Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 947 · 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 Farhan, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
2. 2.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) soap (c) drinking water (d) sweets every day
3. 3.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) drinking water (c) a bigger TV (d) toothpaste
4. 4.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) milk (c) toothpaste (d) a third cricket bat
5. 5.For Kabir, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a new party dress (c) a schoolbag (d) school shoes
7. 7.Manav has ₹700. First Manav pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and a water bottle (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) vegetables (c) a third cricket bat (d) a warm blanket
9. 9.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a toy robot (c) medicine when ill (d) milk
10. 10.Isha has ₹300. First Isha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹50) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) milk (c) a bigger TV (d) a schoolbag
12. 12.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) bus fare to school (c) a school uniform (d) medicine when ill
13. 13.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a remote-control car (c) a sticker album (d) drinking water
14. 14.Isha has ₹800. First Isha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹80) and a school uniform (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Diya has ₹900. First Diya pays for needs: notebooks (₹210) and a school uniform (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.For Dev, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a warm blanket (c) a bigger TV (d) school shoes
18. 18.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a warm blanket (c) a remote-control car (d) a glitter pen set
19. 19.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) toothpaste (c) a fancy phone cover (d) school shoes
20. 20.Gurpreet has ₹500. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a geometry box (₹150) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) a warm blanket (c) medicine when ill (d) a school uniform
22. 22.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) drinking water (c) a warm blanket (d) soap
23. 23.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) designer sunglasses (c) a bigger TV (d) extra comic books
24. 24.For Isha, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a bigger TV (c) a third cricket bat (d) toothpaste
26. 26.Meera has ₹950. First Meera pays for needs: a geometry box (₹90) and a lunch box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Tara has ₹950. First Tara pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and notebooks (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Gurpreet has ₹550. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a lunch box (₹180) and notebooks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Vivaan has ₹300. First Vivaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and a geometry box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.For Isha, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
31. 31.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) vegetables (c) a sticker album (d) a remote-control car
32. 32.For Priya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a school uniform (c) extra comic books (d) rice and dal
34. 34.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) rice and dal (c) designer sunglasses (d) a schoolbag
35. 35.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a video game (c) bus fare to school (d) extra comic books
36. 36.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) toothpaste (c) a video game (d) drinking water
37. 37.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a remote-control car (c) a toy robot (d) medicine when ill
38. 38.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a remote-control car (c) a warm blanket (d) a raincoat
39. 39.For Riya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
40. 40.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) bus fare to school (c) notebooks for school (d) a video game

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