Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 646 · 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.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) extra comic books (c) a toy robot (d) a remote-control car
2. 2.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) bus fare to school (c) a glitter pen set (d) a toy robot
3. 3.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) rice and dal (c) drinking water (d) a bigger TV
4. 4.For Riya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a fancy phone cover (c) rice and dal (d) soap
6. 6.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a bigger TV (c) toothpaste (d) school shoes
7. 7.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a bigger TV (c) extra comic books (d) a schoolbag
8. 8.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) designer sunglasses (c) a school uniform (d) a third cricket bat
9. 9.For Dev, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a third cricket bat (c) a new party dress (d) a warm blanket
11. 11.Saanvi has ₹600. First Saanvi pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and a raincoat (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Priya has ₹350. First Priya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹60) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a sticker album (c) a remote-control car (d) drinking water
14. 14.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) soap (c) toothpaste (d) a sticker album
15. 15.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) school shoes (c) a sticker album (d) a video game
16. 16.For Arjun, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a new party dress (c) toothpaste (d) designer sunglasses
18. 18.For Lakshmi, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
19. 19.For Zoya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.For Dev, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
21. 21.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) rice and dal (c) notebooks for school (d) a sticker album
22. 22.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) soap (c) a sticker album (d) a third cricket bat
23. 23.Kavya has ₹750. First Kavya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹140) and socks (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) soap (c) a toy robot (d) toothpaste
25. 25.Saanvi has ₹800. First Saanvi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹220) and notebooks (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a toy robot (c) designer sunglasses (d) a warm blanket
27. 27.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) rice and dal (c) a raincoat (d) a video game
28. 28.For Nisha, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
29. 29.For Ananya, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a bigger TV (c) drinking water (d) vegetables
31. 31.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a new party dress (c) medicine when ill (d) milk
32. 32.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a third cricket bat (c) a schoolbag (d) a fancy phone cover
33. 33.Aarav has ₹950. First Aarav pays for needs: socks (₹50) and notebooks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Rahul has ₹300. First Rahul pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and a geometry box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) designer sunglasses (c) a schoolbag (d) a video game
36. 36.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) vegetables (c) a school uniform (d) extra comic books
37. 37.Manav has ₹1000. First Manav pays for needs: school shoes (₹230) and socks (₹310). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Nisha has ₹350. First Nisha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹100) and a geometry box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.For Tara, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
40. 40.For Vivaan, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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