Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 630 · 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.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a school uniform (c) sweets every day (d) a bigger TV
2. 2.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a toy robot (c) designer sunglasses (d) medicine when ill
3. 3.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) extra comic books (c) a sticker album (d) a raincoat
4. 4.Ananya has ₹850. First Ananya pays for needs: school shoes (₹260) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a toy robot (c) school shoes (d) vegetables
6. 6.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) drinking water (c) a video game (d) a warm blanket
7. 7.For Dev, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
8. 8.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a video game (c) a third cricket bat (d) school shoes
9. 9.Meera has ₹650. First Meera pays for needs: socks (₹130) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a bigger TV (d) a raincoat
11. 11.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a raincoat (c) drinking water (d) a school uniform
12. 12.For Farhan, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a glitter pen set (c) extra comic books (d) drinking water
14. 14.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) extra comic books (c) a video game (d) a school uniform
15. 15.For Lakshmi, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
16. 16.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a new party dress (c) a warm blanket (d) a school uniform
17. 17.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a school uniform (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a third cricket bat
18. 18.Aditya has ₹600. First Aditya pays for needs: notebooks (₹120) and socks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.For Sneha, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.Isha has ₹400. First Isha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹50) and notebooks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.For Vivaan, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
22. 22.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a sticker album (c) vegetables (d) drinking water
23. 23.For Rahul, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
24. 24.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) milk (c) rice and dal (d) designer sunglasses
25. 25.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a toy robot (c) vegetables (d) a warm blanket
26. 26.For Rahul, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
27. 27.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a remote-control car (c) extra comic books (d) rice and dal
28. 28.Gurpreet has ₹500. First Gurpreet pays for needs: socks (₹140) and school shoes (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a toy robot (c) a warm blanket (d) vegetables
30. 30.Diya has ₹300. First Diya pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.For Pooja, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) milk (c) medicine when ill (d) sweets every day
33. 33.Arjun has ₹1000. First Arjun pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and a lunch box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Tara has ₹500. First Tara pays for needs: a water bottle (₹60) and socks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a bigger TV (c) bus fare to school (d) a sticker album
36. 36.Arjun has ₹300. First Arjun pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and socks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.For Riya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a third cricket bat (c) a warm blanket (d) vegetables
39. 39.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) milk (c) a bigger TV (d) school shoes
40. 40.For Ananya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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