Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 803 · 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.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a raincoat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a bigger TV
2. 2.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) drinking water (c) a raincoat (d) soap
3. 3.For Diya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a raincoat (d) drinking water
5. 5.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) sweets every day (c) a warm blanket (d) a sticker album
6. 6.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a video game (c) medicine when ill (d) extra comic books
7. 7.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) sweets every day (c) school shoes (d) a toy robot
8. 8.Isha has ₹900. First Isha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹200) and notebooks (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) milk (c) school shoes (d) a new party dress
10. 10.Saanvi has ₹300. First Saanvi pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a school uniform (d) a new party dress
12. 12.Aarav has ₹950. First Aarav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹110) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Joseph has ₹350. First Joseph pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a geometry box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Pooja has ₹550. First Pooja pays for needs: school shoes (₹140) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a video game (c) designer sunglasses (d) bus fare to school
16. 16.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) toothpaste (c) drinking water (d) designer sunglasses
17. 17.For Tara, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.For Aarav, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.For Saanvi, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) rice and dal (c) a video game (d) bus fare to school
21. 21.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a schoolbag (c) rice and dal (d) a video game
22. 22.For Joseph, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) rice and dal (c) a remote-control car (d) a warm blanket
24. 24.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) extra comic books (c) a school uniform (d) a toy robot
25. 25.For Farhan, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
26. 26.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) drinking water (c) school shoes (d) rice and dal
27. 27.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a schoolbag (c) drinking water (d) a bigger TV
28. 28.For Isha, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.Karan has ₹700. First Karan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and socks (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) medicine when ill (c) designer sunglasses (d) a fancy phone cover
31. 31.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a school uniform (c) a glitter pen set (d) a schoolbag
32. 32.For Kabir, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
33. 33.Tara has ₹950. First Tara pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and school shoes (₹300). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a bigger TV (c) milk (d) sweets every day
35. 35.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a third cricket bat (c) a sticker album (d) soap
36. 36.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) milk (c) a glitter pen set (d) rice and dal
37. 37.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a schoolbag (c) a new party dress (d) milk
38. 38.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a toy robot (c) a warm blanket (d) a video game
39. 39.Vivaan has ₹650. First Vivaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹180) and a water bottle (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) notebooks for school (c) school shoes (d) a schoolbag

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