Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 440 · 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 need? (a) drinking water (b) a sticker album (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a remote-control car
2. 2.For Pooja, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) rice and dal (c) milk (d) a glitter pen set
4. 4.For Aditya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) drinking water (c) a remote-control car (d) designer sunglasses
6. 6.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) school shoes (c) a video game (d) medicine when ill
7. 7.For Rohan, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
8. 8.Arjun has ₹650. First Arjun pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and a raincoat (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a school uniform (c) a third cricket bat (d) a new party dress
10. 10.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a raincoat (c) extra comic books (d) sweets every day
11. 11.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a bigger TV (d) medicine when ill
12. 12.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a video game (c) medicine when ill (d) a toy robot
13. 13.For Nisha, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.For Farhan, 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) a school uniform (b) toothpaste (c) sweets every day (d) milk
16. 16.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a bigger TV (c) a sticker album (d) a schoolbag
17. 17.Joseph has ₹300. First Joseph pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Rohan has ₹750. First Rohan pays for needs: notebooks (₹230) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) extra comic books (c) a glitter pen set (d) school shoes
20. 20.For Isha, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) rice and dal (c) a glitter pen set (d) milk
22. 22.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a sticker album (c) a bigger TV (d) milk
23. 23.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) bus fare to school (c) a fancy phone cover (d) rice and dal
24. 24.For Riya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) notebooks for school (c) a remote-control car (d) school shoes
26. 26.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) drinking water (c) vegetables (d) a remote-control car
27. 27.For Karan, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.Arjun has ₹1000. First Arjun pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and a geometry box (₹330). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Tara has ₹800. First Tara pays for needs: a lunch box (₹90) and notebooks (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) sweets every day (c) a school uniform (d) bus fare to school
31. 31.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a glitter pen set (c) a video game (d) a schoolbag
32. 32.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) designer sunglasses (c) medicine when ill (d) extra comic books
33. 33.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a raincoat (d) a remote-control car
34. 34.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) school shoes (c) a remote-control car (d) soap
35. 35.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a video game (c) extra comic books (d) sweets every day
36. 36.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) designer sunglasses (c) a schoolbag (d) school shoes
37. 37.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) toothpaste (c) soap (d) a raincoat
38. 38.For Priya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Diya has ₹850. First Diya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹140) and socks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Sneha has ₹500. First Sneha pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?

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