Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 410 · 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.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) notebooks for school (c) a sticker album (d) vegetables
2. 2.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) designer sunglasses (c) a remote-control car (d) vegetables
3. 3.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a video game (c) drinking water (d) bus fare to school
4. 4.Diya has ₹550. First Diya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹170) and a raincoat (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) school shoes (c) a schoolbag (d) a new party dress
6. 6.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) milk (c) a raincoat (d) bus fare to school
7. 7.Ananya has ₹500. First Ananya pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and a lunch box (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Joseph has ₹650. First Joseph pays for needs: a lunch box (₹90) and a water bottle (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.For Isha, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a third cricket bat (c) extra comic books (d) toothpaste
11. 11.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) school shoes (c) a glitter pen set (d) milk
12. 12.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a raincoat (c) a third cricket bat (d) a sticker album
13. 13.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) vegetables (c) milk (d) bus fare to school
14. 14.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a bigger TV (c) a remote-control car (d) a toy robot
15. 15.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a warm blanket (c) a glitter pen set (d) sweets every day
16. 16.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a video game (c) bus fare to school (d) medicine when ill
17. 17.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) toothpaste (c) vegetables (d) a glitter pen set
18. 18.For Riya, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) rice and dal (c) drinking water (d) a schoolbag
20. 20.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) soap (c) a warm blanket (d) a fancy phone cover
21. 21.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) designer sunglasses (c) a remote-control car (d) drinking water
22. 22.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) toothpaste (c) bus fare to school (d) medicine when ill
23. 23.Priya has ₹400. First Priya pays for needs: socks (₹100) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a bigger TV (c) toothpaste (d) a school uniform
25. 25.Rahul has ₹300. First Rahul pays for needs: a geometry box (₹90) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Rahul has ₹550. First Rahul pays for needs: a geometry box (₹170) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.For Manav, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
28. 28.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) vegetables (c) a warm blanket (d) sweets every day
29. 29.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) soap (c) a schoolbag (d) extra comic books
30. 30.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a warm blanket (c) a new party dress (d) milk
31. 31.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) vegetables (c) bus fare to school (d) medicine when ill
32. 32.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) sweets every day (c) vegetables (d) a fancy phone cover
33. 33.Ananya has ₹900. First Ananya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹230) and notebooks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Farhan has ₹300. First Farhan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹100) and socks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a third cricket bat (c) a school uniform (d) toothpaste
36. 36.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) bus fare to school (c) drinking water (d) vegetables
37. 37.For Gurpreet, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.For Manav, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) notebooks for school (c) a bigger TV (d) school shoes
40. 40.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a schoolbag (c) designer sunglasses (d) a new party dress

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