Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 805 · 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.For Aditya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.For Isha, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
3. 3.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) school shoes (c) extra comic books (d) a sticker album
4. 4.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a third cricket bat (c) extra comic books (d) rice and dal
5. 5.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) vegetables (c) milk (d) a fancy phone cover
6. 6.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a remote-control car (c) milk (d) a toy robot
7. 7.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a third cricket bat (d) rice and dal
8. 8.For Aditya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
9. 9.For Ananya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a glitter pen set (c) a remote-control car (d) vegetables
11. 11.Tara 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) extra comic books
12. 12.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a warm blanket (c) school shoes (d) sweets every day
13. 13.For Ananya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.For Vivaan, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
15. 15.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a fancy phone cover (c) rice and dal (d) a glitter pen set
16. 16.Gurpreet has ₹450. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a school uniform (₹120) and a lunch box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.For Zoya, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
18. 18.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a remote-control car (c) a fancy phone cover (d) school shoes
19. 19.Arjun has ₹750. First Arjun pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and a lunch box (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) medicine when ill (c) a remote-control car (d) a bigger TV
21. 21.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a video game (c) extra comic books (d) a warm blanket
22. 22.Dev has ₹1000. First Dev pays for needs: a water bottle (₹270) and a geometry box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.For Vivaan, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
24. 24.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) school shoes (c) rice and dal (d) a remote-control car
25. 25.For Manav, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
26. 26.Karan has ₹950. First Karan pays for needs: notebooks (₹290) and socks (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a sticker album (c) notebooks for school (d) drinking water
28. 28.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a sticker album (c) a new party dress (d) toothpaste
29. 29.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) medicine when ill (c) a video game (d) toothpaste
30. 30.Meera has ₹1000. First Meera pays for needs: notebooks (₹320) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) notebooks for school (c) designer sunglasses (d) extra comic books
32. 32.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a schoolbag (c) designer sunglasses (d) a raincoat
33. 33.For Kabir, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
34. 34.For Tara, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.Kavya has ₹650. First Kavya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹80) and a school uniform (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) toothpaste (c) a warm blanket (d) bus fare to school
37. 37.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) bus fare to school (c) drinking water (d) medicine when ill
38. 38.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a video game (c) soap (d) a remote-control car
39. 39.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) a schoolbag (c) a warm blanket (d) bus fare to school
40. 40.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a toy robot (c) a raincoat (d) a glitter pen set

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