Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 543 · 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.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a toy robot (c) notebooks for school (d) a schoolbag
2. 2.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) milk (c) school shoes (d) notebooks for school
3. 3.For Kavya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.For Kabir, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) bus fare to school (c) a third cricket bat (d) drinking water
6. 6.For Priya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a warm blanket (c) drinking water (d) extra comic books
8. 8.For Kavya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
9. 9.For Zoya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.For Meera, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
11. 11.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) bus fare to school (c) milk (d) medicine when ill
12. 12.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) school shoes (c) designer sunglasses (d) a new party dress
13. 13.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a bigger TV (c) a raincoat (d) toothpaste
14. 14.For Saanvi, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
15. 15.Joseph has ₹1000. First Joseph pays for needs: a school uniform (₹150) and a geometry box (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Kabir has ₹950. First Kabir pays for needs: notebooks (₹120) and a raincoat (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a glitter pen set (c) a video game (d) rice and dal
18. 18.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) designer sunglasses (c) a third cricket bat (d) rice and dal
19. 19.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) milk (c) toothpaste (d) a glitter pen set
20. 20.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) medicine when ill (c) extra comic books (d) soap
21. 21.Sneha has ₹450. First Sneha pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and a water bottle (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Manav has ₹350. First Manav pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a glitter pen set (c) a remote-control car (d) a new party dress
24. 24.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) drinking water (c) extra comic books (d) milk
25. 25.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a bigger TV (c) designer sunglasses (d) a raincoat
26. 26.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a third cricket bat (c) school shoes (d) drinking water
27. 27.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a glitter pen set (c) school shoes (d) a toy robot
28. 28.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) drinking water (c) medicine when ill (d) school shoes
29. 29.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) toothpaste (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a toy robot
30. 30.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) medicine when ill (c) sweets every day (d) a remote-control car
31. 31.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a warm blanket (c) drinking water (d) a third cricket bat
32. 32.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a remote-control car (c) a schoolbag (d) a school uniform
33. 33.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) a school uniform (c) a schoolbag (d) rice and dal
34. 34.For Kabir, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) sweets every day (c) designer sunglasses (d) a raincoat
36. 36.For Rahul, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
37. 37.For Zoya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.For Manav, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a warm blanket (c) vegetables (d) sweets every day
40. 40.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a remote-control car (c) a third cricket bat (d) designer sunglasses

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