Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 556 · 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.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a school uniform (c) vegetables (d) a new party dress
2. 2.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a remote-control car (c) soap (d) sweets every day
3. 3.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) school shoes (c) a video game (d) toothpaste
4. 4.For Saanvi, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
5. 5.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) school shoes (c) a glitter pen set (d) milk
6. 6.For Arjun, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.For Nisha, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.Tara has ₹700. First Tara pays for needs: socks (₹120) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a bigger TV (c) toothpaste (d) a fancy phone cover
10. 10.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a video game (c) drinking water (d) a sticker album
11. 11.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) vegetables (c) a third cricket bat (d) a toy robot
12. 12.Saanvi has ₹750. First Saanvi pays for needs: a raincoat (₹160) and a water bottle (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) rice and dal (c) sweets every day (d) school shoes
14. 14.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) rice and dal (c) notebooks for school (d) extra comic books
15. 15.For Saanvi, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
16. 16.Vivaan has ₹850. First Vivaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and a school uniform (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a new party dress (c) a video game (d) a warm blanket
18. 18.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a school uniform (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a toy robot
19. 19.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a remote-control car (c) a glitter pen set (d) milk
20. 20.For Zoya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.For Rohan, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.Arjun has ₹400. First Arjun pays for needs: a geometry box (₹110) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a new party dress (c) a third cricket bat (d) extra comic books
24. 24.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a video game (c) a sticker album (d) a bigger TV
25. 25.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) school shoes (c) medicine when ill (d) vegetables
26. 26.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a warm blanket (d) a third cricket bat
27. 27.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a video game (c) a glitter pen set (d) extra comic books
28. 28.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a bigger TV (c) a school uniform (d) a toy robot
29. 29.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a new party dress (c) toothpaste (d) a bigger TV
30. 30.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a toy robot (c) a remote-control car (d) drinking water
31. 31.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) bus fare to school (c) a sticker album (d) rice and dal
32. 32.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) soap (c) extra comic books (d) a third cricket bat
33. 33.For Isha, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
34. 34.Vivaan has ₹450. First Vivaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and socks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) a warm blanket (c) a schoolbag (d) bus fare to school
36. 36.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a new party dress (c) a bigger TV (d) medicine when ill
37. 37.For Aarav, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.Saanvi has ₹950. First Saanvi pays for needs: a lunch box (₹150) and a geometry box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a sticker album (c) extra comic books (d) bus fare to school
40. 40.Kabir has ₹700. First Kabir pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?

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