Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 505 · 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.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a glitter pen set (c) medicine when ill (d) a toy robot
2. 2.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) designer sunglasses (c) a third cricket bat (d) sweets every day
3. 3.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) medicine when ill (c) a school uniform (d) a third cricket bat
4. 4.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) school shoes (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a warm blanket
5. 5.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) rice and dal (c) a new party dress (d) designer sunglasses
6. 6.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a third cricket bat (c) a glitter pen set (d) medicine when ill
7. 7.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a third cricket bat (c) a new party dress (d) a fancy phone cover
8. 8.Ishaan has ₹650. First Ishaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹160) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) soap (c) a video game (d) school shoes
10. 10.For Gurpreet, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.Aarav has ₹550. First Aarav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹150) and socks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.For Ananya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) sweets every day (c) a third cricket bat (d) a warm blanket
14. 14.Aditya has ₹350. First Aditya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹90) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Sneha has ₹1000. First Sneha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹220) and a raincoat (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a glitter pen set (c) medicine when ill (d) a new party dress
17. 17.For Ishaan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.For Farhan, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
19. 19.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) soap (c) a video game (d) sweets every day
20. 20.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a third cricket bat (c) a sticker album (d) a warm blanket
21. 21.For Ananya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.For Ananya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.For Tara, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.Gurpreet has ₹500. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a raincoat (₹160) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a schoolbag (c) vegetables (d) a bigger TV
26. 26.For Gurpreet, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a bigger TV (c) milk (d) a video game
28. 28.Ananya has ₹1000. First Ananya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a new party dress (c) a warm blanket (d) a fancy phone cover
30. 30.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) school shoes (c) drinking water (d) soap
31. 31.For Aarav, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
32. 32.Ishaan has ₹900. First Ishaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.For Lakshmi, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
34. 34.Farhan has ₹800. First Farhan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹140) and socks (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a sticker album (c) a remote-control car (d) a schoolbag
36. 36.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) sweets every day (c) designer sunglasses (d) drinking water
37. 37.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a video game (c) school shoes (d) a school uniform
38. 38.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) notebooks for school (c) milk (d) toothpaste
39. 39.Farhan has ₹650. First Farhan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹100) and notebooks (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) sweets every day (c) vegetables (d) a video game

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