Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 804 · 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.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a raincoat (c) extra comic books (d) a bigger TV
2. 2.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) extra comic books (c) drinking water (d) a sticker album
3. 3.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) drinking water (c) a warm blanket (d) a schoolbag
4. 4.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) sweets every day (c) rice and dal (d) a remote-control car
5. 5.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a video game (c) vegetables (d) sweets every day
6. 6.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a bigger TV (c) a sticker album (d) a raincoat
7. 7.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a glitter pen set (c) a warm blanket (d) toothpaste
8. 8.Aditya has ₹300. First Aditya pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.For Aditya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.Meera has ₹500. First Meera pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a new party dress (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a remote-control car
12. 12.For Pooja, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
13. 13.Kabir has ₹650. First Kabir pays for needs: notebooks (₹210) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) medicine when ill (c) milk (d) a schoolbag
15. 15.Gurpreet has ₹350. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.For Rohan, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.Kabir has ₹850. First Kabir pays for needs: a water bottle (₹210) and school shoes (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a third cricket bat (c) sweets every day (d) toothpaste
19. 19.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a third cricket bat (c) a glitter pen set (d) a video game
20. 20.For Ishaan, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
21. 21.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a raincoat (c) extra comic books (d) rice and dal
22. 22.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) designer sunglasses (c) a glitter pen set (d) a bigger TV
23. 23.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a glitter pen set (c) extra comic books (d) notebooks for school
24. 24.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a third cricket bat (c) a glitter pen set (d) sweets every day
25. 25.Karan has ₹550. First Karan pays for needs: school shoes (₹130) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Dev has ₹950. First Dev pays for needs: socks (₹230) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a schoolbag (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a new party dress
28. 28.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) school shoes (c) milk (d) a glitter pen set
29. 29.For Sneha, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
30. 30.For Dev, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
31. 31.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) designer sunglasses (c) a video game (d) medicine when ill
32. 32.Tara has ₹600. First Tara pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a remote-control car (c) toothpaste (d) a raincoat
34. 34.Priya has ₹650. First Priya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹110) and a lunch box (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.For Arjun, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.Diya has ₹650. First Diya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹120) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a new party dress (c) designer sunglasses (d) medicine when ill
38. 38.Karan has ₹750. First Karan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹250) and a raincoat (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) sweets every day (c) school shoes (d) a fancy phone cover
40. 40.For Gurpreet, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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