Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 463 · 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.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) vegetables (c) extra comic books (d) toothpaste
2. 2.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) sweets every day (c) a remote-control car (d) a schoolbag
3. 3.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a sticker album (c) sweets every day (d) bus fare to school
4. 4.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a warm blanket (c) a toy robot (d) drinking water
5. 5.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) toothpaste (c) a sticker album (d) a toy robot
6. 6.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a remote-control car (c) a sticker album (d) milk
7. 7.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a video game (c) school shoes (d) designer sunglasses
8. 8.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) extra comic books (c) a fancy phone cover (d) soap
9. 9.For Manav, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) extra comic books (c) sweets every day (d) a third cricket bat
11. 11.For Gurpreet, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a third cricket bat (c) a warm blanket (d) drinking water
13. 13.For Ananya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.Isha has ₹450. First Isha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and socks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a warm blanket (c) a third cricket bat (d) a toy robot
16. 16.Riya has ₹950. First Riya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and a geometry box (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.For Meera, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
18. 18.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) toothpaste (c) school shoes (d) vegetables
19. 19.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) soap (c) vegetables (d) sweets every day
20. 20.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) medicine when ill (c) a schoolbag (d) a fancy phone cover
21. 21.Ishaan has ₹800. First Ishaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹160) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a school uniform (c) a new party dress (d) toothpaste
23. 23.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a glitter pen set (c) medicine when ill (d) a toy robot
24. 24.Vivaan has ₹650. First Vivaan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹90) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Joseph has ₹300. First Joseph pays for needs: socks (₹60) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Pooja has ₹350. First Pooja pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) notebooks for school (c) soap (d) a glitter pen set
28. 28.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) designer sunglasses (c) rice and dal (d) a bigger TV
29. 29.For Sneha, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
30. 30.For Zoya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
31. 31.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) milk (c) a glitter pen set (d) toothpaste
32. 32.For Joseph, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
33. 33.Aditya has ₹300. First Aditya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹100) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a glitter pen set (c) sweets every day (d) designer sunglasses
35. 35.For Ananya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) extra comic books (c) vegetables (d) sweets every day
37. 37.For Sneha, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a new party dress (c) a sticker album (d) extra comic books
39. 39.For Aditya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
40. 40.Manav has ₹350. First Manav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?

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