Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 903 · 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.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a glitter pen set (c) milk (d) a raincoat
2. 2.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) school shoes (c) a glitter pen set (d) vegetables
3. 3.For Vivaan, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) medicine when ill (c) a school uniform (d) a bigger TV
5. 5.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) vegetables (c) school shoes (d) a new party dress
6. 6.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a raincoat (c) rice and dal (d) a bigger TV
7. 7.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) toothpaste (c) a bigger TV (d) sweets every day
8. 8.Riya has ₹800. First Riya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹240) and a raincoat (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a remote-control car (c) a video game (d) a warm blanket
10. 10.Dev has ₹550. First Dev pays for needs: a lunch box (₹150) and school shoes (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) sweets every day (c) extra comic books (d) milk
12. 12.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) designer sunglasses (c) a video game (d) a bigger TV
13. 13.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) extra comic books (c) a fancy phone cover (d) rice and dal
14. 14.For Joseph, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
15. 15.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) designer sunglasses (c) a remote-control car (d) rice and dal
16. 16.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a fancy phone cover (c) designer sunglasses (d) soap
17. 17.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) extra comic books (c) designer sunglasses (d) sweets every day
18. 18.Pooja has ₹850. First Pooja pays for needs: a raincoat (₹170) and school shoes (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.For Rahul, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) designer sunglasses (c) rice and dal (d) toothpaste
21. 21.For Rohan, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
22. 22.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a new party dress (c) toothpaste (d) a warm blanket
23. 23.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a school uniform (c) drinking water (d) a fancy phone cover
24. 24.Arjun has ₹500. First Arjun pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and socks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Riya has ₹900. First Riya pays for needs: socks (₹150) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) bus fare to school (c) a third cricket bat (d) vegetables
27. 27.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) bus fare to school (c) a schoolbag (d) a glitter pen set
28. 28.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) vegetables (c) a sticker album (d) a remote-control car
29. 29.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) medicine when ill (c) rice and dal (d) a new party dress
30. 30.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) milk (c) drinking water (d) a raincoat
31. 31.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) soap (c) a warm blanket (d) a third cricket bat
32. 32.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) designer sunglasses (c) soap (d) a new party dress
33. 33.Ishaan has ₹900. First Ishaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹260) and a water bottle (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.For Manav, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a warm blanket (c) a remote-control car (d) school shoes
36. 36.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) designer sunglasses (c) a glitter pen set (d) sweets every day
37. 37.Ishaan has ₹450. First Ishaan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹140) and a geometry box (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) rice and dal (c) a warm blanket (d) a fancy phone cover
39. 39.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) rice and dal (c) a new party dress (d) extra comic books
40. 40.For Arjun, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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