Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 404 · 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 Kavya, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
2. 2.For Kabir, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.Rahul has ₹750. First Rahul pays for needs: a water bottle (₹230) and a school uniform (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) toothpaste (c) a toy robot (d) school shoes
5. 5.For Gurpreet, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) medicine when ill (c) a third cricket bat (d) a schoolbag
7. 7.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a remote-control car (c) bus fare to school (d) a fancy phone cover
8. 8.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a remote-control car (c) a video game (d) toothpaste
9. 9.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a remote-control car (c) notebooks for school (d) a video game
10. 10.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a third cricket bat (c) soap (d) a video game
11. 11.For Isha, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
12. 12.For Ananya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a new party dress (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a warm blanket
14. 14.For Aarav, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
15. 15.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a sticker album (c) drinking water (d) a video game
16. 16.Diya has ₹550. First Diya pays for needs: socks (₹150) and a lunch box (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) notebooks for school (c) vegetables (d) milk
18. 18.For Zoya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a school uniform (c) soap (d) a sticker album
20. 20.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a fancy phone cover (c) vegetables (d) a raincoat
21. 21.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) school shoes (c) a glitter pen set (d) a schoolbag
22. 22.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a warm blanket (c) a bigger TV (d) a sticker album
23. 23.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a bigger TV (c) drinking water (d) bus fare to school
24. 24.For Rohan, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.Arjun has ₹800. First Arjun pays for needs: socks (₹90) and school shoes (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) school shoes (c) extra comic books (d) a schoolbag
27. 27.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) sweets every day (c) a toy robot (d) vegetables
28. 28.For Isha, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) designer sunglasses (c) a video game (d) a fancy phone cover
30. 30.For Karan, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) school shoes (c) sweets every day (d) a video game
32. 32.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a sticker album (c) milk (d) sweets every day
33. 33.Joseph has ₹500. First Joseph pays for needs: school shoes (₹140) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) extra comic books (c) notebooks for school (d) rice and dal
35. 35.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a warm blanket (c) rice and dal (d) vegetables
36. 36.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a toy robot (c) a third cricket bat (d) sweets every day
37. 37.For Kavya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a video game (c) a glitter pen set (d) a remote-control car
39. 39.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a fancy phone cover (c) bus fare to school (d) a video game
40. 40.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a toy robot (d) extra comic books

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