Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 424 · 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.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a third cricket bat (c) a schoolbag (d) a bigger TV
2. 2.For Joseph, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a glitter pen set (c) notebooks for school (d) a new party dress
4. 4.Dev has ₹550. First Dev pays for needs: a geometry box (₹140) and a raincoat (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Nisha has ₹750. First Nisha pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and a geometry box (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.For Arjun, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.Gurpreet has ₹350. First Gurpreet pays for needs: socks (₹90) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a glitter pen set (c) milk (d) toothpaste
9. 9.For Rahul, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) sweets every day (c) a warm blanket (d) a glitter pen set
11. 11.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a sticker album (c) a raincoat (d) rice and dal
12. 12.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a fancy phone cover (c) medicine when ill (d) soap
13. 13.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a raincoat (c) a toy robot (d) a fancy phone cover
14. 14.For Ishaan, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
15. 15.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a glitter pen set (c) a third cricket bat (d) sweets every day
16. 16.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) medicine when ill (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a sticker album
17. 17.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) school shoes (c) a sticker album (d) a bigger TV
18. 18.Gurpreet has ₹300. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a water bottle (₹60) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a third cricket bat (c) a toy robot (d) drinking water
20. 20.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a toy robot (c) notebooks for school (d) a raincoat
21. 21.For Tara, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) medicine when ill (c) rice and dal (d) a bigger TV
23. 23.For Sneha, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) toothpaste (c) a warm blanket (d) a video game
25. 25.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) bus fare to school (c) toothpaste (d) sweets every day
26. 26.For Riya, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
27. 27.For Tara, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
28. 28.Saanvi has ₹700. First Saanvi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹140) and a lunch box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Arjun has ₹1000. First Arjun pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and notebooks (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.For Vivaan, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.For Meera, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
32. 32.For Rohan, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) medicine when ill (c) a video game (d) sweets every day
34. 34.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a raincoat (c) a video game (d) a third cricket bat
35. 35.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a fancy phone cover (c) milk (d) a video game
36. 36.Joseph has ₹800. First Joseph pays for needs: a water bottle (₹60) and school shoes (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) soap (c) bus fare to school (d) vegetables
38. 38.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a toy robot (c) school shoes (d) drinking water
39. 39.Tara has ₹750. First Tara pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Karan has ₹800. First Karan pays for needs: socks (₹180) and notebooks (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?

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