Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 772 · 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 Rahul, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) vegetables (c) a toy robot (d) a third cricket bat
3. 3.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) milk (c) designer sunglasses (d) a school uniform
4. 4.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a school uniform (c) a schoolbag (d) milk
5. 5.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) school shoes (c) a sticker album (d) a raincoat
6. 6.For Zoya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.For Manav, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
8. 8.For Aarav, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
9. 9.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) sweets every day (c) a video game (d) a schoolbag
10. 10.For Arjun, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
11. 11.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a sticker album (c) notebooks for school (d) a warm blanket
12. 12.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) designer sunglasses (c) a toy robot (d) toothpaste
13. 13.For Nisha, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a toy robot (c) designer sunglasses (d) school shoes
15. 15.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) sweets every day (c) rice and dal (d) a video game
16. 16.Aarav has ₹700. First Aarav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹140) and school shoes (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Arjun has ₹800. First Arjun pays for needs: a geometry box (₹170) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.For Pooja, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.For Tara, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.Kavya has ₹900. First Kavya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹80) and school shoes (₹290). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) drinking water (c) vegetables (d) designer sunglasses
22. 22.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) sweets every day (c) a school uniform (d) extra comic books
23. 23.Joseph has ₹450. First Joseph pays for needs: a geometry box (₹110) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.For Karan, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) vegetables (c) drinking water (d) extra comic books
26. 26.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a school uniform (c) rice and dal (d) designer sunglasses
27. 27.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a warm blanket (c) extra comic books (d) designer sunglasses
28. 28.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a glitter pen set (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a warm blanket
29. 29.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a glitter pen set (c) school shoes (d) designer sunglasses
30. 30.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) bus fare to school (c) extra comic books (d) soap
31. 31.Arjun has ₹350. First Arjun pays for needs: socks (₹100) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Gurpreet has ₹500. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a raincoat (₹80) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Ananya has ₹350. First Ananya pays for needs: notebooks (₹110) and school shoes (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) sweets every day (c) milk (d) soap
35. 35.Karan has ₹500. First Karan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹150) and a raincoat (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) notebooks for school (c) rice and dal (d) a fancy phone cover
37. 37.For Lakshmi, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) a schoolbag (c) a school uniform (d) school shoes
39. 39.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) sweets every day (c) a new party dress (d) a sticker album
40. 40.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) vegetables (c) soap (d) a new party dress

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