Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 909 · 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.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a fancy phone cover (c) rice and dal (d) medicine when ill
2. 2.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a sticker album (c) soap (d) milk
3. 3.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a bigger TV (c) extra comic books (d) a third cricket bat
4. 4.Priya has ₹850. First Priya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹210) and a raincoat (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Tara has ₹750. First Tara pays for needs: socks (₹180) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.For Riya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.Ishaan has ₹500. First Ishaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and a school uniform (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Kabir has ₹850. First Kabir pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and a geometry box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Manav has ₹500. First Manav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) medicine when ill (c) a glitter pen set (d) a sticker album
11. 11.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a new party dress (c) a warm blanket (d) sweets every day
12. 12.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a glitter pen set (c) a new party dress (d) designer sunglasses
13. 13.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a raincoat (c) a new party dress (d) a fancy phone cover
14. 14.Ananya has ₹500. First Ananya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹140) and socks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a third cricket bat (c) milk (d) a new party dress
16. 16.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) toothpaste (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a bigger TV
17. 17.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) rice and dal (c) a school uniform (d) a toy robot
18. 18.For Tara, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.For Ananya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a remote-control car (c) a toy robot (d) drinking water
21. 21.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) rice and dal (c) a new party dress (d) a glitter pen set
22. 22.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) bus fare to school (c) a third cricket bat (d) a bigger TV
23. 23.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) extra comic books (c) sweets every day (d) a fancy phone cover
24. 24.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a third cricket bat (c) a glitter pen set (d) extra comic books
25. 25.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) drinking water (c) vegetables (d) a glitter pen set
26. 26.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) a schoolbag (c) a warm blanket (d) a school uniform
27. 27.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) extra comic books (c) a new party dress (d) a third cricket bat
28. 28.Isha has ₹850. First Isha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and a water bottle (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.For Meera, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
30. 30.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) bus fare to school (c) sweets every day (d) a sticker album
31. 31.Aditya has ₹850. First Aditya pays for needs: socks (₹110) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.For Meera, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a glitter pen set (c) drinking water (d) toothpaste
34. 34.Diya has ₹350. First Diya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a raincoat (c) designer sunglasses (d) extra comic books
36. 36.For Manav, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
37. 37.Farhan has ₹500. First Farhan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹70) and a geometry box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a third cricket bat (c) a school uniform (d) a toy robot
39. 39.For Kavya, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
40. 40.Arjun has ₹600. First Arjun pays for needs: socks (₹170) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?

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