Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 888 · 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 want? (a) medicine when ill (b) drinking water (c) school shoes (d) a glitter pen set
2. 2.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) designer sunglasses (c) a raincoat (d) soap
3. 3.For Kavya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.Diya has ₹350. First Diya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹110) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a new party dress (c) notebooks for school (d) a school uniform
6. 6.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) extra comic books (c) soap (d) a bigger TV
7. 7.For Lakshmi, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.For Arjun, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
9. 9.For Sneha, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.For Tara, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) designer sunglasses (c) milk (d) a fancy phone cover
12. 12.Vivaan has ₹700. First Vivaan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹160) and notebooks (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Saanvi has ₹1000. First Saanvi pays for needs: socks (₹240) and notebooks (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a toy robot (c) a sticker album (d) drinking water
15. 15.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) toothpaste (c) extra comic books (d) soap
16. 16.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a remote-control car (c) a glitter pen set (d) a sticker album
17. 17.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) milk (c) a third cricket bat (d) a sticker album
18. 18.For Riya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
19. 19.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) toothpaste (c) a video game (d) vegetables
20. 20.Ananya has ₹950. First Ananya pays for needs: socks (₹50) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Farhan has ₹950. First Farhan pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and a lunch box (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a raincoat (c) designer sunglasses (d) soap
23. 23.For Meera, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.For Kavya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.Diya has ₹350. First Diya pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) toothpaste (c) a remote-control car (d) a school uniform
27. 27.Aarav has ₹400. First Aarav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and a raincoat (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) school shoes (c) a raincoat (d) sweets every day
29. 29.Aditya has ₹550. First Aditya pays for needs: school shoes (₹180) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) extra comic books (c) vegetables (d) a third cricket bat
31. 31.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a warm blanket (c) vegetables (d) soap
32. 32.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a warm blanket (c) a school uniform (d) a bigger TV
33. 33.For Sneha, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
34. 34.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) vegetables (c) notebooks for school (d) a fancy phone cover
35. 35.For Tara, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) toothpaste (c) a raincoat (d) a toy robot
37. 37.Tara has ₹500. First Tara pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and socks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a sticker album (c) milk (d) a raincoat
39. 39.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) medicine when ill (c) a third cricket bat (d) a video game
40. 40.For Meera, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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