Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 763 · 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.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a video game (c) a glitter pen set (d) a schoolbag
2. 2.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) drinking water (c) notebooks for school (d) sweets every day
3. 3.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a toy robot (c) a bigger TV (d) designer sunglasses
4. 4.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a new party dress (c) a sticker album (d) a warm blanket
5. 5.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) sweets every day (c) school shoes (d) a video game
6. 6.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a schoolbag (c) a new party dress (d) a remote-control car
7. 7.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a warm blanket (c) a video game (d) a third cricket bat
8. 8.For Gurpreet, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
9. 9.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a school uniform (c) a sticker album (d) a third cricket bat
10. 10.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a glitter pen set (d) extra comic books
11. 11.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a toy robot (c) rice and dal (d) a schoolbag
12. 12.Priya has ₹350. First Priya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and a geometry box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.For Kavya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a third cricket bat (c) notebooks for school (d) a bigger TV
15. 15.For Dev, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
16. 16.Ananya has ₹350. First Ananya pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a remote-control car (c) a sticker album (d) a toy robot
18. 18.Manav has ₹650. First Manav pays for needs: a raincoat (₹210) and socks (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Meera has ₹1000. First Meera pays for needs: socks (₹170) and a lunch box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) medicine when ill (d) extra comic books
21. 21.Aarav has ₹550. First Aarav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹130) and a water bottle (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) extra comic books (c) a schoolbag (d) soap
23. 23.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a glitter pen set (d) milk
24. 24.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) school shoes (c) a video game (d) a toy robot
25. 25.Lakshmi has ₹1000. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a water bottle (₹130) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) milk (c) a raincoat (d) a bigger TV
27. 27.Nisha has ₹900. First Nisha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹270) and a raincoat (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) bus fare to school (c) a sticker album (d) a toy robot
29. 29.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a third cricket bat (d) drinking water
30. 30.For Manav, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) extra comic books (c) a new party dress (d) a third cricket bat
32. 32.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a sticker album (c) rice and dal (d) school shoes
33. 33.Rahul has ₹300. First Rahul pays for needs: socks (₹50) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) notebooks for school (c) toothpaste (d) designer sunglasses
35. 35.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) notebooks for school (c) school shoes (d) a school uniform
36. 36.Diya has ₹700. First Diya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹170) and a raincoat (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.For Zoya, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a remote-control car (c) a schoolbag (d) a bigger TV
39. 39.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a third cricket bat (c) bus fare to school (d) a new party dress
40. 40.For Ananya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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