Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 684 · 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.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a schoolbag (c) a sticker album (d) vegetables
2. 2.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a toy robot (c) a video game (d) a remote-control car
3. 3.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a video game (c) notebooks for school (d) a third cricket bat
4. 4.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a warm blanket (c) designer sunglasses (d) a video game
5. 5.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a new party dress (c) a video game (d) school shoes
6. 6.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) toothpaste (c) sweets every day (d) bus fare to school
7. 7.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a bigger TV (c) sweets every day (d) a remote-control car
8. 8.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a remote-control car (c) a toy robot (d) a school uniform
9. 9.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a remote-control car (c) a bigger TV (d) a school uniform
10. 10.Ananya has ₹300. First Ananya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Rohan has ₹900. First Rohan pays for needs: school shoes (₹250) and notebooks (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.For Zoya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a third cricket bat (c) medicine when ill (d) a bigger TV
14. 14.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a raincoat (c) a glitter pen set (d) a fancy phone cover
15. 15.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a video game (c) a sticker album (d) a glitter pen set
16. 16.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a school uniform (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a third cricket bat
17. 17.For Kabir, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.For Saanvi, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.For Sneha, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a schoolbag (c) bus fare to school (d) a fancy phone cover
21. 21.For Ananya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.Vivaan has ₹800. First Vivaan pays for needs: socks (₹240) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a glitter pen set (c) a toy robot (d) a remote-control car
24. 24.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) notebooks for school (c) rice and dal (d) a schoolbag
25. 25.Vivaan has ₹500. First Vivaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and a raincoat (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.For Kavya, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) notebooks for school (c) extra comic books (d) a toy robot
28. 28.Ishaan has ₹450. First Ishaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹120) and a water bottle (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Pooja has ₹450. First Pooja pays for needs: socks (₹130) and a geometry box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Pooja has ₹350. First Pooja pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.For Dev, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
32. 32.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) rice and dal (c) designer sunglasses (d) a remote-control car
33. 33.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a third cricket bat (c) a video game (d) a remote-control car
34. 34.Aarav has ₹400. First Aarav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹70) and a lunch box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) rice and dal (c) school shoes (d) a bigger TV
36. 36.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a bigger TV (c) vegetables (d) school shoes
37. 37.Aarav 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) a raincoat
38. 38.For Dev, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) notebooks for school (c) a glitter pen set (d) a new party dress
40. 40.Farhan has ₹400. First Farhan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹90) and a school uniform (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?

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