Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 795 · 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.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a third cricket bat (c) a new party dress (d) designer sunglasses
2. 2.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) toothpaste (c) medicine when ill (d) a remote-control car
3. 3.For Sneha, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) sweets every day (c) a sticker album (d) milk
5. 5.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) extra comic books (c) a third cricket bat (d) a warm blanket
6. 6.Zoya has ₹650. First Zoya pays for needs: school shoes (₹120) and a water bottle (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a warm blanket (c) a bigger TV (d) designer sunglasses
8. 8.Farhan has ₹400. First Farhan pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and a geometry box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) notebooks for school (c) designer sunglasses (d) a third cricket bat
10. 10.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) toothpaste (c) a schoolbag (d) a new party dress
11. 11.For Zoya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.For Aditya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
13. 13.Saanvi has ₹1000. First Saanvi pays for needs: a lunch box (₹220) and a raincoat (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a new party dress (c) a toy robot (d) school shoes
15. 15.For Manav, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
16. 16.Kavya has ₹850. First Kavya pays for needs: school shoes (₹220) and socks (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a warm blanket (c) a sticker album (d) a fancy phone cover
18. 18.For Saanvi, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
19. 19.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a warm blanket (c) a toy robot (d) vegetables
20. 20.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a sticker album (c) a glitter pen set (d) a raincoat
21. 21.For Zoya, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a remote-control car (c) a raincoat (d) vegetables
23. 23.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) designer sunglasses (c) bus fare to school (d) extra comic books
24. 24.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) sweets every day (c) soap (d) a warm blanket
25. 25.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a third cricket bat (c) a video game (d) a new party dress
26. 26.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) soap (c) a glitter pen set (d) rice and dal
27. 27.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a glitter pen set (c) vegetables (d) drinking water
28. 28.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a bigger TV (c) a raincoat (d) bus fare to school
29. 29.For Zoya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.For Dev, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.For Diya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) rice and dal (c) milk (d) a schoolbag
33. 33.For Dev, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
34. 34.Pooja has ₹800. First Pooja pays for needs: a water bottle (₹180) and socks (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.For Tara, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a glitter pen set (c) toothpaste (d) school shoes
37. 37.Kavya has ₹400. First Kavya pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Dev has ₹400. First Dev pays for needs: a school uniform (₹130) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) designer sunglasses (c) a new party dress (d) vegetables
40. 40.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a sticker album (c) a glitter pen set (d) a schoolbag

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