Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 826 · 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.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) designer sunglasses (c) a third cricket bat (d) vegetables
2. 2.For Gurpreet, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) soap (c) vegetables (d) extra comic books
4. 4.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) school shoes (c) drinking water (d) a new party dress
5. 5.Kabir has ₹650. First Kabir pays for needs: a geometry box (₹140) and socks (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Rohan has ₹650. First Rohan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and school shoes (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.For Kabir, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a glitter pen set (c) a fancy phone cover (d) designer sunglasses
9. 9.Joseph has ₹850. First Joseph pays for needs: notebooks (₹280) and socks (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a new party dress (c) a third cricket bat (d) school shoes
11. 11.Isha has ₹600. First Isha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.For Aditya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) notebooks for school (c) a raincoat (d) a new party dress
14. 14.For Dev, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
15. 15.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) bus fare to school (c) a video game (d) drinking water
16. 16.Isha has ₹850. First Isha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a glitter pen set (c) extra comic books (d) bus fare to school
18. 18.For Diya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
19. 19.For Zoya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.For Diya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) rice and dal (c) a warm blanket (d) designer sunglasses
22. 22.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) drinking water (c) a third cricket bat (d) a toy robot
23. 23.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) bus fare to school (c) vegetables (d) designer sunglasses
24. 24.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) toothpaste (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a remote-control car
25. 25.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a toy robot (c) a school uniform (d) a sticker album
26. 26.For Tara, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a raincoat (c) a toy robot (d) designer sunglasses
28. 28.For Arjun, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.For Rahul, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) school shoes (c) a remote-control car (d) a video game
31. 31.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a bigger TV (c) medicine when ill (d) a new party dress
32. 32.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) notebooks for school (c) a fancy phone cover (d) drinking water
33. 33.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a school uniform (c) a new party dress (d) drinking water
34. 34.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a sticker album (c) a new party dress (d) notebooks for school
35. 35.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a glitter pen set (c) rice and dal (d) a raincoat
36. 36.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a video game (c) rice and dal (d) a bigger TV
37. 37.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) sweets every day (c) soap (d) a fancy phone cover
38. 38.For Farhan, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Lakshmi has ₹650. First Lakshmi pays for needs: socks (₹150) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.For Manav, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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