Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 904 · 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.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a video game (c) rice and dal (d) vegetables
2. 2.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) sweets every day (c) notebooks for school (d) a glitter pen set
3. 3.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a schoolbag (c) vegetables (d) extra comic books
4. 4.Ananya has ₹700. First Ananya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹180) and school shoes (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) vegetables (c) designer sunglasses (d) a fancy phone cover
6. 6.For Arjun, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.Dev has ₹550. First Dev pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.For Kavya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
9. 9.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) milk (c) toothpaste (d) a video game
10. 10.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) school shoes (c) a bigger TV (d) a glitter pen set
11. 11.For Diya, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.For Saanvi, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
13. 13.For Rohan, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.Pooja has ₹1000. First Pooja pays for needs: socks (₹80) and a lunch box (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a sticker album (c) a new party dress (d) a toy robot
16. 16.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) notebooks for school (c) a new party dress (d) a third cricket bat
17. 17.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) sweets every day (c) a schoolbag (d) toothpaste
18. 18.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a third cricket bat (c) extra comic books (d) notebooks for school
19. 19.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a raincoat (c) a sticker album (d) a toy robot
20. 20.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a school uniform (c) a video game (d) school shoes
21. 21.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) designer sunglasses (c) a school uniform (d) sweets every day
22. 22.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) school shoes (c) a video game (d) soap
23. 23.For Rohan, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a raincoat (d) a video game
25. 25.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a video game (c) a school uniform (d) school shoes
26. 26.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) vegetables (c) designer sunglasses (d) a remote-control car
27. 27.Kabir has ₹550. First Kabir pays for needs: notebooks (₹170) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.For Riya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a video game (c) a sticker album (d) toothpaste
30. 30.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a video game (c) a remote-control car (d) a bigger TV
31. 31.For Dev, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
32. 32.For Ishaan, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a video game (c) toothpaste (d) a glitter pen set
34. 34.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a sticker album (c) a glitter pen set (d) medicine when ill
35. 35.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) a schoolbag (c) school shoes (d) rice and dal
36. 36.For Tara, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
37. 37.Priya has ₹700. First Priya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹200) and a geometry box (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a warm blanket (c) rice and dal (d) a third cricket bat
39. 39.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a video game (c) a third cricket bat (d) bus fare to school
40. 40.For Farhan, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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