Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 923 · 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.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) a schoolbag (c) school shoes (d) notebooks for school
2. 2.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a third cricket bat (c) a video game (d) medicine when ill
3. 3.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) medicine when ill (c) a glitter pen set (d) a warm blanket
4. 4.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a bigger TV (c) milk (d) sweets every day
5. 5.Tara has ₹1000. First Tara pays for needs: a geometry box (₹290) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.For Lakshmi, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.For Rohan, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.For Isha, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
9. 9.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a third cricket bat (c) milk (d) a fancy phone cover
10. 10.Sneha has ₹450. First Sneha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹130) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) milk (c) a third cricket bat (d) a sticker album
12. 12.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a bigger TV (c) a school uniform (d) school shoes
13. 13.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) sweets every day (c) a toy robot (d) a video game
14. 14.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) extra comic books (c) a third cricket bat (d) a new party dress
15. 15.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) vegetables (c) a remote-control car (d) soap
16. 16.For Ananya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.For Riya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
18. 18.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a toy robot (c) sweets every day (d) a raincoat
19. 19.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a glitter pen set (c) a third cricket bat (d) rice and dal
20. 20.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) drinking water (c) notebooks for school (d) a school uniform
21. 21.For Isha, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
22. 22.Rohan has ₹900. First Rohan pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and a lunch box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a toy robot (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a remote-control car
24. 24.Saanvi has ₹850. First Saanvi pays for needs: a lunch box (₹280) and a water bottle (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a fancy phone cover (c) rice and dal (d) sweets every day
26. 26.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a remote-control car (c) a raincoat (d) vegetables
27. 27.Isha has ₹450. First Isha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) sweets every day (c) rice and dal (d) bus fare to school
29. 29.Karan has ₹700. First Karan pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a geometry box (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.For Zoya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
31. 31.Riya has ₹550. First Riya pays for needs: socks (₹60) and notebooks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Diya has ₹750. First Diya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹90) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a bigger TV (c) a new party dress (d) bus fare to school
34. 34.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a schoolbag (c) extra comic books (d) a video game
35. 35.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) bus fare to school (c) a raincoat (d) a remote-control car
36. 36.Priya has ₹500. First Priya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹120) and notebooks (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Karan has ₹600. First Karan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹190) and a water bottle (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a glitter pen set (c) a new party dress (d) bus fare to school
39. 39.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) sweets every day (c) bus fare to school (d) a fancy phone cover
40. 40.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) designer sunglasses (c) milk (d) vegetables

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