Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 498 · 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.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a glitter pen set (c) a new party dress (d) a video game
2. 2.For Joseph, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
3. 3.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) rice and dal (c) a remote-control car (d) a toy robot
4. 4.Manav has ₹450. First Manav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹120) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) vegetables (c) designer sunglasses (d) a new party dress
6. 6.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) soap (c) rice and dal (d) designer sunglasses
7. 7.For Karan, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) a raincoat (c) bus fare to school (d) soap
9. 9.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) rice and dal (c) toothpaste (d) designer sunglasses
10. 10.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) vegetables (c) a schoolbag (d) extra comic books
11. 11.For Aarav, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
12. 12.For Isha, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a schoolbag (c) notebooks for school (d) a fancy phone cover
14. 14.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) toothpaste (c) a toy robot (d) a remote-control car
15. 15.For Nisha, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
16. 16.Rohan has ₹600. First Rohan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹180) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.For Farhan, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.Dev has ₹800. First Dev pays for needs: a water bottle (₹160) and a geometry box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a glitter pen set (c) school shoes (d) a sticker album
20. 20.For Rohan, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
21. 21.For Kabir, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.For Arjun, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
23. 23.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a remote-control car (c) extra comic books (d) a fancy phone cover
24. 24.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) rice and dal (c) school shoes (d) a third cricket bat
25. 25.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a glitter pen set (c) a toy robot (d) a warm blanket
26. 26.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) rice and dal (c) milk (d) a remote-control car
27. 27.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a sticker album (c) a bigger TV (d) bus fare to school
28. 28.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a raincoat (c) a third cricket bat (d) milk
29. 29.For Kabir, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
30. 30.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a video game (c) a school uniform (d) a fancy phone cover
31. 31.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a remote-control car (c) a third cricket bat (d) toothpaste
32. 32.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a remote-control car (c) a bigger TV (d) a warm blanket
33. 33.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a video game (c) a sticker album (d) medicine when ill
34. 34.Pooja has ₹600. First Pooja pays for needs: a water bottle (₹120) and a geometry box (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.For Diya, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.Manav has ₹850. First Manav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹210) and school shoes (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Diya has ₹650. First Diya pays for needs: notebooks (₹190) and a school uniform (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a glitter pen set (c) a toy robot (d) a warm blanket
39. 39.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) school shoes (c) soap (d) medicine when ill
40. 40.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a raincoat (c) soap (d) a third cricket bat

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