Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 950 · 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.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) soap (c) a warm blanket (d) school shoes
2. 2.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a raincoat (c) a video game (d) a third cricket bat
3. 3.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a fancy phone cover (c) sweets every day (d) notebooks for school
4. 4.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a video game (d) school shoes
5. 5.Dev has ₹700. First Dev pays for needs: a school uniform (₹140) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.For Riya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.Pooja has ₹750. First Pooja pays for needs: a lunch box (₹110) and notebooks (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a remote-control car (c) a third cricket bat (d) sweets every day
9. 9.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) extra comic books (c) a warm blanket (d) rice and dal
10. 10.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a warm blanket (c) a third cricket bat (d) a new party dress
11. 11.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a remote-control car (c) a raincoat (d) a fancy phone cover
12. 12.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) soap (c) designer sunglasses (d) a schoolbag
13. 13.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a video game (c) a sticker album (d) extra comic books
14. 14.For Farhan, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
15. 15.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a video game (c) drinking water (d) extra comic books
16. 16.For Priya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
17. 17.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) rice and dal (c) a school uniform (d) a new party dress
18. 18.Sneha has ₹900. First Sneha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹240) and notebooks (₹300). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) bus fare to school (c) a glitter pen set (d) a sticker album
20. 20.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a video game (c) a sticker album (d) drinking water
21. 21.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a toy robot (c) a bigger TV (d) drinking water
22. 22.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) sweets every day (c) school shoes (d) notebooks for school
23. 23.For Vivaan, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
24. 24.For Aarav, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.Pooja has ₹1000. First Pooja pays for needs: a water bottle (₹250) and a lunch box (₹300). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) bus fare to school (c) designer sunglasses (d) vegetables
27. 27.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) school shoes (c) a schoolbag (d) drinking water
28. 28.Ananya has ₹350. First Ananya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹90) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) bus fare to school (c) milk (d) a fancy phone cover
30. 30.Gurpreet has ₹400. First Gurpreet pays for needs: notebooks (₹120) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a bigger TV (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a new party dress
32. 32.Zoya has ₹600. First Zoya pays for needs: socks (₹100) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a remote-control car (c) a school uniform (d) a warm blanket
34. 34.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) a warm blanket (c) a school uniform (d) medicine when ill
35. 35.Sneha has ₹450. First Sneha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹70) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.For Karan, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
37. 37.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a bigger TV (c) extra comic books (d) a sticker album
38. 38.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a school uniform (c) bus fare to school (d) a glitter pen set
39. 39.Aarav has ₹850. First Aarav pays for needs: socks (₹80) and a raincoat (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.For Kavya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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