Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 802 · 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.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a schoolbag (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a warm blanket
2. 2.For Rahul, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.For Joseph, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a toy robot (c) a warm blanket (d) a third cricket bat
5. 5.For Rahul, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
6. 6.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a remote-control car (c) school shoes (d) sweets every day
7. 7.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a raincoat (c) a sticker album (d) a video game
8. 8.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) sweets every day (c) a warm blanket (d) a school uniform
9. 9.Rohan has ₹1000. First Rohan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹150) and a geometry box (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a video game (c) vegetables (d) a raincoat
11. 11.For Joseph, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
12. 12.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a video game (c) a bigger TV (d) medicine when ill
13. 13.Joseph has ₹300. First Joseph pays for needs: a raincoat (₹90) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) vegetables (c) milk (d) a video game
15. 15.Manav has ₹550. First Manav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹120) and school shoes (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.For Diya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
17. 17.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) medicine when ill (c) drinking water (d) rice and dal
18. 18.For Rohan, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
19. 19.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) sweets every day (c) designer sunglasses (d) a toy robot
20. 20.Riya has ₹350. First Riya pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a remote-control car (d) soap
22. 22.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) school shoes (c) a remote-control car (d) soap
23. 23.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) a school uniform (c) milk (d) vegetables
24. 24.For Lakshmi, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a video game (c) a new party dress (d) a bigger TV
26. 26.Priya has ₹800. First Priya pays for needs: socks (₹200) and a lunch box (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.For Aarav, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.Nisha has ₹900. First Nisha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹170) and school shoes (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a third cricket bat (c) drinking water (d) a school uniform
30. 30.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a video game (c) rice and dal (d) bus fare to school
31. 31.Saanvi has ₹350. First Saanvi pays for needs: a raincoat (₹110) and a water bottle (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) designer sunglasses (c) soap (d) rice and dal
33. 33.Joseph has ₹950. First Joseph pays for needs: a water bottle (₹220) and school shoes (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) drinking water (c) designer sunglasses (d) rice and dal
35. 35.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a third cricket bat (c) a remote-control car (d) a video game
36. 36.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) extra comic books (c) a warm blanket (d) a video game
37. 37.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a remote-control car (c) a third cricket bat (d) a fancy phone cover
38. 38.For Kabir, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) bus fare to school (c) a school uniform (d) a raincoat
40. 40.Tara has ₹950. First Tara pays for needs: school shoes (₹140) and a school uniform (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?

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