Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 736 · 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 want? (a) a toy robot (b) rice and dal (c) school shoes (d) drinking water
2. 2.For Rohan, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.Meera has ₹400. First Meera pays for needs: socks (₹90) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a school uniform (c) a video game (d) a third cricket bat
5. 5.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) toothpaste (c) a third cricket bat (d) a bigger TV
6. 6.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a school uniform (c) extra comic books (d) a schoolbag
7. 7.For Gurpreet, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) milk (c) a video game (d) bus fare to school
9. 9.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a warm blanket (c) a bigger TV (d) medicine when ill
10. 10.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a new party dress (c) extra comic books (d) medicine when ill
11. 11.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) bus fare to school (c) a school uniform (d) a fancy phone cover
12. 12.For Aditya, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.For Meera, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.Rohan has ₹300. First Rohan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Riya has ₹500. First Riya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹140) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) sweets every day (c) drinking water (d) a toy robot
17. 17.For Lakshmi, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
18. 18.For Isha, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) notebooks for school (c) a third cricket bat (d) a new party dress
20. 20.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) milk (c) a schoolbag (d) a toy robot
21. 21.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) bus fare to school (c) a third cricket bat (d) a warm blanket
22. 22.For Ishaan, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
23. 23.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a video game (c) extra comic books (d) a sticker album
24. 24.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) sweets every day (c) a glitter pen set (d) a bigger TV
25. 25.Sneha has ₹300. First Sneha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹100) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a raincoat (c) a remote-control car (d) a glitter pen set
27. 27.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a glitter pen set (c) milk (d) designer sunglasses
28. 28.For Rohan, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a third cricket bat (c) a video game (d) a glitter pen set
30. 30.For Manav, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
31. 31.For Isha, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
32. 32.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a schoolbag (c) sweets every day (d) a warm blanket
33. 33.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a remote-control car (c) toothpaste (d) a video game
34. 34.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) drinking water (c) a new party dress (d) a schoolbag
35. 35.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) school shoes (c) bus fare to school (d) drinking water
36. 36.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) bus fare to school (c) extra comic books (d) medicine when ill
37. 37.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a third cricket bat (c) a sticker album (d) notebooks for school
38. 38.Ishaan has ₹800. First Ishaan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹110) and a lunch box (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) bus fare to school (c) a third cricket bat (d) a sticker album
40. 40.Kavya has ₹900. First Kavya pays for needs: socks (₹150) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?

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