Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 444 · 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.For Meera, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.For Karan, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a glitter pen set (c) drinking water (d) a fancy phone cover
4. 4.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a toy robot (c) a bigger TV (d) a schoolbag
5. 5.Manav has ₹750. First Manav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹250) and a geometry box (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) soap (c) a fancy phone cover (d) rice and dal
7. 7.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) sweets every day (c) notebooks for school (d) a third cricket bat
8. 8.For Pooja, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
9. 9.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a sticker album (c) a bigger TV (d) a warm blanket
10. 10.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a bigger TV (c) bus fare to school (d) milk
11. 11.For Manav, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a toy robot (c) a remote-control car (d) a schoolbag
13. 13.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a new party dress (c) vegetables (d) a toy robot
14. 14.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a schoolbag (c) a glitter pen set (d) designer sunglasses
15. 15.For Aditya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
16. 16.Saanvi has ₹550. First Saanvi pays for needs: school shoes (₹120) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) toothpaste (c) a glitter pen set (d) a remote-control car
18. 18.Ananya has ₹600. First Ananya pays for needs: notebooks (₹140) and a water bottle (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Meera has ₹850. First Meera pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and a water bottle (₹280). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Zoya has ₹800. First Zoya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹160) and notebooks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Sneha has ₹1000. First Sneha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹160) and socks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a school uniform (c) a bigger TV (d) bus fare to school
23. 23.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) rice and dal (c) a sticker album (d) a fancy phone cover
24. 24.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) sweets every day (c) designer sunglasses (d) a video game
25. 25.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a sticker album (c) a new party dress (d) milk
26. 26.For Rahul, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.Ananya has ₹500. First Ananya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a video game (d) school shoes
29. 29.For Rohan, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
30. 30.Sneha has ₹850. First Sneha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and a geometry box (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.For Meera, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a third cricket bat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) sweets every day
33. 33.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a video game (c) a toy robot (d) medicine when ill
34. 34.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a bigger TV (c) a video game (d) school shoes
35. 35.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a fancy phone cover (c) toothpaste (d) extra comic books
36. 36.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) sweets every day (c) a remote-control car (d) vegetables
37. 37.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) soap (c) a third cricket bat (d) medicine when ill
38. 38.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) medicine when ill (c) extra comic books (d) a video game
39. 39.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a raincoat (c) a third cricket bat (d) sweets every day
40. 40.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a remote-control car (d) school shoes

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