Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 951 · 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 glitter pen set (c) a sticker album (d) rice and dal
2. 2.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a toy robot (c) a bigger TV (d) school shoes
3. 3.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a bigger TV (c) a sticker album (d) a fancy phone cover
4. 4.For Diya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
5. 5.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) medicine when ill (c) a new party dress (d) a raincoat
6. 6.Priya has ₹850. First Priya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and a raincoat (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Pooja has ₹950. First Pooja pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and a water bottle (₹300). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a glitter pen set (c) milk (d) extra comic books
9. 9.Joseph has ₹300. First Joseph pays for needs: a water bottle (₹100) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.For Lakshmi, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
11. 11.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) school shoes (c) medicine when ill (d) a bigger TV
12. 12.Riya has ₹300. First Riya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) vegetables (c) a toy robot (d) a raincoat
14. 14.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) rice and dal (c) notebooks for school (d) school shoes
15. 15.Saanvi has ₹450. First Saanvi pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and a school uniform (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Karan has ₹550. First Karan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹110) and a geometry box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Priya has ₹450. First Priya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) school shoes (c) designer sunglasses (d) sweets every day
19. 19.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) notebooks for school (c) a warm blanket (d) a toy robot
20. 20.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) soap (c) bus fare to school (d) drinking water
21. 21.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) milk (d) a glitter pen set
22. 22.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a third cricket bat (c) a video game (d) soap
23. 23.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a school uniform (c) extra comic books (d) a fancy phone cover
24. 24.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) sweets every day (c) a warm blanket (d) a bigger TV
25. 25.Ishaan has ₹500. First Ishaan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹140) and socks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.For Lakshmi, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) medicine when ill (c) a warm blanket (d) rice and dal
28. 28.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a remote-control car (c) a schoolbag (d) rice and dal
29. 29.For Isha, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.For Manav, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.For Isha, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.Karan has ₹650. First Karan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹180) and a water bottle (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) rice and dal (c) a glitter pen set (d) a bigger TV
34. 34.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a sticker album (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a schoolbag
35. 35.For Riya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) a warm blanket (c) a school uniform (d) a schoolbag
37. 37.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a third cricket bat (d) sweets every day
38. 38.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) rice and dal (c) a remote-control car (d) a raincoat
39. 39.For Nisha, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
40. 40.For Vivaan, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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