Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 709 · 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.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) bus fare to school (c) a third cricket bat (d) a fancy phone cover
2. 2.For Pooja, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
3. 3.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) sweets every day (c) bus fare to school (d) a bigger TV
4. 4.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) drinking water (c) school shoes (d) a glitter pen set
5. 5.For Aarav, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.For Riya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) extra comic books (c) a toy robot (d) drinking water
8. 8.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a school uniform (c) a warm blanket (d) bus fare to school
9. 9.Nisha has ₹550. First Nisha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.For Saanvi, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
11. 11.For Gurpreet, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a remote-control car (c) medicine when ill (d) a raincoat
13. 13.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) toothpaste (c) a third cricket bat (d) a video game
14. 14.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a glitter pen set (c) a third cricket bat (d) a sticker album
15. 15.For Meera, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
16. 16.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) designer sunglasses (c) a third cricket bat (d) a raincoat
17. 17.Ananya has ₹600. First Ananya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹180) and socks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) rice and dal (c) a remote-control car (d) a school uniform
19. 19.For Priya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a video game (c) drinking water (d) rice and dal
21. 21.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) extra comic books (c) a raincoat (d) a school uniform
22. 22.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a fancy phone cover (c) designer sunglasses (d) a third cricket bat
23. 23.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) vegetables (c) drinking water (d) a third cricket bat
24. 24.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) vegetables (c) school shoes (d) a fancy phone cover
25. 25.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a new party dress (c) extra comic books (d) a video game
26. 26.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a remote-control car (c) rice and dal (d) bus fare to school
27. 27.For Kabir, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
28. 28.Tara has ₹1000. First Tara pays for needs: a geometry box (₹310) and a lunch box (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Ananya has ₹300. First Ananya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹100) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.For Sneha, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.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) extra comic books
32. 32.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a bigger TV (c) milk (d) a warm blanket
33. 33.For Gurpreet, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
34. 34.For Isha, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a third cricket bat (c) a glitter pen set (d) a bigger TV
36. 36.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) designer sunglasses (c) extra comic books (d) a toy robot
37. 37.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) notebooks for school (c) a sticker album (d) a school uniform
38. 38.Lakshmi has ₹800. First Lakshmi pays for needs: socks (₹150) and a water bottle (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Isha has ₹850. First Isha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and school shoes (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) bus fare to school (c) soap (d) designer sunglasses

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