Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 682 · 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) extra comic books (b) a glitter pen set (c) a new party dress (d) soap
2. 2.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) a raincoat (c) vegetables (d) milk
3. 3.Rohan has ₹700. First Rohan pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and a school uniform (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.For Farhan, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a sticker album (c) a third cricket bat (d) notebooks for school
6. 6.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a remote-control car (c) a new party dress (d) a third cricket bat
7. 7.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a toy robot (c) milk (d) medicine when ill
8. 8.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a warm blanket (c) a toy robot (d) vegetables
9. 9.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a school uniform (c) a warm blanket (d) a new party dress
10. 10.For Arjun, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
11. 11.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a third cricket bat (c) extra comic books (d) notebooks for school
12. 12.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a third cricket bat (c) designer sunglasses (d) a video game
13. 13.Aditya has ₹650. First Aditya pays for needs: socks (₹190) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a remote-control car (d) a glitter pen set
15. 15.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a raincoat (c) school shoes (d) a sticker album
16. 16.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) notebooks for school (c) toothpaste (d) a new party dress
17. 17.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) school shoes (c) sweets every day (d) rice and dal
18. 18.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a remote-control car (c) a raincoat (d) a video game
19. 19.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a bigger TV (c) school shoes (d) a remote-control car
20. 20.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a new party dress (c) a glitter pen set (d) a third cricket bat
21. 21.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a fancy phone cover (c) sweets every day (d) a glitter pen set
22. 22.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a third cricket bat (c) a glitter pen set (d) bus fare to school
23. 23.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) medicine when ill (c) a sticker album (d) school shoes
24. 24.For Zoya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) toothpaste (c) a toy robot (d) a sticker album
26. 26.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a schoolbag (c) notebooks for school (d) sweets every day
27. 27.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a bigger TV (c) a sticker album (d) soap
28. 28.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) a warm blanket (c) notebooks for school (d) drinking water
29. 29.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a sticker album (c) extra comic books (d) sweets every day
30. 30.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) medicine when ill (c) drinking water (d) toothpaste
31. 31.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a remote-control car (c) school shoes (d) extra comic books
32. 32.Dev has ₹650. First Dev pays for needs: socks (₹110) and school shoes (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.For Aditya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.Kavya has ₹650. First Kavya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and a raincoat (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.For Joseph, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a sticker album (c) toothpaste (d) a video game
37. 37.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a schoolbag (c) a fancy phone cover (d) extra comic books
38. 38.For Kabir, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) notebooks for school (c) a bigger TV (d) a raincoat
40. 40.For Joseph, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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