Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 765 · 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 Manav, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a bigger TV (c) rice and dal (d) a raincoat
3. 3.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a raincoat (c) toothpaste (d) a remote-control car
4. 4.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) sweets every day (c) drinking water (d) a new party dress
5. 5.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a school uniform (c) a remote-control car (d) school shoes
6. 6.For Farhan, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) extra comic books (c) a glitter pen set (d) notebooks for school
8. 8.For Manav, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
9. 9.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a warm blanket (c) a schoolbag (d) a fancy phone cover
10. 10.Nisha has ₹300. First Nisha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a raincoat (c) sweets every day (d) a video game
12. 12.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) milk (c) drinking water (d) a bigger TV
13. 13.For Joseph, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) milk (c) toothpaste (d) a sticker album
15. 15.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) drinking water (c) a bigger TV (d) a new party dress
16. 16.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) milk (c) a school uniform (d) toothpaste
17. 17.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a remote-control car (c) sweets every day (d) a toy robot
18. 18.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) vegetables (c) a sticker album (d) rice and dal
19. 19.For Farhan, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) soap (c) a toy robot (d) rice and dal
21. 21.For Diya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a bigger TV (c) a sticker album (d) a toy robot
23. 23.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) rice and dal (c) a warm blanket (d) a third cricket bat
24. 24.For Rahul, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.Zoya has ₹500. First Zoya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a schoolbag (c) designer sunglasses (d) a raincoat
27. 27.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) designer sunglasses (c) extra comic books (d) notebooks for school
28. 28.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) milk (c) bus fare to school (d) a bigger TV
29. 29.For Diya, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
30. 30.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a new party dress (c) school shoes (d) designer sunglasses
31. 31.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) bus fare to school (c) designer sunglasses (d) toothpaste
32. 32.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) vegetables (c) soap (d) a video game
33. 33.For Aarav, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.Ananya has ₹550. First Ananya pays for needs: socks (₹180) and a raincoat (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Farhan has ₹450. First Farhan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.For Meera, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
37. 37.Nisha has ₹500. First Nisha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹150) and a geometry box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) designer sunglasses (c) a school uniform (d) a third cricket bat
39. 39.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) medicine when ill (c) a raincoat (d) a sticker album
40. 40.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a schoolbag (c) vegetables (d) a fancy phone cover

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