Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 946 · 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.For Manav, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
2. 2.For Kabir, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.For Meera, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) school shoes (c) a third cricket bat (d) rice and dal
5. 5.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) designer sunglasses (c) vegetables (d) medicine when ill
6. 6.For Nisha, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.For Tara, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a bigger TV (c) a new party dress (d) a glitter pen set
9. 9.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) toothpaste (c) a bigger TV (d) soap
10. 10.Saanvi has ₹900. First Saanvi pays for needs: a raincoat (₹130) and a school uniform (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) medicine when ill (c) sweets every day (d) a sticker album
12. 12.Kavya has ₹1000. First Kavya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹300) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.For Kabir, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.Zoya has ₹300. First Zoya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹50) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.For Ananya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
16. 16.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a warm blanket (c) rice and dal (d) bus fare to school
17. 17.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a remote-control car (c) toothpaste (d) a sticker album
18. 18.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a toy robot (c) designer sunglasses (d) milk
19. 19.For Rohan, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.For Kavya, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
21. 21.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a schoolbag (c) bus fare to school (d) a warm blanket
22. 22.For Joseph, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.Rohan has ₹450. First Rohan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and a water bottle (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) medicine when ill (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a bigger TV
25. 25.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) drinking water (c) a warm blanket (d) a glitter pen set
26. 26.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a fancy phone cover (c) bus fare to school (d) notebooks for school
27. 27.Isha has ₹600. First Isha pays for needs: socks (₹50) and a raincoat (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.For Karan, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) bus fare to school (c) a fancy phone cover (d) drinking water
30. 30.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) soap (c) a third cricket bat (d) a sticker album
31. 31.Ishaan has ₹800. First Ishaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and socks (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) drinking water (c) a toy robot (d) a sticker album
33. 33.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a glitter pen set (c) sweets every day (d) a third cricket bat
34. 34.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) vegetables (c) a schoolbag (d) sweets every day
35. 35.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) sweets every day (c) a school uniform (d) soap
36. 36.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a schoolbag (c) a toy robot (d) a glitter pen set
37. 37.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a new party dress (c) medicine when ill (d) a schoolbag
38. 38.Gurpreet has ₹350. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a bigger TV (c) designer sunglasses (d) a warm blanket
40. 40.For Aarav, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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