Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 446 · 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 want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a raincoat (c) a schoolbag (d) soap
2. 2.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a schoolbag (c) notebooks for school (d) a new party dress
3. 3.For Farhan, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.Lakshmi has ₹800. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a lunch box (₹90) and a geometry box (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a raincoat (c) a toy robot (d) notebooks for school
6. 6.For Joseph, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.Meera has ₹1000. First Meera pays for needs: notebooks (₹160) and a lunch box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Karan has ₹800. First Karan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹100) and a geometry box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Sneha has ₹850. First Sneha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹110) and a raincoat (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) designer sunglasses (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a school uniform
11. 11.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) bus fare to school (c) a warm blanket (d) a glitter pen set
12. 12.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a warm blanket (c) a raincoat (d) a fancy phone cover
13. 13.Aarav has ₹500. First Aarav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and a lunch box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a sticker album (c) a bigger TV (d) bus fare to school
15. 15.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) toothpaste (c) designer sunglasses (d) a bigger TV
16. 16.For Isha, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a remote-control car (c) a glitter pen set (d) a bigger TV
18. 18.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) a school uniform (c) drinking water (d) soap
19. 19.Sneha has ₹800. First Sneha pays for needs: school shoes (₹220) and a geometry box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.For Lakshmi, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
21. 21.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a new party dress (c) a warm blanket (d) a video game
22. 22.Meera has ₹600. First Meera pays for needs: a raincoat (₹140) and school shoes (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Farhan has ₹450. First Farhan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹150) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a fancy phone cover (c) bus fare to school (d) soap
25. 25.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) extra comic books (c) school shoes (d) a video game
26. 26.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a school uniform (d) a raincoat
27. 27.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) soap (c) notebooks for school (d) a third cricket bat
28. 28.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a sticker album (c) a bigger TV (d) a raincoat
29. 29.For Kavya, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) milk (c) a glitter pen set (d) a new party dress
31. 31.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) extra comic books (c) a bigger TV (d) a school uniform
32. 32.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) designer sunglasses (c) school shoes (d) a schoolbag
33. 33.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) rice and dal (c) a raincoat (d) designer sunglasses
34. 34.For Diya, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a third cricket bat (c) a toy robot (d) a raincoat
36. 36.For Pooja, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
37. 37.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a bigger TV (c) drinking water (d) a remote-control car
38. 38.Isha has ₹700. First Isha pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and a lunch box (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a new party dress (c) school shoes (d) a bigger TV
40. 40.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) designer sunglasses (c) a warm blanket (d) a fancy phone cover

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