Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 865 · 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.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) designer sunglasses (c) rice and dal (d) extra comic books
2. 2.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) designer sunglasses (c) rice and dal (d) a school uniform
3. 3.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a remote-control car (c) a glitter pen set (d) school shoes
4. 4.For Riya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) drinking water (c) rice and dal (d) soap
6. 6.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a sticker album (c) medicine when ill (d) a schoolbag
7. 7.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a schoolbag (c) extra comic books (d) vegetables
8. 8.For Lakshmi, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
9. 9.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a new party dress (c) a third cricket bat (d) vegetables
10. 10.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) sweets every day (c) drinking water (d) soap
11. 11.Lakshmi has ₹800. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹140) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) medicine when ill (c) a remote-control car (d) rice and dal
13. 13.Gurpreet 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
14. 14.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) designer sunglasses (c) a video game (d) milk
15. 15.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) sweets every day (c) a new party dress (d) a sticker album
16. 16.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) medicine when ill (c) a toy robot (d) a raincoat
17. 17.For Pooja, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) medicine when ill (c) soap (d) a video game
19. 19.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a sticker album (c) a new party dress (d) a glitter pen set
20. 20.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a raincoat (c) milk (d) soap
21. 21.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a remote-control car (c) a new party dress (d) bus fare to school
22. 22.For Saanvi, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.For Aditya, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
24. 24.Tara has ₹800. First Tara pays for needs: a geometry box (₹180) and a water bottle (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a sticker album (c) rice and dal (d) a school uniform
26. 26.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a third cricket bat (c) a schoolbag (d) school shoes
27. 27.Ishaan has ₹400. First Ishaan pays for needs: socks (₹100) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) vegetables (c) a toy robot (d) extra comic books
29. 29.Karan has ₹900. First Karan pays for needs: notebooks (₹230) and a raincoat (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a video game (c) drinking water (d) school shoes
31. 31.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) school shoes (c) a raincoat (d) a bigger TV
32. 32.For Sneha, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
33. 33.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) notebooks for school (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a sticker album
34. 34.For Farhan, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) drinking water (c) notebooks for school (d) a toy robot
36. 36.For Diya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
37. 37.Aarav has ₹300. First Aarav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.For Joseph, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.Farhan has ₹750. First Farhan pays for needs: notebooks (₹140) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.For Kabir, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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