Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 912 · 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.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a schoolbag (c) a toy robot (d) soap
2. 2.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a glitter pen set (c) a toy robot (d) medicine when ill
3. 3.Ananya has ₹300. First Ananya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and a lunch box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.For Karan, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.For Ishaan, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a third cricket bat (c) a warm blanket (d) school shoes
7. 7.For Meera, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
8. 8.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) medicine when ill (c) a remote-control car (d) milk
9. 9.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a sticker album (c) a school uniform (d) school shoes
10. 10.Saanvi has ₹1000. First Saanvi pays for needs: a geometry box (₹180) and a school uniform (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a remote-control car (c) a raincoat (d) extra comic books
12. 12.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) drinking water (c) rice and dal (d) a fancy phone cover
13. 13.For Dev, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a schoolbag (c) a toy robot (d) a bigger TV
15. 15.For Zoya, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
16. 16.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) notebooks for school (c) milk (d) bus fare to school
17. 17.Tara has ₹700. First Tara pays for needs: school shoes (₹180) and notebooks (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) soap (c) a toy robot (d) a fancy phone cover
19. 19.Meera has ₹450. First Meera pays for needs: a raincoat (₹80) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) designer sunglasses (c) drinking water (d) soap
21. 21.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a toy robot (c) a raincoat (d) milk
22. 22.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a video game (c) a toy robot (d) a raincoat
23. 23.For Arjun, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.Saanvi has ₹750. First Saanvi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹150) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.For Gurpreet, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
26. 26.For Aarav, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
27. 27.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a video game (c) a school uniform (d) school shoes
28. 28.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) soap (c) a sticker album (d) a third cricket bat
29. 29.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) rice and dal (c) bus fare to school (d) a schoolbag
30. 30.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a school uniform (c) extra comic books (d) a new party dress
31. 31.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) vegetables (c) a glitter pen set (d) medicine when ill
32. 32.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) milk (c) a remote-control car (d) a sticker album
33. 33.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a third cricket bat (c) a school uniform (d) bus fare to school
34. 34.Vivaan has ₹450. First Vivaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Ishaan has ₹850. First Ishaan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹150) and notebooks (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a warm blanket (c) a bigger TV (d) a fancy phone cover
37. 37.Ananya 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) drinking water
38. 38.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a warm blanket (c) a new party dress (d) extra comic books
39. 39.For Dev, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
40. 40.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a video game (c) designer sunglasses (d) a sticker album

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