Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 403 · 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.For Zoya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.For Meera, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) school shoes (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a bigger TV
4. 4.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) milk (c) a fancy phone cover (d) toothpaste
5. 5.Rohan has ₹950. First Rohan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹240) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) extra comic books (c) notebooks for school (d) vegetables
7. 7.Lakshmi has ₹400. First Lakshmi pays for needs: school shoes (₹130) and a school uniform (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.For Rohan, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
9. 9.Rohan has ₹1000. First Rohan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹210) and a raincoat (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.For Rohan, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) extra comic books (c) a bigger TV (d) sweets every day
12. 12.For Nisha, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.For Meera, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) drinking water (c) a warm blanket (d) a school uniform
15. 15.Lakshmi has ₹800. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a water bottle (₹110) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a remote-control car (c) a sticker album (d) medicine when ill
17. 17.For Manav, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a third cricket bat (c) a video game (d) milk
19. 19.For Kavya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a toy robot (c) a third cricket bat (d) milk
21. 21.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a school uniform (c) a video game (d) medicine when ill
22. 22.For Ananya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
23. 23.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a bigger TV (c) a toy robot (d) a third cricket bat
24. 24.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) medicine when ill (c) a school uniform (d) a fancy phone cover
25. 25.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a video game (c) extra comic books (d) drinking water
26. 26.For Ishaan, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
27. 27.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) bus fare to school (c) a new party dress (d) designer sunglasses
28. 28.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a glitter pen set (c) notebooks for school (d) a third cricket bat
29. 29.Gurpreet has ₹350. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and socks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) medicine when ill (c) designer sunglasses (d) milk
31. 31.For Lakshmi, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
32. 32.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a sticker album (c) drinking water (d) a third cricket bat
33. 33.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) bus fare to school (c) toothpaste (d) milk
34. 34.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a bigger TV (c) a warm blanket (d) soap
35. 35.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a glitter pen set (c) a toy robot (d) a sticker album
36. 36.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) drinking water (c) school shoes (d) rice and dal
37. 37.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a third cricket bat (c) sweets every day (d) a schoolbag
38. 38.Sneha has ₹500. First Sneha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹120) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) bus fare to school (c) school shoes (d) a sticker album
40. 40.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) notebooks for school (c) a sticker album (d) a glitter pen set

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