Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 998 · 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.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a toy robot (c) a video game (d) a third cricket bat
2. 2.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) designer sunglasses (c) drinking water (d) a video game
3. 3.For Kabir, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.Saanvi has ₹550. First Saanvi pays for needs: socks (₹180) and a raincoat (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a glitter pen set (d) bus fare to school
6. 6.For Meera, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a third cricket bat (c) a schoolbag (d) a new party dress
8. 8.For Sneha, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
9. 9.For Meera, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) bus fare to school (c) a schoolbag (d) a bigger TV
11. 11.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a warm blanket (c) a fancy phone cover (d) toothpaste
12. 12.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) medicine when ill (c) a glitter pen set (d) a third cricket bat
13. 13.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) rice and dal (c) a video game (d) designer sunglasses
14. 14.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a glitter pen set (c) a schoolbag (d) rice and dal
15. 15.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a glitter pen set (c) extra comic books (d) notebooks for school
16. 16.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a third cricket bat (c) toothpaste (d) sweets every day
17. 17.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) rice and dal (c) milk (d) extra comic books
18. 18.For Priya, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
19. 19.For Saanvi, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.Priya has ₹750. First Priya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and a lunch box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.For Isha, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.Meera has ₹850. First Meera pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a new party dress (c) a glitter pen set (d) extra comic books
24. 24.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) soap (c) a new party dress (d) a sticker album
25. 25.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a schoolbag (c) a toy robot (d) medicine when ill
26. 26.Tara has ₹550. First Tara pays for needs: a raincoat (₹130) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) vegetables (c) a sticker album (d) medicine when ill
28. 28.For Karan, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) designer sunglasses (c) sweets every day (d) drinking water
30. 30.For Joseph, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
31. 31.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a raincoat (c) a toy robot (d) a sticker album
32. 32.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a new party dress (c) toothpaste (d) a fancy phone cover
33. 33.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a new party dress (c) milk (d) a sticker album
34. 34.For Diya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) rice and dal (c) school shoes (d) a fancy phone cover
36. 36.Meera has ₹450. First Meera pays for needs: a lunch box (₹80) and a school uniform (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) designer sunglasses (c) a school uniform (d) a new party dress
38. 38.Kabir has ₹800. First Kabir pays for needs: a lunch box (₹170) and notebooks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.For Sneha, is “rice and dal” 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 glitter pen set (b) a bigger TV (c) a video game (d) drinking water

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