Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 880 · 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.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a glitter pen set (c) soap (d) sweets every day
2. 2.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) medicine when ill (c) toothpaste (d) a sticker album
3. 3.Aditya has ₹750. First Aditya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a video game (c) a remote-control car (d) medicine when ill
5. 5.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) drinking water (c) a remote-control car (d) a warm blanket
6. 6.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a toy robot (c) a fancy phone cover (d) notebooks for school
7. 7.For Aditya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
8. 8.For Gurpreet, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
9. 9.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) medicine when ill (c) milk (d) a third cricket bat
10. 10.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a toy robot (c) a school uniform (d) extra comic books
11. 11.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) school shoes (c) vegetables (d) drinking water
12. 12.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a remote-control car (c) bus fare to school (d) school shoes
13. 13.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a glitter pen set (c) a video game (d) vegetables
14. 14.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a remote-control car (c) a video game (d) a toy robot
15. 15.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) vegetables (c) a toy robot (d) extra comic books
16. 16.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) milk (c) rice and dal (d) a video game
17. 17.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) notebooks for school (c) extra comic books (d) rice and dal
18. 18.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) vegetables (c) a third cricket bat (d) a glitter pen set
19. 19.For Kabir, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) soap (c) bus fare to school (d) a warm blanket
21. 21.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a video game (c) a toy robot (d) drinking water
22. 22.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a glitter pen set (c) a third cricket bat (d) medicine when ill
23. 23.For Kabir, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.Joseph 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 remote-control car
25. 25.Ishaan has ₹1000. First Ishaan pays for needs: socks (₹220) and school shoes (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) drinking water (c) a school uniform (d) extra comic books
27. 27.For Ishaan, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.For Ananya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) drinking water (c) a school uniform (d) rice and dal
30. 30.Aditya has ₹550. First Aditya pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a bigger TV (c) sweets every day (d) a raincoat
32. 32.For Riya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.For Ishaan, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
34. 34.For Zoya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a video game (c) a warm blanket (d) a third cricket bat
36. 36.Diya has ₹550. First Diya pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Nisha has ₹750. First Nisha pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and school shoes (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a sticker album (c) drinking water (d) a new party dress
39. 39.Kavya has ₹550. First Kavya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹140) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Ananya has ₹800. First Ananya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and a raincoat (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?

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