Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 604 · 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) drinking water (b) designer sunglasses (c) medicine when ill (d) rice and dal
2. 2.For Kavya, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
3. 3.For Diya, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a warm blanket (c) a fancy phone cover (d) sweets every day
5. 5.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a sticker album (c) a schoolbag (d) toothpaste
6. 6.Vivaan has ₹900. First Vivaan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹180) and notebooks (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a new party dress (c) sweets every day (d) bus fare to school
8. 8.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a third cricket bat (c) a new party dress (d) toothpaste
9. 9.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a remote-control car (c) drinking water (d) soap
10. 10.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a third cricket bat (c) a raincoat (d) a schoolbag
11. 11.For Saanvi, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a sticker album (c) a warm blanket (d) a video game
13. 13.Kabir has ₹900. First Kabir pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and a lunch box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) medicine when ill (c) school shoes (d) a third cricket bat
15. 15.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a school uniform (c) bus fare to school (d) a fancy phone cover
16. 16.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) drinking water (c) a bigger TV (d) a fancy phone cover
17. 17.Rahul has ₹550. First Rahul pays for needs: socks (₹110) and notebooks (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a fancy phone cover (c) vegetables (d) bus fare to school
19. 19.Meera has ₹850. First Meera pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and a lunch box (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Vivaan has ₹400. First Vivaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹130) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) designer sunglasses (c) a remote-control car (d) toothpaste
22. 22.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a sticker album (c) school shoes (d) notebooks for school
23. 23.Saanvi has ₹500. First Saanvi pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.For Diya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.Farhan has ₹350. First Farhan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a school uniform (c) a glitter pen set (d) a bigger TV
27. 27.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) drinking water (c) a remote-control car (d) bus fare to school
28. 28.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) a raincoat (c) rice and dal (d) medicine when ill
29. 29.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) drinking water (c) designer sunglasses (d) vegetables
30. 30.Rahul has ₹400. First Rahul pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and a water bottle (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.For Dev, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) a warm blanket (c) a school uniform (d) rice and dal
33. 33.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) rice and dal (c) school shoes (d) extra comic books
34. 34.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) drinking water (c) soap (d) a raincoat
35. 35.For Saanvi, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.For Kabir, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
37. 37.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a bigger TV (c) a remote-control car (d) milk
38. 38.For Joseph, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a toy robot (c) a warm blanket (d) medicine when ill
40. 40.For Kavya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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