Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 686 · 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.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a warm blanket (c) a glitter pen set (d) a fancy phone cover
2. 2.For Zoya, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
3. 3.Riya has ₹700. First Riya pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and a water bottle (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Riya has ₹350. First Riya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹90) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a school uniform (c) extra comic books (d) a schoolbag
6. 6.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a bigger TV (c) a sticker album (d) a schoolbag
7. 7.For Isha, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
8. 8.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a third cricket bat (c) a warm blanket (d) a new party dress
9. 9.Zoya has ₹650. First Zoya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹160) and notebooks (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.For Karan, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.Diya has ₹450. First Diya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹120) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a warm blanket (c) medicine when ill (d) a glitter pen set
13. 13.Priya has ₹550. First Priya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹120) and socks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.For Saanvi, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
15. 15.For Nisha, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
16. 16.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a video game (c) a new party dress (d) bus fare to school
17. 17.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a schoolbag (c) milk (d) a video game
18. 18.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a warm blanket (c) medicine when ill (d) a new party dress
19. 19.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) designer sunglasses (c) a new party dress (d) milk
20. 20.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a glitter pen set (d) a third cricket bat
21. 21.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a third cricket bat (c) sweets every day (d) a warm blanket
22. 22.Karan has ₹400. First Karan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹60) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.For Riya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.For Rahul, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.For Manav, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
26. 26.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a bigger TV (c) a remote-control car (d) notebooks for school
27. 27.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a glitter pen set (c) a sticker album (d) designer sunglasses
28. 28.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) milk (c) a third cricket bat (d) a sticker album
29. 29.Rohan has ₹500. First Rohan pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and a school uniform (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.For Vivaan, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.For Rahul, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
32. 32.Isha has ₹300. First Isha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹100) and socks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.For Isha, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a raincoat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) toothpaste
35. 35.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) designer sunglasses (c) vegetables (d) a warm blanket
36. 36.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a glitter pen set (c) a warm blanket (d) school shoes
37. 37.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a raincoat (c) medicine when ill (d) a third cricket bat
38. 38.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) vegetables (c) a school uniform (d) a fancy phone cover
39. 39.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) vegetables (c) a third cricket bat (d) school shoes
40. 40.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) bus fare to school (c) medicine when ill (d) a fancy phone cover

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