Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 693 · 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.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a raincoat (c) a video game (d) a remote-control car
2. 2.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) drinking water (c) notebooks for school (d) a new party dress
3. 3.Pooja has ₹350. First Pooja pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a bigger TV (c) a warm blanket (d) a third cricket bat
5. 5.For Aarav, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) sweets every day (c) a raincoat (d) drinking water
7. 7.Zoya has ₹450. First Zoya pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) a raincoat (c) drinking water (d) medicine when ill
9. 9.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) drinking water (c) rice and dal (d) a glitter pen set
10. 10.Rohan has ₹600. First Rohan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹180) and a geometry box (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) medicine when ill (c) a schoolbag (d) school shoes
12. 12.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) milk (c) a toy robot (d) rice and dal
13. 13.For Ananya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.For Joseph, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
15. 15.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) soap (c) a raincoat (d) a third cricket bat
16. 16.For Tara, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
17. 17.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) milk (c) sweets every day (d) soap
18. 18.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) soap (c) a glitter pen set (d) a bigger TV
19. 19.For Ishaan, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.For Arjun, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a remote-control car (c) a glitter pen set (d) medicine when ill
22. 22.Rahul has ₹750. First Rahul pays for needs: a water bottle (₹140) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) sweets every day (c) a toy robot (d) rice and dal
24. 24.Lakshmi has ₹550. First Lakshmi pays for needs: socks (₹130) and school shoes (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.For Kabir, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
26. 26.Gurpreet has ₹1000. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a geometry box (₹230) and a water bottle (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) drinking water (c) milk (d) a remote-control car
28. 28.For Diya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.For Isha, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a video game (c) drinking water (d) a bigger TV
31. 31.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) soap (c) bus fare to school (d) a remote-control car
32. 32.Aditya has ₹700. First Aditya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹170) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a new party dress (c) medicine when ill (d) drinking water
34. 34.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) drinking water (c) milk (d) toothpaste
35. 35.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a school uniform (c) a warm blanket (d) a glitter pen set
36. 36.For Aarav, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
37. 37.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) designer sunglasses (c) a fancy phone cover (d) notebooks for school
38. 38.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) extra comic books (c) rice and dal (d) milk
39. 39.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a school uniform (c) extra comic books (d) a schoolbag
40. 40.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) sweets every day (c) toothpaste (d) a raincoat

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