Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 637 · 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.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) milk (c) a third cricket bat (d) drinking water
2. 2.Farhan has ₹500. First Farhan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹140) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a school uniform (c) soap (d) sweets every day
4. 4.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a bigger TV (c) a third cricket bat (d) vegetables
5. 5.Ananya has ₹900. First Ananya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a fancy phone cover (c) toothpaste (d) a glitter pen set
7. 7.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a new party dress (c) rice and dal (d) a warm blanket
8. 8.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a toy robot (c) bus fare to school (d) a schoolbag
9. 9.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a sticker album (c) medicine when ill (d) a third cricket bat
10. 10.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) drinking water (c) a school uniform (d) bus fare to school
11. 11.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) rice and dal (c) school shoes (d) vegetables
12. 12.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) school shoes (c) a video game (d) medicine when ill
13. 13.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a school uniform (c) a schoolbag (d) a glitter pen set
14. 14.For Aarav, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
15. 15.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) drinking water (c) sweets every day (d) milk
16. 16.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a glitter pen set (c) bus fare to school (d) a raincoat
17. 17.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a sticker album (c) milk (d) extra comic books
18. 18.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a remote-control car (c) a toy robot (d) a sticker album
19. 19.For Lakshmi, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a new party dress (c) drinking water (d) sweets every day
21. 21.For Sneha, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
22. 22.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) soap (c) a schoolbag (d) drinking water
23. 23.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) bus fare to school (c) sweets every day (d) extra comic books
24. 24.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a toy robot (c) a new party dress (d) notebooks for school
25. 25.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a third cricket bat (c) vegetables (d) a toy robot
26. 26.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) sweets every day (c) a raincoat (d) bus fare to school
27. 27.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a third cricket bat (c) bus fare to school (d) drinking water
28. 28.For Manav, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
29. 29.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) sweets every day (c) school shoes (d) a fancy phone cover
30. 30.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a third cricket bat (c) a toy robot (d) a sticker album
31. 31.For Joseph, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.Kabir has ₹800. First Kabir pays for needs: a lunch box (₹150) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.For Rahul, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.For Gurpreet, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.For Kabir, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a new party dress (c) a toy robot (d) a raincoat
37. 37.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) drinking water (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a warm blanket
38. 38.Saanvi has ₹350. First Saanvi pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Dev has ₹750. First Dev pays for needs: socks (₹180) and a geometry box (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a sticker album (c) drinking water (d) a glitter pen set

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