Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 406 · 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.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) school shoes (c) a fancy phone cover (d) notebooks for school
2. 2.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) notebooks for school (c) a toy robot (d) a bigger TV
3. 3.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a sticker album (c) notebooks for school (d) rice and dal
4. 4.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) designer sunglasses (c) a third cricket bat (d) a glitter pen set
5. 5.Pooja has ₹500. First Pooja pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and school shoes (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a fancy phone cover (c) medicine when ill (d) extra comic books
7. 7.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a fancy phone cover (c) school shoes (d) bus fare to school
8. 8.Nisha has ₹500. First Nisha pays for needs: socks (₹120) and school shoes (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.For Saanvi, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.For Dev, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) medicine when ill (c) a third cricket bat (d) notebooks for school
12. 12.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) notebooks for school (c) milk (d) extra comic books
13. 13.For Aarav, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) notebooks for school (c) toothpaste (d) rice and dal
15. 15.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) extra comic books (c) notebooks for school (d) a fancy phone cover
16. 16.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a bigger TV (c) sweets every day (d) notebooks for school
17. 17.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a new party dress (c) a bigger TV (d) a sticker album
18. 18.For Isha, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
19. 19.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a video game (c) a new party dress (d) milk
20. 20.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) sweets every day (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a toy robot
21. 21.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a school uniform (c) designer sunglasses (d) vegetables
22. 22.Lakshmi has ₹700. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and school shoes (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a toy robot (c) designer sunglasses (d) a fancy phone cover
24. 24.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a video game (c) bus fare to school (d) notebooks for school
25. 25.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) a school uniform (c) medicine when ill (d) drinking water
26. 26.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a raincoat (c) milk (d) sweets every day
27. 27.Zoya has ₹750. First Zoya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹80) and a geometry box (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) drinking water (c) soap (d) rice and dal
29. 29.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) designer sunglasses (c) a third cricket bat (d) medicine when ill
30. 30.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) rice and dal (c) a toy robot (d) sweets every day
31. 31.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) medicine when ill (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a glitter pen set
32. 32.Lakshmi has ₹300. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and a geometry box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a remote-control car (c) soap (d) a video game
34. 34.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) school shoes (c) a bigger TV (d) a new party dress
35. 35.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) sweets every day (c) a sticker album (d) a video game
36. 36.For Gurpreet, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
37. 37.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a bigger TV (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a video game
38. 38.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) a raincoat (c) school shoes (d) drinking water
39. 39.Priya has ₹800. First Priya pays for needs: socks (₹140) and a school uniform (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a warm blanket (c) sweets every day (d) a video game

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