Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 840 · 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.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) rice and dal (c) a third cricket bat (d) sweets every day
2. 2.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) medicine when ill (c) toothpaste (d) bus fare to school
3. 3.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a sticker album (c) a bigger TV (d) a glitter pen set
4. 4.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a raincoat (c) drinking water (d) medicine when ill
5. 5.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) medicine when ill (c) extra comic books (d) a third cricket bat
6. 6.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a raincoat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a sticker album
7. 7.Priya has ₹500. First Priya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and a water bottle (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a school uniform (c) a toy robot (d) milk
9. 9.Riya has ₹900. First Riya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹270) and a school uniform (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) drinking water (c) sweets every day (d) a third cricket bat
11. 11.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) rice and dal (c) school shoes (d) notebooks for school
12. 12.Rohan has ₹500. First Rohan pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) school shoes (c) a toy robot (d) rice and dal
14. 14.For Arjun, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
15. 15.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a sticker album (c) a raincoat (d) toothpaste
16. 16.Isha has ₹850. First Isha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹130) and school shoes (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) milk (c) bus fare to school (d) a fancy phone cover
18. 18.For Riya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
19. 19.For Ananya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.For Meera, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
21. 21.For Joseph, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
22. 22.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) sweets every day (c) a toy robot (d) a video game
23. 23.For Rahul, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
24. 24.For Kavya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a glitter pen set (c) a sticker album (d) toothpaste
26. 26.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) rice and dal (c) a new party dress (d) a video game
27. 27.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) medicine when ill (c) a bigger TV (d) vegetables
28. 28.Pooja has ₹800. First Pooja pays for needs: school shoes (₹210) and a water bottle (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.For Isha, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.For Meera, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
31. 31.For Manav, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a third cricket bat (c) a schoolbag (d) a sticker album
33. 33.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) rice and dal (c) a schoolbag (d) milk
34. 34.Nisha has ₹600. First Nisha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹160) and socks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) school shoes (c) a schoolbag (d) a video game
36. 36.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) sweets every day (c) a bigger TV (d) notebooks for school
37. 37.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a third cricket bat (c) a glitter pen set (d) vegetables
38. 38.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a remote-control car (c) a warm blanket (d) extra comic books
39. 39.Zoya has ₹350. First Zoya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a schoolbag (c) vegetables (d) rice and dal

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