Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 571 · 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.For Dev, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a glitter pen set (c) a bigger TV (d) medicine when ill
3. 3.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a video game (c) rice and dal (d) a fancy phone cover
4. 4.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) toothpaste (c) a glitter pen set (d) a school uniform
5. 5.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a raincoat (c) sweets every day (d) a schoolbag
6. 6.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) school shoes (c) a school uniform (d) extra comic books
7. 7.Sneha has ₹550. First Sneha pays for needs: socks (₹90) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Dev has ₹400. First Dev pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a warm blanket (c) a school uniform (d) a fancy phone cover
10. 10.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) drinking water (c) sweets every day (d) a bigger TV
11. 11.Ananya has ₹350. First Ananya pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.For Gurpreet, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.For Priya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.Meera has ₹550. First Meera pays for needs: school shoes (₹130) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.For Zoya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
16. 16.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) vegetables (c) a sticker album (d) drinking water
17. 17.Joseph has ₹600. First Joseph pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and socks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a schoolbag (c) a bigger TV (d) a third cricket bat
19. 19.For Farhan, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.For Dev, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
21. 21.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) sweets every day (c) milk (d) vegetables
22. 22.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a third cricket bat (c) a new party dress (d) a sticker album
23. 23.For Kabir, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) milk (c) sweets every day (d) a new party dress
25. 25.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a video game (c) soap (d) designer sunglasses
26. 26.For Meera, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
27. 27.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a remote-control car (c) a schoolbag (d) a new party dress
28. 28.Karan has ₹500. First Karan pays for needs: notebooks (₹150) and a raincoat (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) a raincoat (c) bus fare to school (d) soap
30. 30.Pooja has ₹900. First Pooja pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and a school uniform (₹300). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) toothpaste (c) sweets every day (d) a third cricket bat
32. 32.For Meera, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) milk (c) a video game (d) rice and dal
34. 34.For Riya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) drinking water (c) designer sunglasses (d) sweets every day
36. 36.For Ananya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
37. 37.Karan has ₹450. First Karan pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and a school uniform (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) sweets every day (c) a schoolbag (d) a new party dress
39. 39.Priya has ₹600. First Priya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹150) and socks (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Tara has ₹500. First Tara pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?

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