Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 456 · 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 new party dress (b) milk (c) extra comic books (d) a fancy phone cover
2. 2.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) notebooks for school (c) a schoolbag (d) milk
3. 3.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a remote-control car (c) medicine when ill (d) a school uniform
4. 4.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) school shoes (c) sweets every day (d) a glitter pen set
5. 5.For Rahul, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
6. 6.For Diya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a glitter pen set (c) designer sunglasses (d) extra comic books
8. 8.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a third cricket bat (d) a sticker album
9. 9.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) soap (c) notebooks for school (d) bus fare to school
10. 10.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a glitter pen set (c) medicine when ill (d) notebooks for school
11. 11.Saanvi has ₹550. First Saanvi pays for needs: a geometry box (₹170) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.For Rahul, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a bigger TV (c) a third cricket bat (d) a toy robot
14. 14.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) extra comic books (d) rice and dal
15. 15.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a third cricket bat (c) a warm blanket (d) a bigger TV
16. 16.Joseph has ₹1000. First Joseph pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and socks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) sweets every day (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a sticker album
18. 18.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) milk (c) a fancy phone cover (d) drinking water
19. 19.For Joseph, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.Rohan 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) medicine when ill
21. 21.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) designer sunglasses (c) toothpaste (d) a sticker album
22. 22.For Aarav, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) medicine when ill (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a video game
24. 24.Isha has ₹700. First Isha pays for needs: school shoes (₹220) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a remote-control car (d) bus fare to school
26. 26.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a raincoat (c) extra comic books (d) medicine when ill
27. 27.Arjun has ₹300. First Arjun pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) sweets every day (c) a sticker album (d) rice and dal
29. 29.Arjun has ₹300. First Arjun pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) vegetables (c) notebooks for school (d) a video game
31. 31.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a bigger TV (c) drinking water (d) a raincoat
32. 32.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a school uniform (c) sweets every day (d) a bigger TV
33. 33.Kabir has ₹400. First Kabir pays for needs: socks (₹90) and a school uniform (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.For Arjun, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a new party dress (c) designer sunglasses (d) a remote-control car
36. 36.Ananya has ₹650. First Ananya pays for needs: notebooks (₹210) and a raincoat (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a sticker album (c) a video game (d) a toy robot
38. 38.Nisha has ₹800. First Nisha pays for needs: socks (₹180) and a geometry box (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a school uniform (c) a glitter pen set (d) a fancy phone cover
40. 40.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) milk (c) a fancy phone cover (d) designer sunglasses

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