Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 773 · 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.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a toy robot (c) a warm blanket (d) toothpaste
2. 2.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) sweets every day (c) designer sunglasses (d) toothpaste
3. 3.Farhan has ₹850. First Farhan pays for needs: notebooks (₹110) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.For Kavya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Arjun has ₹450. First Arjun pays for needs: school shoes (₹140) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Joseph has ₹450. First Joseph pays for needs: a geometry box (₹120) and a water bottle (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) extra comic books (c) toothpaste (d) school shoes
8. 8.For Kabir, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
9. 9.Riya has ₹900. First Riya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹190) and school shoes (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a third cricket bat (c) a toy robot (d) toothpaste
11. 11.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a bigger TV (d) a toy robot
12. 12.For Aditya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
13. 13.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a bigger TV (c) toothpaste (d) a new party dress
14. 14.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a fancy phone cover (c) extra comic books (d) sweets every day
15. 15.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a warm blanket (c) a glitter pen set (d) a school uniform
16. 16.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a new party dress (c) a sticker album (d) rice and dal
17. 17.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) drinking water (c) a fancy phone cover (d) extra comic books
18. 18.For Gurpreet, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
19. 19.Kavya has ₹900. First Kavya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹280) and school shoes (₹300). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Rohan has ₹750. First Rohan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹230) and a water bottle (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.For Karan, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) milk (c) a sticker album (d) rice and dal
23. 23.Riya has ₹850. First Riya pays for needs: notebooks (₹230) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a bigger TV (c) a fancy phone cover (d) rice and dal
25. 25.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) notebooks for school (c) toothpaste (d) a toy robot
26. 26.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a new party dress (c) a video game (d) soap
27. 27.Rohan has ₹900. First Rohan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.For Gurpreet, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
29. 29.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a raincoat (c) designer sunglasses (d) a toy robot
30. 30.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a video game (c) a fancy phone cover (d) bus fare to school
31. 31.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a glitter pen set (c) medicine when ill (d) extra comic books
32. 32.For Gurpreet, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
33. 33.For Aarav, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
34. 34.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) designer sunglasses (c) a video game (d) school shoes
35. 35.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) bus fare to school (c) extra comic books (d) a schoolbag
36. 36.For Isha, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
37. 37.For Joseph, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.For Vivaan, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Meera has ₹550. First Meera pays for needs: a raincoat (₹80) and socks (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Meera has ₹400. First Meera pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and a raincoat (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?

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