Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 544 · 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.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a sticker album (c) a warm blanket (d) designer sunglasses
2. 2.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a sticker album (c) a remote-control car (d) rice and dal
3. 3.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a warm blanket (c) a sticker album (d) toothpaste
4. 4.For Manav, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a fancy phone cover (c) toothpaste (d) drinking water
6. 6.For Nisha, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.For Dev, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
8. 8.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a warm blanket (c) a sticker album (d) drinking water
9. 9.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a glitter pen set (c) a warm blanket (d) a schoolbag
10. 10.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a new party dress (c) a bigger TV (d) a sticker album
11. 11.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) designer sunglasses (c) vegetables (d) a remote-control car
12. 12.Dev has ₹800. First Dev pays for needs: a water bottle (₹190) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.For Isha, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a school uniform (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a remote-control car
15. 15.Farhan has ₹650. First Farhan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹210) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.For Aarav, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a new party dress (c) a school uniform (d) toothpaste
18. 18.For Dev, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
19. 19.Tara has ₹500. First Tara pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and a lunch box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a bigger TV (c) sweets every day (d) a fancy phone cover
21. 21.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) medicine when ill (c) a raincoat (d) a schoolbag
22. 22.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a school uniform (c) school shoes (d) milk
23. 23.Ananya 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
24. 24.For Farhan, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a warm blanket (c) a raincoat (d) a toy robot
26. 26.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) a schoolbag (c) rice and dal (d) a school uniform
27. 27.For Kavya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) sweets every day (c) medicine when ill (d) extra comic books
29. 29.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a new party dress (c) school shoes (d) rice and dal
30. 30.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a glitter pen set (c) a school uniform (d) designer sunglasses
31. 31.Kabir has ₹500. First Kabir pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a toy robot (c) sweets every day (d) notebooks for school
33. 33.For Meera, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
34. 34.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) soap (c) a toy robot (d) a raincoat
35. 35.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) designer sunglasses (c) a warm blanket (d) milk
36. 36.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) toothpaste (c) designer sunglasses (d) extra comic books
37. 37.Rohan has ₹400. First Rohan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) notebooks for school (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a glitter pen set
39. 39.For Sneha, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
40. 40.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a warm blanket (c) extra comic books (d) a school uniform

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