Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 699 · 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.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a third cricket bat (c) rice and dal (d) a glitter pen set
2. 2.For Rahul, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
3. 3.For Meera, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.Joseph has ₹350. First Joseph pays for needs: socks (₹90) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a schoolbag (c) a new party dress (d) toothpaste
6. 6.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) sweets every day (c) a video game (d) a toy robot
7. 7.For Rahul, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
8. 8.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) rice and dal (c) soap (d) extra comic books
9. 9.For Kabir, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a toy robot (c) bus fare to school (d) drinking water
11. 11.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a video game (c) drinking water (d) notebooks for school
12. 12.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a remote-control car (c) a video game (d) bus fare to school
13. 13.Kavya has ₹750. First Kavya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹150) and socks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) milk (c) a video game (d) school shoes
15. 15.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a new party dress (c) a remote-control car (d) school shoes
16. 16.For Sneha, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
17. 17.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) a warm blanket (c) drinking water (d) medicine when ill
18. 18.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) soap (c) sweets every day (d) notebooks for school
19. 19.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) sweets every day (c) a sticker album (d) toothpaste
20. 20.For Nisha, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
21. 21.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a fancy phone cover (c) designer sunglasses (d) sweets every day
22. 22.Rohan has ₹700. First Rohan pays for needs: socks (₹70) and a water bottle (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Rahul has ₹550. First Rahul pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and a water bottle (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.For Ishaan, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) rice and dal (c) extra comic books (d) notebooks for school
26. 26.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a glitter pen set (c) designer sunglasses (d) notebooks for school
27. 27.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) designer sunglasses (c) a remote-control car (d) a warm blanket
28. 28.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a raincoat (c) vegetables (d) a third cricket bat
29. 29.For Manav, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.For Aarav, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
31. 31.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a fancy phone cover (c) sweets every day (d) a bigger TV
32. 32.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) toothpaste (c) rice and dal (d) a warm blanket
33. 33.Lakshmi has ₹650. First Lakshmi pays for needs: socks (₹50) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a fancy phone cover (c) drinking water (d) a bigger TV
35. 35.Lakshmi has ₹750. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a lunch box (₹210) and notebooks (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a toy robot (c) designer sunglasses (d) soap
37. 37.Diya has ₹950. First Diya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹90) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.For Farhan, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.For Kabir, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
40. 40.For Gurpreet, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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