Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 85 · 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.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a remote-control car (c) a video game (d) soap
2. 2.For Aarav, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.For Kavya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a bigger TV (c) a new party dress (d) a third cricket bat
5. 5.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) designer sunglasses (c) extra comic books (d) milk
6. 6.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a raincoat (c) a third cricket bat (d) extra comic books
7. 7.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a sticker album (c) bus fare to school (d) a bigger TV
8. 8.For Saanvi, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
9. 9.Isha has ₹900. First Isha pays for needs: notebooks (₹110) and socks (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.For Rohan, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
11. 11.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a sticker album (c) a remote-control car (d) sweets every day
12. 12.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a video game (c) a new party dress (d) a bigger TV
13. 13.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) bus fare to school (c) rice and dal (d) a video game
14. 14.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a toy robot (c) designer sunglasses (d) a fancy phone cover
15. 15.Lakshmi has ₹600. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a video game (d) soap
17. 17.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a glitter pen set (c) a fancy phone cover (d) bus fare to school
18. 18.Gurpreet has ₹300. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Ananya has ₹700. First Ananya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹90) and a raincoat (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.For Vivaan, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
21. 21.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) sweets every day (c) vegetables (d) a new party dress
22. 22.Ananya has ₹850. First Ananya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹240) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a third cricket bat (c) sweets every day (d) a fancy phone cover
24. 24.For Nisha, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.Aditya has ₹900. First Aditya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.For Aarav, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
27. 27.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a remote-control car (c) a video game (d) notebooks for school
28. 28.Isha has ₹300. First Isha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹60) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) a school uniform (c) medicine when ill (d) vegetables
30. 30.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a third cricket bat (c) bus fare to school (d) a school uniform
31. 31.Arjun has ₹450. First Arjun pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a lunch box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Kabir has ₹600. First Kabir pays for needs: notebooks (₹170) and a school uniform (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) milk (c) medicine when ill (d) a new party dress
34. 34.For Manav, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) toothpaste (c) a raincoat (d) rice and dal
36. 36.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a third cricket bat (c) school shoes (d) a video game
37. 37.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) school shoes (c) a raincoat (d) a new party dress
38. 38.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) extra comic books (c) designer sunglasses (d) sweets every day
39. 39.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a third cricket bat (c) a toy robot (d) sweets every day
40. 40.For Aditya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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