Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 421 · 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.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a warm blanket (c) a new party dress (d) medicine when ill
2. 2.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) milk (c) soap (d) notebooks for school
3. 3.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) designer sunglasses (c) milk (d) sweets every day
4. 4.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) toothpaste (c) school shoes (d) a third cricket bat
5. 5.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) rice and dal (c) toothpaste (d) medicine when ill
6. 6.For Aditya, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.For Diya, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
8. 8.For Joseph, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
9. 9.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a school uniform (d) extra comic books
10. 10.For Farhan, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a toy robot (c) designer sunglasses (d) a fancy phone cover
12. 12.For Karan, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.For Meera, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.For Pooja, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
15. 15.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a schoolbag (c) a sticker album (d) medicine when ill
16. 16.For Lakshmi, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.Diya has ₹900. First Diya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹250) and notebooks (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a bigger TV (c) bus fare to school (d) school shoes
19. 19.For Dev, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a schoolbag (c) drinking water (d) a remote-control car
21. 21.For Saanvi, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
22. 22.For Ananya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
23. 23.For Isha, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
24. 24.For Diya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a school uniform (c) a new party dress (d) a remote-control car
26. 26.For Dev, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
27. 27.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a remote-control car (c) rice and dal (d) milk
28. 28.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) school shoes (c) a sticker album (d) a bigger TV
29. 29.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) bus fare to school (c) a warm blanket (d) rice and dal
30. 30.Farhan has ₹550. First Farhan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹100) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a third cricket bat (c) a warm blanket (d) rice and dal
32. 32.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) toothpaste (c) a third cricket bat (d) a schoolbag
33. 33.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a fancy phone cover (c) medicine when ill (d) a warm blanket
34. 34.For Priya, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.For Nisha, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.Rohan has ₹450. First Rohan pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Zoya has ₹900. First Zoya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹280) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Ishaan has ₹550. First Ishaan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and notebooks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.For Ananya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
40. 40.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a school uniform (c) a remote-control car (d) a glitter pen set

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