Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 588 · 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) vegetables (b) school shoes (c) a school uniform (d) extra comic books
2. 2.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a glitter pen set (c) a school uniform (d) extra comic books
3. 3.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a video game (c) a new party dress (d) notebooks for school
4. 4.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a remote-control car (c) sweets every day (d) a schoolbag
5. 5.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) extra comic books (c) a sticker album (d) school shoes
6. 6.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a glitter pen set (c) extra comic books (d) soap
7. 7.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a third cricket bat (c) sweets every day (d) a remote-control car
8. 8.For Joseph, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
9. 9.For Rohan, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.Rohan has ₹500. First Rohan pays for needs: school shoes (₹120) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Meera has ₹300. First Meera pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) toothpaste (c) a third cricket bat (d) a new party dress
13. 13.For Rahul, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.Vivaan has ₹450. First Vivaan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹120) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Meera has ₹650. First Meera pays for needs: socks (₹80) and school shoes (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Joseph has ₹750. First Joseph pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a raincoat (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.For Kavya, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a school uniform (c) a video game (d) bus fare to school
19. 19.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a video game (d) a sticker album
20. 20.Lakshmi has ₹900. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a geometry box (₹280) and a school uniform (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a school uniform (c) extra comic books (d) sweets every day
22. 22.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a bigger TV (c) rice and dal (d) a warm blanket
23. 23.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a sticker album (c) school shoes (d) vegetables
24. 24.Meera has ₹750. First Meera pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a schoolbag (c) bus fare to school (d) extra comic books
26. 26.For Aditya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) notebooks for school (c) rice and dal (d) a fancy phone cover
28. 28.For Dev, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.Sneha has ₹1000. First Sneha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹120) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Dev has ₹850. First Dev pays for needs: school shoes (₹190) and a raincoat (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) rice and dal (c) a remote-control car (d) school shoes
32. 32.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) notebooks for school (d) a video game
33. 33.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a new party dress (c) designer sunglasses (d) vegetables
34. 34.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) extra comic books (c) medicine when ill (d) toothpaste
35. 35.For Meera, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) sweets every day (c) a bigger TV (d) medicine when ill
37. 37.Ananya has ₹600. First Ananya pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and a geometry box (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) a school uniform (c) drinking water (d) school shoes
39. 39.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) rice and dal (c) a warm blanket (d) a raincoat
40. 40.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) rice and dal (c) school shoes (d) milk

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