarav, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
15. 15.For Kavya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
16. 16.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) a school uniform (c) a warm blanket (d) a raincoat
17. 17.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a raincoat (c) a video game (d) a remote-control car
18. 18.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) toothpaste (c) a video game (d) school shoes
19. 19.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a glitter pen set (c) rice and dal (d) vegetables
20. 20.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) sweets every day (c) medicine when ill (d) vegetables
21. 21.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) bus fare to school (c) a bigger TV (d) a third cricket bat
22. 22.Karan has ₹600. First Karan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and notebooks (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) rice and dal (c) a raincoat (d) milk
24. 24.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) designer sunglasses (c) a glitter pen set (d) rice and dal
25. 25.Diya has ₹450. First Diya pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and a geometry box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.For Nisha, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.Sneha has ₹300. First Sneha pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and a geometry box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a remote-control car (c) bus fare to school (d) a new party dress
29. 29.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a warm blanket (c) school shoes (d) a fancy phone cover
30. 30.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) toothpaste (c) a video game (d) a glitter pen set
31. 31.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a raincoat (c) a video game (d) drinking water
32. 32.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a toy robot (d) drinking water
33. 33.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a remote-control car (c) notebooks for school (d) a new party dress
34. 34.Lakshmi has ₹850. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a water bottle (₹150) and a raincoat (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.For Isha, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.Arjun 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) a schoolbag
37. 37.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) bus fare to school (c) a third cricket bat (d) drinking water
38. 38.For Rahul, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) notebooks for school (c) medicine when ill (d) soap
40. 40.Lakshmi has ₹500. First Lakshmi pays for needs: school shoes (₹120) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?

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