Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 989 · 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.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) sweets every day (c) drinking water (d) a toy robot
2. 2.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a new party dress (c) a third cricket bat (d) a bigger TV
3. 3.For Karan, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.Rahul has ₹550. First Rahul pays for needs: a lunch box (₹180) and socks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) medicine when ill (c) a toy robot (d) milk
6. 6.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a sticker album (c) soap (d) a new party dress
7. 7.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) toothpaste (c) vegetables (d) a schoolbag
8. 8.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a glitter pen set (c) rice and dal (d) a new party dress
9. 9.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a toy robot (c) rice and dal (d) a warm blanket
10. 10.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a toy robot (c) medicine when ill (d) a third cricket bat
11. 11.For Kavya, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) designer sunglasses (c) a raincoat (d) milk
13. 13.For Riya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.Saanvi has ₹450. First Saanvi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹140) and a raincoat (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.For Dev, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
16. 16.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a glitter pen set (c) a bigger TV (d) bus fare to school
17. 17.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a toy robot (c) a raincoat (d) a fancy phone cover
18. 18.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) notebooks for school (c) toothpaste (d) medicine when ill
19. 19.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) rice and dal (c) a new party dress (d) a raincoat
20. 20.Ananya has ₹800. First Ananya pays for needs: school shoes (₹210) and a water bottle (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Ishaan has ₹950. First Ishaan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Diya has ₹650. First Diya pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and school shoes (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a school uniform (c) a bigger TV (d) a toy robot
24. 24.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a fancy phone cover (c) bus fare to school (d) a glitter pen set
25. 25.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) a schoolbag (c) a raincoat (d) bus fare to school
26. 26.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) milk (c) a warm blanket (d) vegetables
27. 27.Joseph has ₹850. First Joseph pays for needs: notebooks (₹260) and a geometry box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.For Nisha, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
29. 29.Ishaan has ₹550. First Ishaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹160) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.For Aarav, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
31. 31.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a schoolbag (c) a video game (d) a warm blanket
32. 32.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a third cricket bat (c) milk (d) school shoes
33. 33.Zoya has ₹750. First Zoya pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and notebooks (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Joseph has ₹900. First Joseph pays for needs: a lunch box (₹300) and a school uniform (₹290). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.For Diya, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) toothpaste (c) milk (d) extra comic books
37. 37.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) milk (c) a school uniform (d) bus fare to school
38. 38.For Dev, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) medicine when ill (c) a sticker album (d) school shoes
40. 40.For Lakshmi, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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