Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 564 · 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.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a school uniform (c) medicine when ill (d) a remote-control car
2. 2.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a sticker album (c) a remote-control car (d) notebooks for school
3. 3.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) toothpaste (c) designer sunglasses (d) a toy robot
4. 4.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a raincoat (c) a new party dress (d) toothpaste
5. 5.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) designer sunglasses (c) vegetables (d) a third cricket bat
6. 6.For Tara, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) designer sunglasses (c) sweets every day (d) a glitter pen set
8. 8.Lakshmi has ₹650. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and a geometry box (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.For Pooja, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.For Manav, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.For Lakshmi, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
12. 12.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a raincoat (d) a remote-control car
13. 13.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a bigger TV (c) bus fare to school (d) school shoes
14. 14.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) drinking water (c) a video game (d) a new party dress
15. 15.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) sweets every day (c) extra comic books (d) rice and dal
16. 16.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a sticker album (c) milk (d) drinking water
17. 17.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) a schoolbag (c) drinking water (d) rice and dal
18. 18.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) toothpaste (c) a toy robot (d) a remote-control car
19. 19.Kabir has ₹550. First Kabir pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Gurpreet has ₹350. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a school uniform (d) soap
22. 22.For Vivaan, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.Saanvi has ₹950. First Saanvi pays for needs: school shoes (₹180) and a water bottle (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a glitter pen set (c) school shoes (d) a video game
25. 25.For Saanvi, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
26. 26.Karan has ₹450. First Karan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹90) and socks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a bigger TV (c) extra comic books (d) medicine when ill
28. 28.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a schoolbag (c) a glitter pen set (d) toothpaste
29. 29.For Ishaan, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
30. 30.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a remote-control car (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a raincoat
31. 31.Tara has ₹850. First Tara pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and school shoes (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) toothpaste (c) soap (d) a fancy phone cover
33. 33.For Ananya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) toothpaste (c) a fancy phone cover (d) vegetables
35. 35.For Kabir, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) milk (c) designer sunglasses (d) a sticker album
37. 37.Rohan has ₹400. First Rohan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹90) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) school shoes (c) a warm blanket (d) a glitter pen set
39. 39.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a third cricket bat (c) a sticker album (d) soap
40. 40.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a fancy phone cover (c) drinking water (d) a warm blanket

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