Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 755 · 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 Lakshmi, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a schoolbag (c) toothpaste (d) a remote-control car
3. 3.For Aarav, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) designer sunglasses (c) milk (d) a third cricket bat
5. 5.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) extra comic books (c) a raincoat (d) a remote-control car
6. 6.For Gurpreet, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) rice and dal (c) a bigger TV (d) a remote-control car
8. 8.Priya has ₹550. First Priya pays for needs: socks (₹120) and a lunch box (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) drinking water (c) a sticker album (d) a video game
10. 10.For Arjun, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
11. 11.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) medicine when ill (c) a video game (d) a new party dress
12. 12.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) designer sunglasses (c) a video game (d) extra comic books
13. 13.For Karan, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.Aditya has ₹450. First Aditya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.For Zoya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
16. 16.For Kabir, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.Lakshmi has ₹1000. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a raincoat (₹320) and a school uniform (₹330). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) designer sunglasses (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a third cricket bat
19. 19.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) sweets every day (c) a remote-control car (d) designer sunglasses
20. 20.For Isha, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.For Saanvi, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.For Arjun, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.For Priya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
24. 24.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) soap (c) extra comic books (d) school shoes
25. 25.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a warm blanket (c) a sticker album (d) soap
26. 26.Arjun has ₹550. First Arjun pays for needs: school shoes (₹120) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Gurpreet has ₹300. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a raincoat (₹90) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a glitter pen set (c) a schoolbag (d) soap
29. 29.For Kabir, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
30. 30.Pooja has ₹550. First Pooja pays for needs: school shoes (₹170) and socks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) school shoes (c) a glitter pen set (d) a warm blanket
32. 32.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a sticker album (c) soap (d) a third cricket bat
33. 33.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) soap (c) school shoes (d) a toy robot
34. 34.Meera has ₹850. First Meera pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and a water bottle (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Kavya has ₹1000. First Kavya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹320) and a raincoat (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a remote-control car (c) milk (d) designer sunglasses
37. 37.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a remote-control car (c) school shoes (d) medicine when ill
38. 38.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a video game (c) a fancy phone cover (d) toothpaste
39. 39.For Lakshmi, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
40. 40.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) notebooks for school (c) a fancy phone cover (d) medicine when ill

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