Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 557 · 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.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a raincoat (c) a video game (d) a sticker album
2. 2.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a schoolbag (c) a remote-control car (d) a video game
3. 3.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) extra comic books (c) notebooks for school (d) a school uniform
4. 4.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a glitter pen set (c) extra comic books (d) medicine when ill
5. 5.For Sneha, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a new party dress (c) a fancy phone cover (d) medicine when ill
7. 7.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) rice and dal (c) toothpaste (d) bus fare to school
8. 8.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) drinking water (c) a third cricket bat (d) a remote-control car
9. 9.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a sticker album (c) sweets every day (d) a remote-control car
10. 10.For Ananya, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
11. 11.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) drinking water (c) notebooks for school (d) a third cricket bat
12. 12.For Rahul, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a raincoat (c) vegetables (d) a toy robot
14. 14.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) designer sunglasses (c) a video game (d) bus fare to school
15. 15.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) vegetables (c) a warm blanket (d) a raincoat
16. 16.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) rice and dal (c) sweets every day (d) a third cricket bat
17. 17.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) drinking water (c) bus fare to school (d) a new party dress
18. 18.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) vegetables (c) school shoes (d) a sticker album
19. 19.For Aditya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.Rohan has ₹750. First Rohan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹100) and a school uniform (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Nisha has ₹1000. First Nisha pays for needs: socks (₹230) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Zoya has ₹600. First Zoya pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and a water bottle (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a third cricket bat (c) a warm blanket (d) bus fare to school
24. 24.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) milk (c) rice and dal (d) a toy robot
25. 25.Rohan has ₹1000. First Rohan pays for needs: notebooks (₹200) and a geometry box (₹300). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Riya has ₹950. First Riya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹110) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Arjun has ₹650. First Arjun pays for needs: a water bottle (₹210) and a lunch box (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Aditya has ₹850. First Aditya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹200) and notebooks (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a warm blanket (c) drinking water (d) a video game
30. 30.Aarav has ₹650. First Aarav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹140) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a raincoat (c) a remote-control car (d) a bigger TV
32. 32.For Kabir, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a school uniform (c) vegetables (d) a remote-control car
34. 34.For Isha, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a raincoat (c) a new party dress (d) a toy robot
36. 36.For Priya, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
37. 37.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) rice and dal (c) milk (d) a sticker album
38. 38.Zoya has ₹650. First Zoya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹210) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) vegetables (c) a video game (d) drinking water
40. 40.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a glitter pen set (c) a sticker album (d) milk

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