Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 907 · 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.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a toy robot (c) a school uniform (d) toothpaste
2. 2.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) a raincoat (c) milk (d) school shoes
3. 3.Karan has ₹800. First Karan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹140) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) vegetables (c) school shoes (d) sweets every day
5. 5.For Saanvi, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.For Manav, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a new party dress (c) vegetables (d) a warm blanket
8. 8.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) medicine when ill (c) a third cricket bat (d) rice and dal
9. 9.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) toothpaste (c) a third cricket bat (d) notebooks for school
10. 10.For Tara, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
11. 11.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a third cricket bat (c) extra comic books (d) a new party dress
12. 12.Tara has ₹850. First Tara pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and a water bottle (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Pooja has ₹350. First Pooja pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and a water bottle (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Gurpreet has ₹400. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a fancy phone cover (c) vegetables (d) notebooks for school
16. 16.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) medicine when ill (c) a glitter pen set (d) a raincoat
17. 17.For Sneha, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
18. 18.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a new party dress (d) sweets every day
19. 19.Kavya has ₹550. First Kavya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹120) and socks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a third cricket bat (c) toothpaste (d) a glitter pen set
21. 21.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) drinking water (c) bus fare to school (d) extra comic books
22. 22.For Ishaan, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
23. 23.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) drinking water (c) a third cricket bat (d) a warm blanket
24. 24.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a video game (c) notebooks for school (d) toothpaste
25. 25.Nisha has ₹800. First Nisha pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and school shoes (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) bus fare to school (c) a video game (d) designer sunglasses
27. 27.For Meera, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
28. 28.For Pooja, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a glitter pen set (c) extra comic books (d) a toy robot
30. 30.Meera has ₹550. First Meera pays for needs: a raincoat (₹120) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.For Priya, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
32. 32.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a sticker album (c) a warm blanket (d) a raincoat
33. 33.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a third cricket bat (c) designer sunglasses (d) a schoolbag
34. 34.Dev has ₹300. First Dev pays for needs: socks (₹90) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.For Meera, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a glitter pen set (c) designer sunglasses (d) a bigger TV
37. 37.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a glitter pen set (c) a toy robot (d) school shoes
38. 38.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) drinking water (c) extra comic books (d) a bigger TV
39. 39.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a bigger TV (c) toothpaste (d) drinking water
40. 40.Priya has ₹650. First Priya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹170) and a water bottle (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?

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