Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 746 · 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 Rohan, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a third cricket bat (c) a new party dress (d) extra comic books
3. 3.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) school shoes (c) sweets every day (d) a remote-control car
4. 4.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) toothpaste (c) a remote-control car (d) a school uniform
5. 5.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) drinking water (c) a video game (d) a raincoat
6. 6.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a sticker album (c) designer sunglasses (d) toothpaste
7. 7.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) vegetables (c) rice and dal (d) designer sunglasses
8. 8.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) drinking water (c) a remote-control car (d) rice and dal
9. 9.For Kabir, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) soap (c) bus fare to school (d) a warm blanket
11. 11.Ananya has ₹350. First Ananya pays for needs: socks (₹60) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Isha has ₹1000. First Isha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹230) and socks (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a third cricket bat (c) milk (d) vegetables
14. 14.Manav has ₹900. First Manav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹240) and socks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.For Meera, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
16. 16.Pooja has ₹350. First Pooja pays for needs: socks (₹100) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a school uniform (d) a toy robot
18. 18.For Zoya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.For Riya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) rice and dal (c) extra comic books (d) a raincoat
21. 21.For Lakshmi, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
22. 22.For Ishaan, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a sticker album (c) designer sunglasses (d) a fancy phone cover
24. 24.For Manav, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a warm blanket (c) a school uniform (d) a sticker album
26. 26.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) a raincoat (c) a warm blanket (d) a schoolbag
27. 27.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) a warm blanket (c) school shoes (d) vegetables
28. 28.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a third cricket bat (c) designer sunglasses (d) extra comic books
29. 29.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a fancy phone cover (c) soap (d) school shoes
30. 30.Joseph has ₹950. First Joseph pays for needs: socks (₹90) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a school uniform (c) school shoes (d) a video game
32. 32.Karan has ₹700. First Karan pays for needs: socks (₹170) and a water bottle (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.For Ishaan, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
34. 34.For Ananya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a raincoat (d) a warm blanket
36. 36.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) rice and dal (c) a video game (d) bus fare to school
37. 37.For Karan, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
38. 38.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) notebooks for school (c) soap (d) school shoes
39. 39.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) sweets every day (c) a video game (d) a remote-control car
40. 40.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a remote-control car (c) milk (d) a schoolbag

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