Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 748 · 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 Meera, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a remote-control car (c) a warm blanket (d) a new party dress
3. 3.For Isha, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) medicine when ill (c) milk (d) a third cricket bat
5. 5.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) sweets every day (c) a remote-control car (d) a fancy phone cover
6. 6.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) extra comic books (c) bus fare to school (d) a bigger TV
7. 7.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a glitter pen set (c) a video game (d) a bigger TV
8. 8.For Dev, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
9. 9.For Aditya, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.For Kavya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
11. 11.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a toy robot (c) a video game (d) a fancy phone cover
12. 12.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) toothpaste (c) a remote-control car (d) a third cricket bat
13. 13.Priya has ₹600. First Priya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and a geometry box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) sweets every day (c) a new party dress (d) a toy robot
15. 15.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a third cricket bat (c) a remote-control car (d) designer sunglasses
16. 16.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) notebooks for school (c) a video game (d) soap
17. 17.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) notebooks for school (c) designer sunglasses (d) a toy robot
18. 18.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a toy robot (c) a sticker album (d) designer sunglasses
19. 19.Nisha has ₹950. First Nisha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and school shoes (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.For Lakshmi, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
21. 21.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a bigger TV (c) school shoes (d) rice and dal
22. 22.Aarav has ₹850. First Aarav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) a raincoat (c) bus fare to school (d) medicine when ill
24. 24.Diya has ₹950. First Diya pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a raincoat (c) extra comic books (d) a toy robot
26. 26.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) bus fare to school (c) a toy robot (d) drinking water
27. 27.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) medicine when ill (c) a toy robot (d) a glitter pen set
28. 28.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a new party dress (c) a remote-control car (d) a raincoat
29. 29.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) drinking water (c) sweets every day (d) toothpaste
30. 30.For Vivaan, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.For Manav, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.Diya has ₹750. First Diya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹160) and a school uniform (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) extra comic books (c) a new party dress (d) rice and dal
34. 34.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a video game (c) designer sunglasses (d) rice and dal
35. 35.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) milk (c) sweets every day (d) designer sunglasses
36. 36.For Lakshmi, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
37. 37.Aarav has ₹450. First Aarav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹130) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) toothpaste (c) a video game (d) designer sunglasses
39. 39.Zoya has ₹900. First Zoya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹180) and notebooks (₹280). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.For Arjun, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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