Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 510 · 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.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) medicine when ill (c) a remote-control car (d) a sticker album
2. 2.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a schoolbag (c) a third cricket bat (d) a school uniform
3. 3.Arjun has ₹800. First Arjun pays for needs: a raincoat (₹90) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a toy robot (c) a school uniform (d) a fancy phone cover
5. 5.Riya has ₹950. First Riya pays for needs: notebooks (₹190) and a school uniform (₹290). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Gurpreet has ₹500. First Gurpreet pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) extra comic books (c) toothpaste (d) a remote-control car
8. 8.Lakshmi has ₹850. First Lakshmi pays for needs: school shoes (₹190) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.For Vivaan, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.For Joseph, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
11. 11.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a raincoat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a schoolbag
12. 12.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) vegetables (c) a third cricket bat (d) extra comic books
13. 13.For Vivaan, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a remote-control car (d) extra comic books
15. 15.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a toy robot (c) a schoolbag (d) a fancy phone cover
16. 16.Ishaan has ₹950. First Ishaan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹90) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Diya has ₹850. First Diya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹260) and school shoes (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a third cricket bat (c) a warm blanket (d) a remote-control car
19. 19.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) sweets every day (c) rice and dal (d) a new party dress
20. 20.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) school shoes (c) milk (d) a raincoat
21. 21.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a remote-control car (c) drinking water (d) a fancy phone cover
22. 22.For Rohan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
23. 23.Joseph has ₹950. First Joseph pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and a raincoat (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Diya has ₹300. First Diya pays for needs: socks (₹90) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) designer sunglasses (c) a remote-control car (d) drinking water
26. 26.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) designer sunglasses (c) sweets every day (d) a glitter pen set
27. 27.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a sticker album (c) a glitter pen set (d) soap
28. 28.For Ishaan, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
29. 29.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a third cricket bat (c) milk (d) sweets every day
30. 30.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a new party dress (c) extra comic books (d) bus fare to school
31. 31.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a video game (c) a warm blanket (d) medicine when ill
32. 32.Kavya has ₹550. First Kavya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and school shoes (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.For Vivaan, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
34. 34.For Riya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) drinking water (c) a school uniform (d) a schoolbag
36. 36.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a remote-control car (c) a glitter pen set (d) a toy robot
37. 37.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a bigger TV (c) a third cricket bat (d) notebooks for school
38. 38.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a schoolbag (c) a sticker album (d) bus fare to school
39. 39.For Meera, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
40. 40.For Manav, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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