Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 600 · 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.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a remote-control car (c) a schoolbag (d) toothpaste
2. 2.Riya has ₹750. First Riya pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and a school uniform (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) designer sunglasses (c) a third cricket bat (d) a sticker album
4. 4.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) sweets every day (c) notebooks for school (d) a video game
5. 5.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a schoolbag (c) designer sunglasses (d) soap
6. 6.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a bigger TV (c) a sticker album (d) a remote-control car
7. 7.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) milk (c) a sticker album (d) rice and dal
8. 8.For Nisha, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
9. 9.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a glitter pen set (c) a fancy phone cover (d) extra comic books
10. 10.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a warm blanket (c) extra comic books (d) milk
11. 11.For Saanvi, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
12. 12.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) school shoes (c) toothpaste (d) a new party dress
13. 13.For Manav, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.For Diya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
15. 15.For Dev, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
16. 16.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a video game (d) rice and dal
17. 17.Zoya has ₹750. First Zoya pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Joseph has ₹1000. First Joseph pays for needs: a water bottle (₹250) and socks (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.For Priya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) bus fare to school (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a new party dress
21. 21.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) a warm blanket (c) notebooks for school (d) toothpaste
22. 22.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a toy robot (c) a fancy phone cover (d) medicine when ill
23. 23.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) soap (c) sweets every day (d) a remote-control car
24. 24.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) milk (c) soap (d) a third cricket bat
25. 25.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a video game (c) soap (d) a fancy phone cover
26. 26.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) notebooks for school (c) a glitter pen set (d) a new party dress
27. 27.For Riya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.For Kavya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
29. 29.For Diya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a remote-control car (c) extra comic books (d) notebooks for school
31. 31.Arjun has ₹300. First Arjun pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) sweets every day (c) milk (d) rice and dal
33. 33.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a third cricket bat (c) sweets every day (d) vegetables
34. 34.For Isha, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a new party dress (c) a raincoat (d) sweets every day
36. 36.Ananya has ₹350. First Ananya pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a sticker album (c) a school uniform (d) a fancy phone cover
38. 38.Kavya has ₹650. First Kavya pays for needs: socks (₹190) and a geometry box (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Dev has ₹350. First Dev pays for needs: a lunch box (₹90) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.For Priya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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