Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 654 · 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.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a fancy phone cover (c) sweets every day (d) a glitter pen set
2. 2.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) school shoes (c) sweets every day (d) bus fare to school
3. 3.For Vivaan, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.For Lakshmi, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) medicine when ill (c) extra comic books (d) vegetables
6. 6.For Kabir, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a video game (c) a third cricket bat (d) a warm blanket
8. 8.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) sweets every day (c) milk (d) soap
9. 9.For Joseph, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a video game (c) a sticker album (d) designer sunglasses
11. 11.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) medicine when ill (c) a raincoat (d) a video game
12. 12.Rohan has ₹600. First Rohan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹150) and school shoes (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Kavya has ₹700. First Kavya pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and a water bottle (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) extra comic books (c) drinking water (d) milk
15. 15.Meera has ₹800. First Meera pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and a school uniform (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) soap (c) vegetables (d) a sticker album
17. 17.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a glitter pen set (c) a warm blanket (d) drinking water
18. 18.For Pooja, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.For Meera, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) school shoes (c) a toy robot (d) a sticker album
21. 21.For Pooja, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) designer sunglasses (c) a glitter pen set (d) a bigger TV
23. 23.Nisha has ₹300. First Nisha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹80) and socks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) medicine when ill (c) vegetables (d) a sticker album
25. 25.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a glitter pen set (c) toothpaste (d) a fancy phone cover
26. 26.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) notebooks for school (c) a fancy phone cover (d) sweets every day
27. 27.For Tara, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) bus fare to school (c) a glitter pen set (d) school shoes
29. 29.Ishaan has ₹900. First Ishaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹170) and a raincoat (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Saanvi has ₹750. First Saanvi pays for needs: socks (₹80) and a water bottle (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Riya has ₹400. First Riya pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.For Aditya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
33. 33.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a remote-control car (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a glitter pen set
34. 34.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) toothpaste (c) designer sunglasses (d) school shoes
35. 35.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a remote-control car (c) a raincoat (d) sweets every day
36. 36.For Lakshmi, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
37. 37.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) milk (c) a school uniform (d) notebooks for school
38. 38.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a glitter pen set (c) a video game (d) a new party dress
39. 39.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) milk (c) extra comic books (d) a new party dress
40. 40.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) soap (c) a bigger TV (d) extra comic books

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