Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 852 · 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 need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a remote-control car (c) school shoes (d) a third cricket bat
2. 2.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) sweets every day (c) a schoolbag (d) a new party dress
3. 3.Sneha has ₹350. First Sneha pays for needs: socks (₹70) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a remote-control car (c) medicine when ill (d) a third cricket bat
5. 5.Tara has ₹350. First Tara pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Gurpreet has ₹650. First Gurpreet pays for needs: notebooks (₹210) and a lunch box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a third cricket bat (c) school shoes (d) a remote-control car
8. 8.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) vegetables (c) bus fare to school (d) a toy robot
9. 9.For Diya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.For Ananya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a third cricket bat (c) a remote-control car (d) soap
12. 12.For Aarav, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
13. 13.For Gurpreet, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a bigger TV (c) drinking water (d) soap
15. 15.For Kavya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
16. 16.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a new party dress (c) a sticker album (d) medicine when ill
17. 17.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a third cricket bat (c) a bigger TV (d) a raincoat
18. 18.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a third cricket bat (c) a toy robot (d) rice and dal
19. 19.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a new party dress (c) a toy robot (d) a fancy phone cover
20. 20.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) sweets every day (c) a raincoat (d) bus fare to school
21. 21.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a glitter pen set (c) a third cricket bat (d) a toy robot
22. 22.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a new party dress (c) drinking water (d) extra comic books
23. 23.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a raincoat (c) a bigger TV (d) notebooks for school
24. 24.Kabir has ₹400. First Kabir pays for needs: a lunch box (₹50) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Lakshmi has ₹350. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a lunch box (₹100) and a school uniform (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a glitter pen set (c) bus fare to school (d) a bigger TV
27. 27.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a toy robot (c) a sticker album (d) school shoes
28. 28.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a video game (c) a school uniform (d) designer sunglasses
29. 29.Tara has ₹450. First Tara pays for needs: socks (₹90) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Ishaan has ₹900. First Ishaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹280) and a school uniform (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Sneha has ₹350. First Sneha pays for needs: socks (₹60) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Karan has ₹300. First Karan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) vegetables (c) soap (d) a fancy phone cover
34. 34.For Riya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.For Zoya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) vegetables (c) designer sunglasses (d) school shoes
37. 37.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) extra comic books (c) a new party dress (d) a bigger TV
38. 38.For Diya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.For Kavya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
40. 40.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) medicine when ill (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a schoolbag

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