Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 882 · 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) vegetables (b) a toy robot (c) a new party dress (d) a video game
2. 2.For Saanvi, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a fancy phone cover (c) soap (d) medicine when ill
4. 4.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) rice and dal (d) extra comic books
5. 5.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) sweets every day (c) a glitter pen set (d) notebooks for school
6. 6.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a third cricket bat (d) drinking water
7. 7.For Farhan, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
8. 8.Kabir has ₹900. First Kabir pays for needs: notebooks (₹180) and a geometry box (₹280). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) rice and dal (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a schoolbag
10. 10.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a glitter pen set (c) soap (d) toothpaste
11. 11.Aditya has ₹400. First Aditya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹130) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) school shoes (c) a warm blanket (d) notebooks for school
13. 13.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) sweets every day (c) a video game (d) school shoes
14. 14.Kavya has ₹600. First Kavya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and a geometry box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a bigger TV (c) toothpaste (d) a remote-control car
16. 16.Aarav has ₹300. First Aarav pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) vegetables (c) school shoes (d) extra comic books
18. 18.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a toy robot (c) a school uniform (d) milk
19. 19.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a video game (c) a fancy phone cover (d) school shoes
20. 20.For Sneha, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.For Gurpreet, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) toothpaste (c) a third cricket bat (d) bus fare to school
23. 23.For Manav, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
24. 24.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) medicine when ill (c) designer sunglasses (d) a warm blanket
25. 25.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a video game (c) toothpaste (d) school shoes
26. 26.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a school uniform (c) a warm blanket (d) sweets every day
27. 27.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a schoolbag (c) extra comic books (d) vegetables
28. 28.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) notebooks for school (c) toothpaste (d) a sticker album
29. 29.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) toothpaste (c) extra comic books (d) a video game
30. 30.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) sweets every day (c) a raincoat (d) a fancy phone cover
31. 31.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a toy robot (c) sweets every day (d) school shoes
32. 32.For Arjun, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.For Tara, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
34. 34.Saanvi has ₹300. First Saanvi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) extra comic books (c) a video game (d) a fancy phone cover
36. 36.Tara has ₹350. First Tara pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) drinking water (c) notebooks for school (d) a bigger TV
38. 38.For Isha, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.Arjun has ₹1000. First Arjun pays for needs: a school uniform (₹250) and notebooks (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.For Ananya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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