Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 478 · 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.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) extra comic books (c) a warm blanket (d) soap
2. 2.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a school uniform (d) a new party dress
3. 3.Karan has ₹400. First Karan pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.For Sneha, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
5. 5.For Riya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
6. 6.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) extra comic books (c) designer sunglasses (d) sweets every day
7. 7.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a remote-control car (c) a warm blanket (d) a sticker album
8. 8.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a toy robot (c) designer sunglasses (d) a video game
9. 9.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a sticker album (c) designer sunglasses (d) extra comic books
10. 10.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a toy robot (c) medicine when ill (d) a fancy phone cover
11. 11.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a bigger TV (c) extra comic books (d) toothpaste
12. 12.Aditya has ₹500. First Aditya pays for needs: school shoes (₹130) and a water bottle (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.For Isha, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a new party dress (c) extra comic books (d) a sticker album
15. 15.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) milk (c) a sticker album (d) sweets every day
16. 16.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) toothpaste (c) a bigger TV (d) a video game
17. 17.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) vegetables (c) a bigger TV (d) a schoolbag
18. 18.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) rice and dal (c) a new party dress (d) extra comic books
19. 19.Kabir has ₹500. First Kabir pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and school shoes (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.For Diya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) soap (c) bus fare to school (d) a warm blanket
22. 22.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) rice and dal (c) a new party dress (d) drinking water
23. 23.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a raincoat (c) medicine when ill (d) a new party dress
24. 24.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a raincoat (c) drinking water (d) a sticker album
25. 25.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) sweets every day (c) a video game (d) bus fare to school
26. 26.For Sneha, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
27. 27.For Rahul, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
28. 28.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) rice and dal (c) a bigger TV (d) a glitter pen set
29. 29.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) medicine when ill (c) a remote-control car (d) vegetables
30. 30.For Riya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
31. 31.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) vegetables (c) a warm blanket (d) a remote-control car
32. 32.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a new party dress (c) a school uniform (d) a remote-control car
33. 33.Arjun has ₹1000. First Arjun pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a bigger TV (c) extra comic books (d) soap
35. 35.For Lakshmi, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) bus fare to school (c) a sticker album (d) a bigger TV
37. 37.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a glitter pen set (c) a toy robot (d) drinking water
38. 38.Sneha has ₹650. First Sneha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹150) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Lakshmi has ₹550. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a water bottle (₹60) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.For Kabir, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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