Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 51 · 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.For Vivaan, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) sweets every day (c) a schoolbag (d) a new party dress
3. 3.For Pooja, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.Karan has ₹900. First Karan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹60) and a geometry box (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a raincoat (c) a video game (d) a third cricket bat
6. 6.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) toothpaste (c) a bigger TV (d) a remote-control car
7. 7.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) school shoes (c) a toy robot (d) a bigger TV
8. 8.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) sweets every day (c) a remote-control car (d) soap
9. 9.For Saanvi, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a glitter pen set (c) vegetables (d) a fancy phone cover
11. 11.For Joseph, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.For Nisha, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a video game (d) bus fare to school
14. 14.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a fancy phone cover (c) drinking water (d) a new party dress
15. 15.For Gurpreet, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
16. 16.For Pooja, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
17. 17.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) sweets every day (c) notebooks for school (d) a third cricket bat
18. 18.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) designer sunglasses (c) rice and dal (d) a schoolbag
19. 19.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a school uniform (c) a fancy phone cover (d) school shoes
20. 20.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a raincoat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a school uniform
21. 21.Meera has ₹750. First Meera pays for needs: school shoes (₹230) and notebooks (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Priya has ₹550. First Priya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹120) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a remote-control car (c) drinking water (d) a sticker album
24. 24.Kavya has ₹800. First Kavya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹180) and school shoes (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) soap (c) school shoes (d) a sticker album
26. 26.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a third cricket bat (c) a raincoat (d) bus fare to school
27. 27.For Pooja, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.For Diya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.Priya has ₹1000. First Priya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and a geometry box (₹290). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.For Arjun, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
31. 31.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a toy robot (c) a new party dress (d) rice and dal
32. 32.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a toy robot (c) a warm blanket (d) rice and dal
33. 33.Ananya has ₹500. First Ananya pays for needs: school shoes (₹160) and a lunch box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Rahul has ₹400. First Rahul pays for needs: a lunch box (₹90) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a remote-control car (c) drinking water (d) a school uniform
36. 36.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) drinking water (c) a raincoat (d) a warm blanket
37. 37.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) drinking water (c) notebooks for school (d) a fancy phone cover
38. 38.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a glitter pen set (c) a new party dress (d) a school uniform
39. 39.For Diya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
40. 40.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) soap (c) rice and dal (d) medicine when ill

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