Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 842 · 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.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) milk (c) a new party dress (d) extra comic books
2. 2.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) vegetables (c) designer sunglasses (d) a schoolbag
3. 3.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a third cricket bat (c) bus fare to school (d) a fancy phone cover
4. 4.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) rice and dal (c) toothpaste (d) a sticker album
5. 5.Aarav has ₹350. First Aarav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹70) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.For Arjun, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.Pooja has ₹350. First Pooja pays for needs: socks (₹60) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) medicine when ill (c) a third cricket bat (d) a glitter pen set
9. 9.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a video game (c) a bigger TV (d) rice and dal
10. 10.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) milk (c) vegetables (d) notebooks for school
11. 11.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a third cricket bat (c) a remote-control car (d) a fancy phone cover
12. 12.For Saanvi, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.For Ananya, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) soap (c) a video game (d) a warm blanket
15. 15.Nisha has ₹500. First Nisha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a third cricket bat (c) soap (d) a bigger TV
17. 17.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) designer sunglasses (c) a third cricket bat (d) milk
18. 18.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) medicine when ill (c) a sticker album (d) school shoes
19. 19.Diya has ₹850. First Diya pays for needs: school shoes (₹170) and a water bottle (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a raincoat (c) vegetables (d) a fancy phone cover
21. 21.For Nisha, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
22. 22.For Ishaan, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.Arjun has ₹650. First Arjun pays for needs: a school uniform (₹200) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Ananya has ₹700. First Ananya pays for needs: notebooks (₹220) and a raincoat (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a bigger TV (c) school shoes (d) rice and dal
26. 26.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) toothpaste (c) a video game (d) soap
27. 27.For Ananya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.Dev has ₹1000. First Dev pays for needs: a water bottle (₹250) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) milk (c) a sticker album (d) soap
30. 30.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) bus fare to school (c) milk (d) a fancy phone cover
31. 31.Riya has ₹750. First Riya pays for needs: school shoes (₹180) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Rohan has ₹400. First Rohan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.For Farhan, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a toy robot (c) sweets every day (d) a bigger TV
35. 35.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) rice and dal (c) a glitter pen set (d) a schoolbag
36. 36.Ananya has ₹800. First Ananya pays for needs: school shoes (₹230) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a remote-control car (c) a glitter pen set (d) rice and dal
38. 38.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a sticker album (d) drinking water
39. 39.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) toothpaste (c) rice and dal (d) a remote-control car
40. 40.For Karan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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