Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 751 · 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.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) designer sunglasses (c) school shoes (d) bus fare to school
2. 2.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a third cricket bat (c) sweets every day (d) a bigger TV
3. 3.For Saanvi, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.For Meera, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) extra comic books (c) rice and dal (d) a remote-control car
6. 6.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a warm blanket (c) a third cricket bat (d) drinking water
7. 7.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a toy robot (c) notebooks for school (d) designer sunglasses
8. 8.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a toy robot (c) drinking water (d) a raincoat
9. 9.For Joseph, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a raincoat (c) a third cricket bat (d) a fancy phone cover
11. 11.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) extra comic books (c) vegetables (d) a video game
12. 12.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a new party dress (c) a glitter pen set (d) a toy robot
13. 13.For Gurpreet, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a fancy phone cover (c) milk (d) a video game
15. 15.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) rice and dal (c) a warm blanket (d) a remote-control car
16. 16.For Nisha, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
17. 17.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a glitter pen set (c) extra comic books (d) a third cricket bat
18. 18.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) notebooks for school (c) medicine when ill (d) sweets every day
19. 19.Lakshmi has ₹550. First Lakshmi pays for needs: school shoes (₹120) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a sticker album (c) notebooks for school (d) sweets every day
21. 21.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a video game (c) milk (d) rice and dal
22. 22.For Ishaan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.For Saanvi, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
24. 24.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a school uniform (c) a new party dress (d) a glitter pen set
25. 25.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a toy robot (c) a raincoat (d) a new party dress
26. 26.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a raincoat (c) a sticker album (d) a video game
27. 27.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) medicine when ill (c) a remote-control car (d) sweets every day
28. 28.For Diya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.Kavya has ₹400. First Kavya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.For Rahul, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
31. 31.For Zoya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
32. 32.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a glitter pen set (c) soap (d) milk
33. 33.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) drinking water (c) school shoes (d) a school uniform
34. 34.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) designer sunglasses (c) toothpaste (d) a raincoat
35. 35.Joseph has ₹350. First Joseph pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and a lunch box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.For Ananya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
37. 37.Aarav has ₹350. First Aarav pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Saanvi has ₹450. First Saanvi pays for needs: a water bottle (₹60) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) extra comic books (c) milk (d) a warm blanket
40. 40.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) designer sunglasses (c) rice and dal (d) a bigger TV

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