Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 688 · 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.For Kabir, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
2. 2.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) designer sunglasses (c) school shoes (d) extra comic books
3. 3.For Aarav, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a warm blanket (c) vegetables (d) a toy robot
5. 5.For Manav, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
6. 6.Lakshmi has ₹500. First Lakshmi pays for needs: notebooks (₹130) and socks (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Kabir has ₹1000. First Kabir pays for needs: a geometry box (₹120) and a school uniform (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a video game (c) a remote-control car (d) rice and dal
9. 9.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) milk (c) notebooks for school (d) a remote-control car
10. 10.For Manav, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a video game (c) a new party dress (d) a glitter pen set
12. 12.For Joseph, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
13. 13.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) bus fare to school (c) a schoolbag (d) a remote-control car
14. 14.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) milk (c) soap (d) a video game
15. 15.Isha has ₹350. First Isha pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a toy robot (c) toothpaste (d) a video game
17. 17.For Aditya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
18. 18.Arjun has ₹750. First Arjun pays for needs: a raincoat (₹140) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.For Meera, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.Gurpreet has ₹900. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a water bottle (₹250) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) notebooks for school (c) a remote-control car (d) a new party dress
22. 22.For Priya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a school uniform (c) a video game (d) extra comic books
24. 24.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) designer sunglasses (c) notebooks for school (d) extra comic books
25. 25.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a school uniform (c) rice and dal (d) a glitter pen set
26. 26.Priya has ₹1000. First Priya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and socks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a schoolbag (c) a glitter pen set (d) rice and dal
28. 28.For Zoya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) a warm blanket (c) toothpaste (d) a school uniform
30. 30.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a raincoat (c) drinking water (d) designer sunglasses
31. 31.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a warm blanket (c) a fancy phone cover (d) milk
32. 32.For Aarav, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
33. 33.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a bigger TV (c) a third cricket bat (d) designer sunglasses
34. 34.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) a school uniform (c) soap (d) drinking water
35. 35.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a schoolbag (c) a raincoat (d) toothpaste
36. 36.Riya has ₹950. First Riya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹140) and a water bottle (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.For Gurpreet, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.For Vivaan, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.For Pooja, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
40. 40.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) soap (c) sweets every day (d) a glitter pen set

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