Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 598 · 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.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a sticker album (c) a raincoat (d) soap
2. 2.Ananya has ₹900. First Ananya pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) bus fare to school (c) school shoes (d) sweets every day
4. 4.Aarav has ₹900. First Aarav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹210) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) toothpaste (c) rice and dal (d) medicine when ill
6. 6.For Aarav, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.For Joseph, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
8. 8.Ishaan has ₹700. First Ishaan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹200) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.For Rohan, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a glitter pen set (c) a warm blanket (d) a new party dress
11. 11.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a toy robot (c) a raincoat (d) soap
12. 12.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a new party dress (c) a warm blanket (d) a remote-control car
13. 13.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) designer sunglasses (c) a toy robot (d) soap
14. 14.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) extra comic books (c) designer sunglasses (d) a new party dress
15. 15.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a fancy phone cover (c) notebooks for school (d) school shoes
16. 16.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) medicine when ill (c) rice and dal (d) sweets every day
17. 17.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a toy robot (c) toothpaste (d) a sticker album
18. 18.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) a schoolbag (c) rice and dal (d) medicine when ill
19. 19.Kabir has ₹950. First Kabir pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and a geometry box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) sweets every day (c) a school uniform (d) a remote-control car
21. 21.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a video game (c) toothpaste (d) a school uniform
22. 22.Priya has ₹600. First Priya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹150) and school shoes (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) extra comic books (c) drinking water (d) a toy robot
24. 24.For Tara, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) extra comic books (c) a fancy phone cover (d) milk
26. 26.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a sticker album (c) a third cricket bat (d) school shoes
27. 27.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a video game (c) medicine when ill (d) a new party dress
28. 28.Arjun has ₹850. First Arjun pays for needs: a lunch box (₹150) and notebooks (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.For Vivaan, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Zoya has ₹450. First Zoya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹130) and a geometry box (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.For Rohan, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
32. 32.For Riya, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
33. 33.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) a school uniform (c) school shoes (d) rice and dal
34. 34.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) a schoolbag (c) school shoes (d) notebooks for school
35. 35.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a school uniform (c) a new party dress (d) a raincoat
36. 36.For Farhan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
37. 37.For Aarav, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
38. 38.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a school uniform (c) a remote-control car (d) a fancy phone cover
39. 39.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a toy robot (c) sweets every day (d) notebooks for school
40. 40.For Meera, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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