Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 917 · 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.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) a schoolbag (c) a warm blanket (d) notebooks for school
2. 2.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) soap (c) extra comic books (d) a sticker album
3. 3.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a video game (c) a toy robot (d) a warm blanket
4. 4.Priya has ₹400. First Priya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.For Aarav, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
6. 6.For Aarav, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.For Joseph, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
8. 8.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a raincoat (c) milk (d) a warm blanket
9. 9.Arjun has ₹850. First Arjun pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and school shoes (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a remote-control car (c) drinking water (d) bus fare to school
11. 11.For Meera, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a sticker album (c) a schoolbag (d) a new party dress
13. 13.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a bigger TV (c) notebooks for school (d) drinking water
14. 14.For Isha, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
15. 15.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a remote-control car (d) a third cricket bat
16. 16.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) extra comic books (c) designer sunglasses (d) a remote-control car
17. 17.For Tara, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a toy robot (c) notebooks for school (d) drinking water
19. 19.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a glitter pen set (c) a third cricket bat (d) a video game
20. 20.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) medicine when ill (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a glitter pen set
21. 21.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a new party dress (c) toothpaste (d) designer sunglasses
22. 22.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) vegetables (c) a warm blanket (d) a fancy phone cover
23. 23.For Aditya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.Kavya has ₹800. First Kavya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a bigger TV (c) a raincoat (d) vegetables
26. 26.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) sweets every day (c) medicine when ill (d) a school uniform
27. 27.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a toy robot (c) a warm blanket (d) a sticker album
28. 28.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) bus fare to school (c) school shoes (d) a sticker album
29. 29.Gurpreet has ₹450. First Gurpreet pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Manav has ₹750. First Manav pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and a geometry box (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.For Aditya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) soap (c) a bigger TV (d) a third cricket bat
33. 33.For Vivaan, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.For Joseph, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) sweets every day (c) a new party dress (d) designer sunglasses
36. 36.For Arjun, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
37. 37.Diya has ₹950. First Diya pays for needs: notebooks (₹210) and socks (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a fancy phone cover (c) extra comic books (d) designer sunglasses
39. 39.For Aarav, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
40. 40.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) extra comic books (c) a toy robot (d) medicine when ill

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