Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 638 · 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.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a bigger TV (c) soap (d) a third cricket bat
2. 2.For Vivaan, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.Kavya has ₹800. First Kavya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹130) and a lunch box (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) extra comic books (c) vegetables (d) designer sunglasses
5. 5.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) sweets every day (c) rice and dal (d) designer sunglasses
6. 6.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a new party dress (c) notebooks for school (d) a third cricket bat
7. 7.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a glitter pen set (c) a fancy phone cover (d) milk
8. 8.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) milk (c) a remote-control car (d) medicine when ill
9. 9.Diya has ₹600. First Diya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹90) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a toy robot (d) drinking water
11. 11.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a schoolbag (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a glitter pen set
12. 12.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a raincoat (c) school shoes (d) a remote-control car
13. 13.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a warm blanket (c) a third cricket bat (d) drinking water
14. 14.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a video game (c) a warm blanket (d) soap
15. 15.For Tara, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
16. 16.Rahul has ₹700. First Rahul pays for needs: a school uniform (₹170) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) school shoes (c) drinking water (d) a video game
18. 18.For Kavya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
19. 19.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) extra comic books (c) a schoolbag (d) a remote-control car
20. 20.For Riya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.Rahul has ₹500. First Rahul pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and socks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) drinking water (c) a toy robot (d) medicine when ill
23. 23.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) sweets every day (c) a schoolbag (d) rice and dal
24. 24.For Manav, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a toy robot (c) medicine when ill (d) vegetables
26. 26.For Riya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) bus fare to school (c) a third cricket bat (d) a warm blanket
28. 28.For Sneha, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
29. 29.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a third cricket bat (c) a remote-control car (d) a video game
30. 30.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) drinking water (c) a bigger TV (d) vegetables
31. 31.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) drinking water (c) a warm blanket (d) bus fare to school
32. 32.For Riya, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
33. 33.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) medicine when ill (c) a toy robot (d) designer sunglasses
34. 34.Rahul has ₹700. First Rahul pays for needs: notebooks (₹170) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.For Priya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.Farhan has ₹350. First Farhan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹110) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a sticker album (c) a toy robot (d) a remote-control car
38. 38.Ananya has ₹650. First Ananya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and a water bottle (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Farhan has ₹400. First Farhan pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and socks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.For Diya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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