Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 945 · 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.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a bigger TV (c) a schoolbag (d) a fancy phone cover
2. 2.Diya has ₹550. First Diya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) extra comic books (c) vegetables (d) milk
4. 4.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a video game (c) a raincoat (d) a third cricket bat
5. 5.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a third cricket bat (c) a warm blanket (d) school shoes
6. 6.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a sticker album (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a toy robot
7. 7.For Karan, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) a warm blanket (c) toothpaste (d) a school uniform
9. 9.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) designer sunglasses (c) a sticker album (d) a raincoat
10. 10.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a toy robot (c) designer sunglasses (d) rice and dal
11. 11.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a raincoat (c) soap (d) designer sunglasses
12. 12.Diya has ₹900. First Diya pays for needs: school shoes (₹290) and notebooks (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a school uniform (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a toy robot
14. 14.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) school shoes (c) extra comic books (d) sweets every day
15. 15.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a raincoat (c) a warm blanket (d) a remote-control car
16. 16.For Nisha, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
17. 17.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a sticker album (c) a video game (d) a raincoat
18. 18.For Vivaan, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a bigger TV (c) a third cricket bat (d) a glitter pen set
20. 20.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) extra comic books (c) designer sunglasses (d) notebooks for school
21. 21.Arjun has ₹650. First Arjun pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Saanvi has ₹850. First Saanvi pays for needs: a water bottle (₹110) and school shoes (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.For Aarav, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a glitter pen set (c) a raincoat (d) a third cricket bat
25. 25.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) a warm blanket (c) medicine when ill (d) vegetables
26. 26.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) extra comic books (c) a remote-control car (d) a video game
27. 27.For Tara, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a fancy phone cover (c) school shoes (d) a sticker album
29. 29.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) extra comic books (c) a video game (d) a glitter pen set
30. 30.Karan has ₹400. First Karan pays for needs: socks (₹90) and school shoes (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Diya has ₹900. First Diya pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a toy robot (c) a sticker album (d) extra comic books
33. 33.Ishaan has ₹650. First Ishaan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) milk (c) sweets every day (d) a third cricket bat
35. 35.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) notebooks for school (c) a bigger TV (d) bus fare to school
36. 36.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a third cricket bat (c) sweets every day (d) a remote-control car
37. 37.For Isha, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) drinking water (c) soap (d) notebooks for school
39. 39.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) milk (c) a glitter pen set (d) a remote-control car
40. 40.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a warm blanket (c) a school uniform (d) bus fare to school

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