Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 866 · 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.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a sticker album (c) designer sunglasses (d) drinking water
2. 2.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a sticker album (c) soap (d) a video game
3. 3.For Aarav, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a schoolbag (c) bus fare to school (d) toothpaste
5. 5.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a remote-control car (c) a new party dress (d) rice and dal
6. 6.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a video game (c) drinking water (d) vegetables
7. 7.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a toy robot (c) milk (d) extra comic books
8. 8.Farhan has ₹500. First Farhan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹100) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a warm blanket (c) extra comic books (d) a bigger TV
10. 10.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a video game (c) a raincoat (d) a warm blanket
11. 11.Nisha has ₹850. First Nisha pays for needs: school shoes (₹210) and a raincoat (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Ananya has ₹850. First Ananya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and school shoes (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) drinking water (c) extra comic books (d) a remote-control car
14. 14.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a bigger TV (c) a video game (d) a warm blanket
15. 15.Priya has ₹300. First Priya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹90) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a third cricket bat (c) a school uniform (d) milk
17. 17.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a sticker album (c) rice and dal (d) soap
18. 18.For Manav, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
19. 19.Nisha 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) soap
20. 20.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a fancy phone cover (c) vegetables (d) a bigger TV
21. 21.Joseph has ₹700. First Joseph pays for needs: a lunch box (₹170) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) drinking water (c) sweets every day (d) a video game
23. 23.Gurpreet has ₹600. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and a lunch box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) school shoes (c) a remote-control car (d) a raincoat
25. 25.For Aarav, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
26. 26.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) notebooks for school (c) a new party dress (d) a video game
27. 27.Dev has ₹550. First Dev pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) extra comic books (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a school uniform
29. 29.For Kavya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
30. 30.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a video game (c) soap (d) a raincoat
31. 31.For Farhan, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) designer sunglasses (c) a school uniform (d) a new party dress
33. 33.Rahul has ₹750. First Rahul pays for needs: a raincoat (₹130) and notebooks (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.For Priya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a glitter pen set (c) a toy robot (d) notebooks for school
36. 36.For Ananya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
37. 37.Aarav has ₹600. First Aarav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.For Ishaan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) extra comic books (c) a sticker album (d) medicine when ill
40. 40.Sneha has ₹1000. First Sneha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and a geometry box (₹310). How many rupees are left for wants?

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