Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 715 · 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.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a toy robot (c) a warm blanket (d) a video game
2. 2.For Zoya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
3. 3.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) vegetables (c) a remote-control car (d) a raincoat
4. 4.Manav has ₹450. First Manav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹90) and socks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.For Zoya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.For Dev, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.For Sneha, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) designer sunglasses (c) a third cricket bat (d) a fancy phone cover
9. 9.For Ananya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a video game (c) toothpaste (d) a schoolbag
11. 11.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) medicine when ill (c) a warm blanket (d) a raincoat
12. 12.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) soap (c) a toy robot (d) school shoes
13. 13.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) milk (c) rice and dal (d) school shoes
14. 14.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a video game (c) a glitter pen set (d) drinking water
15. 15.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a new party dress (c) a warm blanket (d) notebooks for school
16. 16.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a bigger TV (c) a fancy phone cover (d) drinking water
17. 17.For Pooja, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
18. 18.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) milk (c) toothpaste (d) soap
19. 19.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) medicine when ill (c) a sticker album (d) designer sunglasses
20. 20.For Tara, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
21. 21.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) rice and dal (c) designer sunglasses (d) a schoolbag
22. 22.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) medicine when ill (c) a glitter pen set (d) a warm blanket
23. 23.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a toy robot (d) milk
24. 24.Isha 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) milk
25. 25.Lakshmi has ₹600. First Lakshmi pays for needs: socks (₹140) and a raincoat (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Pooja has ₹450. First Pooja pays for needs: a raincoat (₹90) and a lunch box (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Rahul has ₹950. First Rahul pays for needs: socks (₹110) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Nisha has ₹350. First Nisha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a third cricket bat (c) medicine when ill (d) a bigger TV
30. 30.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) notebooks for school (c) sweets every day (d) a sticker album
31. 31.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a sticker album (d) soap
32. 32.Kabir has ₹600. First Kabir pays for needs: a lunch box (₹140) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.For Rohan, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.For Isha, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) sweets every day (c) school shoes (d) a remote-control car
36. 36.For Rohan, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
37. 37.Meera has ₹750. First Meera pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and a school uniform (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a fancy phone cover (c) milk (d) notebooks for school
39. 39.For Manav, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
40. 40.For Ananya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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