Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 487 · 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.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) notebooks for school (c) a remote-control car (d) a fancy phone cover
2. 2.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a school uniform (c) a glitter pen set (d) a schoolbag
3. 3.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a bigger TV (c) a fancy phone cover (d) drinking water
4. 4.For Rahul, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.For Manav, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) milk (c) school shoes (d) a schoolbag
7. 7.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) notebooks for school (c) a glitter pen set (d) a third cricket bat
8. 8.Tara has ₹500. First Tara pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a remote-control car (c) soap (d) a schoolbag
10. 10.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) notebooks for school (c) designer sunglasses (d) a third cricket bat
11. 11.For Isha, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) milk (c) a third cricket bat (d) a bigger TV
13. 13.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) rice and dal (c) a video game (d) a third cricket bat
14. 14.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) vegetables (c) a toy robot (d) a bigger TV
15. 15.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a raincoat (c) a bigger TV (d) a fancy phone cover
16. 16.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) drinking water (c) sweets every day (d) notebooks for school
17. 17.For Saanvi, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.For Aarav, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.For Zoya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.For Meera, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.For Ishaan, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
22. 22.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) milk (c) a glitter pen set (d) rice and dal
23. 23.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a new party dress (c) designer sunglasses (d) a toy robot
24. 24.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) medicine when ill (c) bus fare to school (d) a third cricket bat
25. 25.Tara has ₹850. First Tara pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and a lunch box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) vegetables (c) a third cricket bat (d) a school uniform
27. 27.Joseph has ₹350. First Joseph pays for needs: a lunch box (₹100) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a school uniform (c) school shoes (d) a remote-control car
29. 29.For Sneha, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
30. 30.For Sneha, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) extra comic books (c) toothpaste (d) a video game
32. 32.Kabir has ₹700. First Kabir pays for needs: a raincoat (₹110) and a water bottle (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Priya has ₹1000. First Priya pays for needs: socks (₹190) and school shoes (₹330). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) drinking water (c) a warm blanket (d) medicine when ill
35. 35.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) designer sunglasses (c) a fancy phone cover (d) bus fare to school
36. 36.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a glitter pen set (c) drinking water (d) medicine when ill
37. 37.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) bus fare to school (c) a glitter pen set (d) designer sunglasses
38. 38.For Kavya, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Diya has ₹300. First Diya pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a third cricket bat (c) designer sunglasses (d) soap

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