Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 574 · 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.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) vegetables (c) a third cricket bat (d) bus fare to school
2. 2.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) vegetables (c) sweets every day (d) a sticker album
3. 3.Riya has ₹750. First Riya pays for needs: notebooks (₹230) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.For Kabir, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a sticker album (c) a remote-control car (d) a fancy phone cover
6. 6.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a sticker album (c) medicine when ill (d) a video game
7. 7.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) extra comic books (c) vegetables (d) a video game
8. 8.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) bus fare to school (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a remote-control car
9. 9.For Farhan, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.For Farhan, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.Rohan has ₹850. First Rohan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹200) and a geometry box (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) vegetables (c) sweets every day (d) a toy robot
13. 13.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a warm blanket (c) a third cricket bat (d) a raincoat
14. 14.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a video game (c) a bigger TV (d) bus fare to school
15. 15.Nisha has ₹350. First Nisha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹60) and a geometry box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a sticker album (c) a school uniform (d) a fancy phone cover
17. 17.Saanvi has ₹500. First Saanvi pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and a lunch box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Aarav has ₹850. First Aarav pays for needs: notebooks (₹110) and a lunch box (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.For Ishaan, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a glitter pen set (c) school shoes (d) bus fare to school
21. 21.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) extra comic books (c) a new party dress (d) a bigger TV
22. 22.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) school shoes (c) a new party dress (d) drinking water
23. 23.For Karan, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) school shoes (c) a glitter pen set (d) rice and dal
25. 25.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) drinking water (c) toothpaste (d) a warm blanket
26. 26.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a bigger TV (c) a third cricket bat (d) vegetables
27. 27.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a raincoat (c) milk (d) a fancy phone cover
28. 28.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) school shoes (c) milk (d) rice and dal
29. 29.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a school uniform (c) a sticker album (d) rice and dal
30. 30.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a new party dress (c) a raincoat (d) a glitter pen set
31. 31.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a sticker album (c) notebooks for school (d) a toy robot
32. 32.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a schoolbag (c) designer sunglasses (d) rice and dal
33. 33.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) rice and dal (c) extra comic books (d) vegetables
34. 34.Riya has ₹900. First Riya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹210) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) sweets every day (c) a warm blanket (d) a toy robot
36. 36.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) soap (c) a school uniform (d) rice and dal
37. 37.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) notebooks for school (c) a glitter pen set (d) extra comic books
38. 38.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a video game (c) a toy robot (d) bus fare to school
39. 39.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) vegetables (c) a remote-control car (d) a glitter pen set
40. 40.Lakshmi has ₹500. First Lakshmi pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?

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