Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 489 · 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 need? (a) a sticker album (b) medicine when ill (c) a video game (d) a glitter pen set
2. 2.Isha has ₹1000. First Isha pays for needs: school shoes (₹260) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.For Rohan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.Isha has ₹750. First Isha pays for needs: socks (₹90) and a geometry box (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) notebooks for school (c) a warm blanket (d) a new party dress
6. 6.For Joseph, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) notebooks for school (c) a video game (d) toothpaste
8. 8.Tara 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) extra comic books
9. 9.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) soap (c) milk (d) a glitter pen set
10. 10.Sneha has ₹700. First Sneha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹150) and socks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.For Nisha, 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 need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a toy robot (c) a warm blanket (d) designer sunglasses
13. 13.For Tara, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) bus fare to school (c) extra comic books (d) a warm blanket
15. 15.For Zoya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
16. 16.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) milk (c) a warm blanket (d) school shoes
17. 17.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) toothpaste (c) designer sunglasses (d) a video game
18. 18.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a glitter pen set (c) soap (d) extra comic books
19. 19.For Meera, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a warm blanket (c) milk (d) a third cricket bat
21. 21.Farhan has ₹1000. First Farhan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹80) and notebooks (₹310). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) rice and dal (c) a new party dress (d) a video game
23. 23.For Arjun, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) rice and dal (c) a schoolbag (d) a sticker album
25. 25.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a new party dress (c) milk (d) a third cricket bat
26. 26.For Vivaan, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.For Aarav, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) bus fare to school (c) sweets every day (d) rice and dal
29. 29.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a bigger TV (c) a raincoat (d) sweets every day
30. 30.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a raincoat (c) a third cricket bat (d) toothpaste
31. 31.For Tara, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) milk (c) designer sunglasses (d) a third cricket bat
33. 33.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a raincoat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a schoolbag
34. 34.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) sweets every day (c) a fancy phone cover (d) soap
35. 35.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) sweets every day (c) a bigger TV (d) a video game
36. 36.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a new party dress (c) rice and dal (d) a fancy phone cover
37. 37.For Kabir, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
38. 38.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) school shoes (c) a bigger TV (d) drinking water
39. 39.For Manav, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
40. 40.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) bus fare to school (c) notebooks for school (d) soap

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