Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 809 · 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.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) drinking water (c) vegetables (d) a raincoat
2. 2.For Kavya, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
3. 3.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a video game (c) a remote-control car (d) toothpaste
4. 4.Saanvi has ₹750. First Saanvi pays for needs: school shoes (₹140) and a raincoat (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.For Kavya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.For Gurpreet, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.Pooja has ₹350. First Pooja pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and socks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a remote-control car (c) notebooks for school (d) school shoes
9. 9.Meera has ₹800. First Meera pays for needs: a geometry box (₹260) and socks (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) medicine when ill (c) rice and dal (d) a raincoat
11. 11.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) sweets every day (c) milk (d) a bigger TV
12. 12.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) soap (c) a video game (d) a remote-control car
13. 13.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a new party dress (c) a bigger TV (d) a school uniform
14. 14.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a new party dress (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a toy robot
15. 15.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) milk (c) a toy robot (d) a video game
16. 16.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a video game (c) a bigger TV (d) milk
17. 17.Manav has ₹400. First Manav pays for needs: socks (₹80) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Ananya has ₹700. First Ananya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a toy robot (c) a sticker album (d) bus fare to school
20. 20.For Isha, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a toy robot (c) a new party dress (d) vegetables
22. 22.For Isha, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.Aditya has ₹800. First Aditya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹150) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) a schoolbag (c) bus fare to school (d) rice and dal
25. 25.Aditya has ₹950. First Aditya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹110) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.For Kavya, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a toy robot (c) a video game (d) vegetables
28. 28.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) toothpaste (c) a sticker album (d) sweets every day
29. 29.For Riya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
30. 30.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a toy robot (c) a new party dress (d) a third cricket bat
31. 31.Aarav has ₹400. First Aarav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹110) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.For Pooja, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.For Riya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) extra comic books (c) designer sunglasses (d) drinking water
35. 35.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a video game (d) a schoolbag
36. 36.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a schoolbag (d) a third cricket bat
37. 37.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) soap (c) a video game (d) a schoolbag
38. 38.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) extra comic books (c) medicine when ill (d) rice and dal
39. 39.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) sweets every day (c) a remote-control car (d) vegetables
40. 40.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) extra comic books (c) a glitter pen set (d) a remote-control car

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