Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 632 · 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.For Joseph, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
2. 2.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) designer sunglasses (c) a remote-control car (d) a bigger TV
3. 3.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a remote-control car (c) a bigger TV (d) drinking water
4. 4.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) sweets every day (c) toothpaste (d) vegetables
5. 5.For Diya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.Ishaan has ₹1000. First Ishaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹290) and a lunch box (₹320). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) extra comic books (c) a fancy phone cover (d) toothpaste
8. 8.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) vegetables (c) drinking water (d) extra comic books
9. 9.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a remote-control car (c) toothpaste (d) sweets every day
10. 10.Saanvi has ₹350. First Saanvi pays for needs: a lunch box (₹80) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) sweets every day (c) bus fare to school (d) a glitter pen set
12. 12.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) medicine when ill (c) a school uniform (d) a schoolbag
13. 13.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a new party dress (c) milk (d) a third cricket bat
14. 14.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a remote-control car (c) sweets every day (d) a video game
15. 15.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a new party dress (c) drinking water (d) medicine when ill
16. 16.For Aditya, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.Aditya has ₹450. First Aditya pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and a school uniform (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) rice and dal (c) drinking water (d) a school uniform
19. 19.For Joseph, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a school uniform (c) a video game (d) a new party dress
21. 21.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a remote-control car (c) a warm blanket (d) a glitter pen set
22. 22.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a bigger TV (c) a raincoat (d) a school uniform
23. 23.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a glitter pen set (d) a school uniform
24. 24.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a glitter pen set (c) a raincoat (d) rice and dal
25. 25.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a school uniform (c) a toy robot (d) a schoolbag
26. 26.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a sticker album (c) a schoolbag (d) a remote-control car
27. 27.For Nisha, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
28. 28.Aditya has ₹700. First Aditya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹210) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) drinking water (c) a warm blanket (d) a school uniform
30. 30.For Pooja, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a glitter pen set (c) a video game (d) bus fare to school
32. 32.Diya has ₹950. First Diya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹210) and a geometry box (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Rohan has ₹950. First Rohan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹220) and socks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.For Vivaan, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) milk (c) soap (d) a fancy phone cover
36. 36.For Dev, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
37. 37.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) milk (c) soap (d) a video game
38. 38.Ishaan has ₹400. First Ishaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.For Sneha, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
40. 40.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a glitter pen set (c) a sticker album (d) a video game

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