Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 983 · 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.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a raincoat (c) a remote-control car (d) a warm blanket
2. 2.For Vivaan, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a third cricket bat (c) a new party dress (d) medicine when ill
4. 4.For Diya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) notebooks for school (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a warm blanket
6. 6.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a video game (c) a sticker album (d) a glitter pen set
7. 7.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a schoolbag (c) bus fare to school (d) rice and dal
8. 8.Isha has ₹600. First Isha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹110) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.For Farhan, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.Kabir has ₹400. First Kabir pays for needs: socks (₹50) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Meera has ₹350. First Meera pays for needs: socks (₹90) and a lunch box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.For Isha, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) soap (c) a video game (d) medicine when ill
14. 14.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a third cricket bat (c) a toy robot (d) a video game
15. 15.Isha has ₹750. First Isha pays for needs: socks (₹90) and a school uniform (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) drinking water (c) milk (d) notebooks for school
17. 17.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a bigger TV (c) a video game (d) a schoolbag
18. 18.For Isha, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a video game (c) soap (d) rice and dal
20. 20.Ananya has ₹800. First Ananya pays for needs: school shoes (₹190) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) designer sunglasses (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a schoolbag
22. 22.For Ishaan, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) rice and dal (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a remote-control car
24. 24.For Pooja, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a remote-control car (c) vegetables (d) a new party dress
26. 26.For Farhan, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.Diya has ₹650. First Diya pays for needs: notebooks (₹110) and a water bottle (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a video game (c) vegetables (d) milk
29. 29.For Riya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) soap (c) rice and dal (d) a toy robot
31. 31.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a bigger TV (c) a video game (d) extra comic books
32. 32.For Priya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Isha has ₹450. First Isha pays for needs: school shoes (₹120) and a geometry box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) drinking water (c) vegetables (d) rice and dal
35. 35.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a video game (c) a third cricket bat (d) vegetables
36. 36.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) designer sunglasses (c) drinking water (d) a glitter pen set
37. 37.Vivaan has ₹650. First Vivaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹170) and a raincoat (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) designer sunglasses (c) a toy robot (d) a remote-control car
39. 39.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) sweets every day (c) soap (d) a toy robot
40. 40.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a third cricket bat (c) a bigger TV (d) vegetables

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