Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 422 · 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.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a raincoat (c) toothpaste (d) a fancy phone cover
2. 2.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) designer sunglasses (c) toothpaste (d) a toy robot
3. 3.Priya has ₹800. First Priya pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a geometry box (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.For Kavya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
5. 5.For Isha, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) drinking water (c) soap (d) a bigger TV
7. 7.For Ishaan, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
8. 8.Farhan has ₹1000. First Farhan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹110) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) bus fare to school (c) a third cricket bat (d) a warm blanket
10. 10.For Isha, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
11. 11.For Ishaan, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.For Joseph, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
13. 13.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) toothpaste (c) a warm blanket (d) a third cricket bat
14. 14.For Isha, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
15. 15.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) soap (c) milk (d) a glitter pen set
16. 16.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a raincoat (c) sweets every day (d) bus fare to school
17. 17.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a fancy phone cover (c) milk (d) medicine when ill
18. 18.For Gurpreet, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.For Diya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) extra comic books (c) a glitter pen set (d) a sticker album
21. 21.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a warm blanket (c) vegetables (d) sweets every day
22. 22.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a bigger TV (c) sweets every day (d) medicine when ill
23. 23.Kavya has ₹900. First Kavya pays for needs: notebooks (₹120) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) sweets every day (c) soap (d) drinking water
25. 25.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) extra comic books (c) a new party dress (d) medicine when ill
26. 26.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) rice and dal (c) drinking water (d) a fancy phone cover
27. 27.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a sticker album (c) a schoolbag (d) toothpaste
28. 28.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a remote-control car (c) a third cricket bat (d) bus fare to school
29. 29.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a warm blanket (c) a remote-control car (d) extra comic books
30. 30.Ananya has ₹450. First Ananya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and socks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Riya has ₹600. First Riya pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) soap (c) a toy robot (d) a video game
33. 33.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) rice and dal (c) extra comic books (d) a glitter pen set
34. 34.For Aarav, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a raincoat (c) a third cricket bat (d) a sticker album
36. 36.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a video game (c) notebooks for school (d) bus fare to school
37. 37.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) bus fare to school (c) school shoes (d) vegetables
38. 38.Ananya has ₹300. First Ananya pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) soap (c) a warm blanket (d) sweets every day
40. 40.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) medicine when ill (c) a schoolbag (d) rice and dal

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