Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 724 · 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.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a third cricket bat (c) a bigger TV (d) designer sunglasses
2. 2.Nisha has ₹750. First Nisha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹120) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a warm blanket (c) bus fare to school (d) notebooks for school
4. 4.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a video game (c) drinking water (d) soap
5. 5.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) medicine when ill (c) school shoes (d) a bigger TV
6. 6.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a toy robot (c) a remote-control car (d) bus fare to school
7. 7.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) medicine when ill (c) a fancy phone cover (d) drinking water
8. 8.For Isha, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
9. 9.For Rahul, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a fancy phone cover (c) extra comic books (d) a glitter pen set
11. 11.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) milk (c) extra comic books (d) a glitter pen set
12. 12.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a fancy phone cover (c) designer sunglasses (d) a third cricket bat
13. 13.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a glitter pen set (c) a remote-control car (d) rice and dal
14. 14.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) medicine when ill (c) vegetables (d) a remote-control car
15. 15.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) milk (c) a bigger TV (d) drinking water
16. 16.Aarav has ₹350. First Aarav pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) notebooks for school (c) milk (d) school shoes
18. 18.For Ananya, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.For Ishaan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a toy robot (c) school shoes (d) a glitter pen set
21. 21.For Kavya, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) milk (c) a sticker album (d) rice and dal
23. 23.Kabir has ₹350. First Kabir pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and a geometry box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) soap (c) a raincoat (d) a toy robot
25. 25.For Gurpreet, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
26. 26.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a bigger TV (c) a schoolbag (d) designer sunglasses
27. 27.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a bigger TV (c) a school uniform (d) a glitter pen set
28. 28.For Dev, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
29. 29.For Rohan, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
30. 30.For Zoya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
31. 31.For Pooja, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.Aarav has ₹400. First Aarav pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and a geometry box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Farhan has ₹300. First Farhan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a third cricket bat (c) a glitter pen set (d) designer sunglasses
35. 35.Priya has ₹850. First Priya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹270) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) extra comic books (c) notebooks for school (d) soap
37. 37.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) soap (c) school shoes (d) a video game
38. 38.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a toy robot (c) a sticker album (d) a raincoat
39. 39.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a remote-control car (c) rice and dal (d) a toy robot
40. 40.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a new party dress (c) notebooks for school (d) sweets every day

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