Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 449 · 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.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a toy robot (c) a warm blanket (d) a school uniform
2. 2.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) vegetables (c) a glitter pen set (d) a toy robot
3. 3.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a remote-control car (c) a school uniform (d) a warm blanket
4. 4.Tara has ₹400. First Tara pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.For Isha, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
6. 6.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) designer sunglasses (c) a third cricket bat (d) toothpaste
7. 7.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a bigger TV (c) drinking water (d) a schoolbag
8. 8.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) sweets every day (c) a new party dress (d) a sticker album
9. 9.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a sticker album (c) medicine when ill (d) rice and dal
10. 10.Diya has ₹600. First Diya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.For Lakshmi, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.Manav has ₹800. First Manav pays for needs: notebooks (₹230) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a glitter pen set (c) a raincoat (d) extra comic books
14. 14.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) sweets every day (c) toothpaste (d) soap
15. 15.Karan has ₹450. First Karan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.For Vivaan, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
17. 17.For Meera, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a glitter pen set (c) sweets every day (d) a video game
19. 19.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) notebooks for school (c) a third cricket bat (d) designer sunglasses
20. 20.Joseph has ₹300. First Joseph pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a warm blanket (c) a new party dress (d) vegetables
22. 22.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a toy robot (c) a schoolbag (d) drinking water
23. 23.Dev has ₹650. First Dev pays for needs: school shoes (₹190) and a raincoat (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a glitter pen set (c) a raincoat (d) school shoes
25. 25.For Farhan, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
26. 26.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) designer sunglasses (c) milk (d) a bigger TV
27. 27.Arjun has ₹500. First Arjun pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a new party dress (c) drinking water (d) a glitter pen set
29. 29.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) extra comic books (c) drinking water (d) a video game
30. 30.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a toy robot (c) rice and dal (d) a fancy phone cover
31. 31.For Dev, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a toy robot (c) a warm blanket (d) a sticker album
33. 33.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a glitter pen set (c) a remote-control car (d) a third cricket bat
34. 34.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a bigger TV (c) a new party dress (d) a schoolbag
35. 35.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a toy robot (c) a raincoat (d) drinking water
36. 36.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a glitter pen set (c) a video game (d) a warm blanket
37. 37.Vivaan has ₹900. First Vivaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹230) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.For Kavya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.For Farhan, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
40. 40.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a raincoat (c) school shoes (d) a fancy phone cover

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