Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 821 · 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.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) extra comic books (c) a remote-control car (d) a school uniform
2. 2.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a warm blanket (c) a remote-control car (d) a third cricket bat
3. 3.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) school shoes (c) drinking water (d) medicine when ill
4. 4.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a schoolbag (c) a bigger TV (d) a remote-control car
5. 5.Joseph has ₹950. First Joseph pays for needs: a water bottle (₹250) and notebooks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.For Aarav, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.Isha has ₹400. First Isha pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) extra comic books (c) a fancy phone cover (d) soap
9. 9.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) extra comic books (c) bus fare to school (d) a glitter pen set
10. 10.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a video game (c) drinking water (d) designer sunglasses
11. 11.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) toothpaste (c) medicine when ill (d) a third cricket bat
12. 12.Arjun has ₹650. First Arjun pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and a water bottle (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) drinking water (c) a third cricket bat (d) sweets every day
14. 14.For Riya, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
15. 15.For Manav, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
16. 16.For Tara, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
17. 17.Riya has ₹300. First Riya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.For Zoya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
19. 19.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) extra comic books (c) a third cricket bat (d) sweets every day
20. 20.For Isha, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a bigger TV (c) a remote-control car (d) designer sunglasses
22. 22.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) vegetables (c) milk (d) a third cricket bat
23. 23.For Tara, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) milk (c) a new party dress (d) a raincoat
25. 25.Dev has ₹1000. First Dev pays for needs: a lunch box (₹140) and a water bottle (₹300). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Diya has ₹350. First Diya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹90) and socks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a fancy phone cover (c) soap (d) designer sunglasses
28. 28.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a new party dress (c) extra comic books (d) rice and dal
29. 29.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) drinking water (c) school shoes (d) notebooks for school
30. 30.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a remote-control car (c) a video game (d) soap
31. 31.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) milk (c) school shoes (d) a schoolbag
32. 32.Arjun has ₹700. First Arjun pays for needs: a lunch box (₹100) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Farhan has ₹400. First Farhan pays for needs: notebooks (₹120) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) sweets every day (c) a video game (d) a new party dress
35. 35.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a video game (c) a fancy phone cover (d) rice and dal
36. 36.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a fancy phone cover (c) rice and dal (d) drinking water
37. 37.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a bigger TV (c) notebooks for school (d) a fancy phone cover
38. 38.Pooja has ₹750. First Pooja pays for needs: socks (₹170) and a water bottle (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.For Riya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
40. 40.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) school shoes (c) a raincoat (d) a new party dress

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