Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 628 · 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.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) milk (c) a video game (d) a remote-control car
2. 2.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a school uniform (c) a new party dress (d) designer sunglasses
3. 3.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) extra comic books (c) designer sunglasses (d) a schoolbag
4. 4.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) rice and dal (c) a video game (d) school shoes
5. 5.Karan has ₹1000. First Karan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹310) and a raincoat (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.For Diya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.Nisha has ₹850. First Nisha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹110) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) extra comic books (c) a warm blanket (d) toothpaste
9. 9.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) extra comic books (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a bigger TV
10. 10.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a school uniform (c) a third cricket bat (d) milk
11. 11.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a new party dress (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a toy robot
12. 12.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a video game (c) a toy robot (d) a schoolbag
13. 13.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a remote-control car (c) drinking water (d) a glitter pen set
14. 14.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a warm blanket (c) a school uniform (d) designer sunglasses
15. 15.For Ishaan, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
16. 16.Lakshmi has ₹350. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.For Ananya, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
18. 18.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a third cricket bat (c) vegetables (d) drinking water
19. 19.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a raincoat (c) notebooks for school (d) a new party dress
20. 20.For Pooja, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) sweets every day (c) a third cricket bat (d) designer sunglasses
22. 22.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a new party dress (c) sweets every day (d) bus fare to school
23. 23.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) school shoes (c) rice and dal (d) designer sunglasses
24. 24.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a remote-control car (c) a video game (d) a bigger TV
25. 25.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) drinking water (c) rice and dal (d) a toy robot
26. 26.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) school shoes (c) a remote-control car (d) drinking water
27. 27.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) sweets every day (c) toothpaste (d) a warm blanket
28. 28.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) medicine when ill (c) a warm blanket (d) a raincoat
29. 29.Ishaan has ₹1000. First Ishaan pays for needs: socks (₹150) and a lunch box (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a new party dress (c) a school uniform (d) vegetables
31. 31.Isha has ₹700. First Isha pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and a lunch box (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a new party dress (c) milk (d) vegetables
33. 33.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a video game (c) toothpaste (d) a third cricket bat
34. 34.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) designer sunglasses (c) a warm blanket (d) school shoes
35. 35.For Rohan, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.Riya has ₹1000. First Riya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹170) and a lunch box (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Farhan has ₹850. First Farhan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹180) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a sticker album (c) sweets every day (d) a glitter pen set
39. 39.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a school uniform (c) school shoes (d) designer sunglasses
40. 40.Vivaan has ₹500. First Vivaan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹110) and a raincoat (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?

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