Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 502 · 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.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a video game (c) soap (d) a remote-control car
2. 2.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) sweets every day (c) bus fare to school (d) a bigger TV
3. 3.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) designer sunglasses (c) vegetables (d) a bigger TV
4. 4.Arjun has ₹900. First Arjun pays for needs: a raincoat (₹230) and socks (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.For Rahul, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a video game (c) soap (d) drinking water
7. 7.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a bigger TV (d) sweets every day
8. 8.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) drinking water (c) a video game (d) a toy robot
9. 9.For Sneha, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a schoolbag (c) a toy robot (d) vegetables
11. 11.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) designer sunglasses (c) a sticker album (d) a third cricket bat
12. 12.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) notebooks for school (c) milk (d) a warm blanket
13. 13.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) toothpaste (c) a sticker album (d) a bigger TV
14. 14.For Isha, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
15. 15.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a bigger TV (c) a sticker album (d) a glitter pen set
16. 16.Tara has ₹600. First Tara pays for needs: a water bottle (₹70) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) sweets every day (c) a raincoat (d) school shoes
18. 18.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a video game (c) vegetables (d) extra comic books
19. 19.For Kabir, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.Diya has ₹450. First Diya pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and a raincoat (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a remote-control car (c) notebooks for school (d) soap
22. 22.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a bigger TV (c) notebooks for school (d) a sticker album
23. 23.For Arjun, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
24. 24.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a glitter pen set (c) a remote-control car (d) rice and dal
25. 25.Diya has ₹400. First Diya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Dev has ₹350. First Dev pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and socks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.For Rahul, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a sticker album (c) milk (d) a glitter pen set
29. 29.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a video game (c) designer sunglasses (d) a school uniform
30. 30.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) rice and dal (c) sweets every day (d) a toy robot
31. 31.Aditya has ₹600. First Aditya pays for needs: notebooks (₹110) and a geometry box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a fancy phone cover (c) extra comic books (d) a schoolbag
33. 33.Gurpreet has ₹900. First Gurpreet pays for needs: notebooks (₹260) and school shoes (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.For Sneha, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a raincoat (c) rice and dal (d) extra comic books
36. 36.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a schoolbag (c) a toy robot (d) school shoes
37. 37.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a third cricket bat (c) a school uniform (d) toothpaste
38. 38.Lakshmi has ₹500. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a water bottle (₹120) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) milk (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a school uniform
40. 40.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a raincoat (c) rice and dal (d) toothpaste

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