Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 953 · 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.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a sticker album (c) a third cricket bat (d) a remote-control car
2. 2.Riya has ₹750. First Riya pays for needs: notebooks (₹120) and a raincoat (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) sweets every day (c) notebooks for school (d) a warm blanket
4. 4.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) bus fare to school (c) a toy robot (d) a third cricket bat
5. 5.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) rice and dal (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a bigger TV
6. 6.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) extra comic books (c) a school uniform (d) a toy robot
7. 7.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a schoolbag (c) a third cricket bat (d) school shoes
8. 8.For Nisha, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
9. 9.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a third cricket bat (c) a glitter pen set (d) a fancy phone cover
10. 10.For Tara, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
11. 11.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) school shoes (c) vegetables (d) toothpaste
12. 12.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) designer sunglasses (c) bus fare to school (d) a glitter pen set
13. 13.Joseph has ₹550. First Joseph pays for needs: a lunch box (₹90) and a school uniform (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a sticker album (c) medicine when ill (d) a glitter pen set
15. 15.For Arjun, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
16. 16.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) drinking water (c) extra comic books (d) a remote-control car
17. 17.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) drinking water (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a toy robot
18. 18.Gurpreet has ₹750. First Gurpreet pays for needs: school shoes (₹120) and socks (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) medicine when ill (c) a glitter pen set (d) a warm blanket
20. 20.For Kabir, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
21. 21.Riya has ₹350. First Riya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.For Tara, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
23. 23.Arjun has ₹1000. First Arjun pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) sweets every day (c) a fancy phone cover (d) soap
25. 25.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) school shoes (c) extra comic books (d) a third cricket bat
26. 26.For Aarav, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
27. 27.For Kabir, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a video game (c) extra comic books (d) drinking water
29. 29.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a glitter pen set (c) medicine when ill (d) rice and dal
30. 30.For Saanvi, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a third cricket bat (c) designer sunglasses (d) school shoes
32. 32.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a fancy phone cover (c) extra comic books (d) sweets every day
33. 33.For Meera, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.For Vivaan, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.For Sneha, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a glitter pen set (c) a bigger TV (d) sweets every day
37. 37.Manav has ₹950. First Manav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹300) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a new party dress (c) school shoes (d) extra comic books
39. 39.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a schoolbag (c) extra comic books (d) drinking water
40. 40.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a bigger TV (c) a video game (d) extra comic books

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