Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 729 · 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.For Manav, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) extra comic books (c) notebooks for school (d) soap
3. 3.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) vegetables (c) a school uniform (d) designer sunglasses
4. 4.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) school shoes (c) designer sunglasses (d) sweets every day
5. 5.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) bus fare to school (c) a warm blanket (d) a raincoat
6. 6.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) rice and dal (c) soap (d) milk
7. 7.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) vegetables (c) a sticker album (d) sweets every day
8. 8.For Rohan, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
9. 9.For Rahul, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.For Zoya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
11. 11.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) designer sunglasses (c) a glitter pen set (d) extra comic books
12. 12.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a schoolbag (c) vegetables (d) designer sunglasses
13. 13.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a third cricket bat (c) medicine when ill (d) a toy robot
14. 14.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) a raincoat (c) bus fare to school (d) medicine when ill
15. 15.For Tara, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
16. 16.For Gurpreet, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
17. 17.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a video game (c) a toy robot (d) a sticker album
18. 18.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a warm blanket (c) a third cricket bat (d) a video game
19. 19.Nisha has ₹550. First Nisha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹100) and a water bottle (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.For Gurpreet, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
21. 21.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) rice and dal (c) toothpaste (d) a bigger TV
22. 22.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) drinking water (c) vegetables (d) soap
23. 23.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a warm blanket (c) designer sunglasses (d) a fancy phone cover
24. 24.For Tara, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.Farhan has ₹750. First Farhan pays for needs: socks (₹80) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a remote-control car (c) milk (d) a glitter pen set
27. 27.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a remote-control car (c) a glitter pen set (d) a toy robot
28. 28.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) rice and dal (c) a new party dress (d) a warm blanket
29. 29.For Vivaan, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Dev has ₹700. First Dev pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and a geometry box (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.For Farhan, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
32. 32.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a bigger TV (c) toothpaste (d) a remote-control car
33. 33.Meera has ₹550. First Meera pays for needs: a water bottle (₹160) and a geometry box (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) toothpaste (c) rice and dal (d) medicine when ill
35. 35.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a bigger TV (c) a third cricket bat (d) milk
36. 36.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) designer sunglasses (c) a third cricket bat (d) milk
37. 37.Gurpreet has ₹850. First Gurpreet pays for needs: notebooks (₹230) and a water bottle (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.For Lakshmi, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.For Pooja, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
40. 40.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) rice and dal (c) a bigger TV (d) a remote-control car

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