Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 93 · 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.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) notebooks for school (c) drinking water (d) a fancy phone cover
2. 2.For Sneha, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
3. 3.Diya has ₹900. First Diya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹150) and school shoes (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a new party dress (c) a third cricket bat (d) soap
5. 5.For Kavya, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.For Joseph, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) sweets every day (c) a video game (d) soap
8. 8.For Manav, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
9. 9.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a school uniform (c) a video game (d) sweets every day
10. 10.For Joseph, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) school shoes (c) medicine when ill (d) notebooks for school
12. 12.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a warm blanket (c) a toy robot (d) bus fare to school
13. 13.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a schoolbag (c) school shoes (d) a school uniform
14. 14.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a new party dress (c) a third cricket bat (d) a school uniform
15. 15.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a new party dress (c) sweets every day (d) a bigger TV
16. 16.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) toothpaste (c) a glitter pen set (d) a video game
17. 17.For Ananya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a schoolbag (c) rice and dal (d) extra comic books
19. 19.For Lakshmi, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.For Manav, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
21. 21.Dev has ₹750. First Dev pays for needs: school shoes (₹160) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Tara has ₹850. First Tara pays for needs: socks (₹60) and a lunch box (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Farhan has ₹950. First Farhan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and school shoes (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.For Diya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.For Isha, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
26. 26.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) designer sunglasses (c) soap (d) a sticker album
27. 27.Kabir has ₹450. First Kabir pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) extra comic books (c) vegetables (d) a bigger TV
29. 29.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a video game (c) notebooks for school (d) a warm blanket
30. 30.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a third cricket bat (c) sweets every day (d) rice and dal
31. 31.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) vegetables (c) toothpaste (d) soap
32. 32.Kavya has ₹1000. First Kavya pays for needs: notebooks (₹240) and a geometry box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) school shoes (c) rice and dal (d) a school uniform
34. 34.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a video game (c) soap (d) a bigger TV
35. 35.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a new party dress (c) designer sunglasses (d) a warm blanket
36. 36.For Isha, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
37. 37.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a fancy phone cover (c) notebooks for school (d) extra comic books
38. 38.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) school shoes (c) sweets every day (d) a toy robot
39. 39.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a glitter pen set (d) rice and dal
40. 40.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a remote-control car (c) vegetables (d) a toy robot

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