Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 841 · 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.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) milk (c) a third cricket bat (d) soap
2. 2.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) rice and dal (c) a toy robot (d) drinking water
3. 3.For Pooja, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a schoolbag (c) a glitter pen set (d) rice and dal
5. 5.Manav has ₹500. First Manav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹140) and a geometry box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.For Arjun, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a video game (c) a sticker album (d) drinking water
8. 8.For Ishaan, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
9. 9.Manav has ₹300. First Manav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and socks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a school uniform (c) a glitter pen set (d) a warm blanket
11. 11.For Arjun, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) milk (c) designer sunglasses (d) rice and dal
13. 13.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a fancy phone cover (c) bus fare to school (d) sweets every day
14. 14.Aditya has ₹550. First Aditya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹140) and notebooks (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) extra comic books (c) a warm blanket (d) rice and dal
16. 16.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) extra comic books (c) a sticker album (d) designer sunglasses
17. 17.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) bus fare to school (c) vegetables (d) a glitter pen set
18. 18.For Nisha, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
19. 19.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) notebooks for school (c) a sticker album (d) rice and dal
20. 20.For Tara, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.For Isha, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
22. 22.Isha has ₹350. First Isha pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and a geometry box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) sweets every day (c) a video game (d) a school uniform
24. 24.Rahul has ₹400. First Rahul pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and a water bottle (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a school uniform (c) soap (d) vegetables
26. 26.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a raincoat (c) a third cricket bat (d) a sticker album
27. 27.For Riya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) toothpaste (c) a video game (d) a fancy phone cover
29. 29.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) vegetables (c) designer sunglasses (d) a new party dress
30. 30.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) extra comic books (c) medicine when ill (d) a toy robot
31. 31.For Kavya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) designer sunglasses (c) a sticker album (d) a video game
33. 33.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a sticker album (c) rice and dal (d) a glitter pen set
34. 34.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) bus fare to school (c) sweets every day (d) a toy robot
35. 35.Zoya has ₹400. First Zoya pays for needs: socks (₹50) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Rahul has ₹950. First Rahul pays for needs: a geometry box (₹300) and a lunch box (₹290). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Manav has ₹500. First Manav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.For Kabir, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) vegetables (c) school shoes (d) drinking water
40. 40.Saanvi has ₹400. First Saanvi pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?

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