Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 958 · 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.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) sweets every day (c) a raincoat (d) a remote-control car
2. 2.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a toy robot (c) sweets every day (d) medicine when ill
3. 3.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) a raincoat (c) school shoes (d) a school uniform
4. 4.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) medicine when ill (c) bus fare to school (d) extra comic books
5. 5.Riya has ₹600. First Riya pays for needs: school shoes (₹150) and a raincoat (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Isha has ₹750. First Isha pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and notebooks (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) drinking water (c) notebooks for school (d) a new party dress
8. 8.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) sweets every day (c) a sticker album (d) a video game
9. 9.Dev has ₹650. First Dev pays for needs: a school uniform (₹210) and socks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Isha has ₹450. First Isha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and school shoes (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Joseph has ₹550. First Joseph pays for needs: socks (₹80) and a school uniform (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) designer sunglasses (c) drinking water (d) a new party dress
13. 13.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a sticker album (c) a fancy phone cover (d) drinking water
14. 14.For Joseph, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
15. 15.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a fancy phone cover (c) notebooks for school (d) designer sunglasses
16. 16.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) extra comic books (c) sweets every day (d) a fancy phone cover
17. 17.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a sticker album (c) designer sunglasses (d) drinking water
18. 18.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) extra comic books (c) a toy robot (d) sweets every day
19. 19.Kavya has ₹350. First Kavya pays for needs: socks (₹100) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a third cricket bat (c) sweets every day (d) designer sunglasses
21. 21.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) vegetables (c) designer sunglasses (d) extra comic books
22. 22.For Isha, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a new party dress (c) designer sunglasses (d) milk
24. 24.For Riya, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.Aditya has ₹850. First Aditya pays for needs: school shoes (₹150) and a raincoat (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.For Isha, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.For Diya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.For Priya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
29. 29.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) soap (c) extra comic books (d) a remote-control car
30. 30.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a new party dress (c) a third cricket bat (d) vegetables
31. 31.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) sweets every day (c) a raincoat (d) a video game
32. 32.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) toothpaste (c) sweets every day (d) a school uniform
33. 33.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a third cricket bat (d) a video game
34. 34.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a toy robot (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a warm blanket
35. 35.Manav has ₹800. First Manav pays for needs: school shoes (₹160) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.For Kavya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
37. 37.Nisha has ₹900. First Nisha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹130) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.For Arjun, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.For Saanvi, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
40. 40.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a fancy phone cover (c) medicine when ill (d) a remote-control car

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