Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 944 · 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.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a glitter pen set (c) extra comic books (d) rice and dal
2. 2.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a sticker album (c) milk (d) a new party dress
3. 3.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a glitter pen set (c) designer sunglasses (d) toothpaste
4. 4.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a third cricket bat (c) sweets every day (d) school shoes
5. 5.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) sweets every day (c) a bigger TV (d) vegetables
6. 6.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a raincoat (c) a third cricket bat (d) medicine when ill
7. 7.Saanvi has ₹300. First Saanvi pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Priya has ₹350. First Priya pays for needs: socks (₹50) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) designer sunglasses (c) rice and dal (d) a glitter pen set
10. 10.For Joseph, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
11. 11.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a warm blanket (c) a sticker album (d) school shoes
12. 12.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a fancy phone cover (c) designer sunglasses (d) vegetables
13. 13.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) sweets every day (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a raincoat
14. 14.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) designer sunglasses (c) a video game (d) a toy robot
15. 15.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) a school uniform (c) school shoes (d) a warm blanket
16. 16.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a remote-control car (c) a sticker album (d) a third cricket bat
17. 17.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a glitter pen set (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a sticker album
18. 18.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) notebooks for school (c) rice and dal (d) a sticker album
19. 19.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) bus fare to school (c) rice and dal (d) school shoes
20. 20.For Diya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
21. 21.For Priya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.For Diya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
23. 23.Rohan has ₹1000. First Rohan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹240) and notebooks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) school shoes (c) a glitter pen set (d) medicine when ill
25. 25.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) designer sunglasses (c) a raincoat (d) rice and dal
26. 26.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a sticker album (c) notebooks for school (d) soap
27. 27.For Meera, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
28. 28.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) rice and dal (c) sweets every day (d) vegetables
29. 29.Kabir has ₹1000. First Kabir pays for needs: a geometry box (₹220) and a lunch box (₹330). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a new party dress (c) designer sunglasses (d) a bigger TV
31. 31.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a remote-control car (c) a schoolbag (d) drinking water
32. 32.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a bigger TV (c) school shoes (d) a schoolbag
33. 33.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a remote-control car (c) toothpaste (d) sweets every day
34. 34.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a toy robot (c) milk (d) a sticker album
35. 35.Aarav has ₹600. First Aarav pays for needs: a geometry box (₹180) and a school uniform (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) rice and dal (c) toothpaste (d) a bigger TV
37. 37.For Lakshmi, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
38. 38.Vivaan has ₹850. First Vivaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹210) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) vegetables (c) a raincoat (d) a new party dress
40. 40.Isha has ₹450. First Isha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹120) and school shoes (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?

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