Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 830 · 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.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) toothpaste (c) a toy robot (d) a sticker album
2. 2.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a fancy phone cover (c) drinking water (d) a new party dress
3. 3.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a warm blanket (c) drinking water (d) extra comic books
4. 4.For Farhan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
5. 5.For Ananya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
6. 6.For Joseph, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.For Ishaan, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a bigger TV (c) toothpaste (d) medicine when ill
9. 9.Nisha has ₹500. First Nisha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and a geometry box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) soap (c) extra comic books (d) a fancy phone cover
11. 11.Saanvi has ₹800. First Saanvi pays for needs: socks (₹130) and a raincoat (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a glitter pen set (c) school shoes (d) extra comic books
13. 13.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) designer sunglasses (c) milk (d) toothpaste
14. 14.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) sweets every day (c) bus fare to school (d) a remote-control car
15. 15.For Pooja, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
16. 16.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a toy robot (c) medicine when ill (d) toothpaste
17. 17.Saanvi has ₹350. First Saanvi pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.For Dev, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) medicine when ill (c) a school uniform (d) sweets every day
20. 20.For Diya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.For Zoya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.For Ishaan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) designer sunglasses (c) milk (d) extra comic books
24. 24.For Meera, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) medicine when ill (c) a raincoat (d) a third cricket bat
26. 26.Ishaan has ₹700. First Ishaan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹110) and a geometry box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Aditya has ₹450. First Aditya pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and a lunch box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) bus fare to school (c) a school uniform (d) a third cricket bat
29. 29.For Isha, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Dev has ₹850. First Dev pays for needs: a geometry box (₹190) and school shoes (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.For Manav, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.For Ananya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
33. 33.For Arjun, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.Karan has ₹900. First Karan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹160) and a geometry box (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a video game (c) a bigger TV (d) drinking water
36. 36.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a raincoat (c) milk (d) a video game
37. 37.Tara has ₹800. First Tara pays for needs: a lunch box (₹160) and socks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a warm blanket (c) soap (d) a third cricket bat
39. 39.For Kabir, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
40. 40.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) rice and dal (c) soap (d) medicine when ill

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