Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 621 · 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.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) vegetables (c) soap (d) a raincoat
2. 2.For Aditya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.For Joseph, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) drinking water (c) a third cricket bat (d) a video game
5. 5.Dev has ₹800. First Dev pays for needs: socks (₹240) and a water bottle (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Priya has ₹700. First Priya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹170) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.For Kabir, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
8. 8.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) vegetables (c) a fancy phone cover (d) sweets every day
9. 9.Rahul has ₹750. First Rahul pays for needs: a water bottle (₹180) and a geometry box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a glitter pen set (c) rice and dal (d) a toy robot
11. 11.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a glitter pen set (d) designer sunglasses
12. 12.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) designer sunglasses (c) milk (d) school shoes
13. 13.Diya has ₹400. First Diya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and a raincoat (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a glitter pen set (c) a sticker album (d) school shoes
15. 15.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a bigger TV (c) a raincoat (d) a schoolbag
16. 16.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) notebooks for school (c) a third cricket bat (d) a remote-control car
17. 17.Diya has ₹1000. First Diya pays for needs: notebooks (₹260) and a water bottle (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.For Zoya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
19. 19.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a raincoat (c) soap (d) a third cricket bat
20. 20.Gurpreet has ₹650. First Gurpreet pays for needs: school shoes (₹160) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Aarav has ₹950. First Aarav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹240) and a school uniform (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.For Rohan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
23. 23.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) soap (c) extra comic books (d) medicine when ill
24. 24.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a sticker album (c) a remote-control car (d) sweets every day
25. 25.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) notebooks for school (c) a bigger TV (d) soap
26. 26.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a fancy phone cover (c) notebooks for school (d) extra comic books
27. 27.For Sneha, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
28. 28.For Meera, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
29. 29.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a video game (c) vegetables (d) rice and dal
30. 30.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) sweets every day (c) a toy robot (d) designer sunglasses
31. 31.For Ishaan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
32. 32.Aarav has ₹350. First Aarav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) school shoes (c) notebooks for school (d) toothpaste
34. 34.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a glitter pen set (c) a video game (d) bus fare to school
35. 35.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a third cricket bat (c) drinking water (d) toothpaste
36. 36.For Isha, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
37. 37.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) extra comic books (c) a video game (d) rice and dal
38. 38.For Rahul, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a school uniform (c) a fancy phone cover (d) medicine when ill
40. 40.For Rohan, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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