Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 114 · 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.For Arjun, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) sweets every day (c) soap (d) extra comic books
3. 3.Ishaan has ₹400. First Ishaan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and a water bottle (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a sticker album (c) a toy robot (d) a bigger TV
5. 5.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) drinking water (c) medicine when ill (d) notebooks for school
6. 6.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) notebooks for school (c) soap (d) a fancy phone cover
7. 7.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a bigger TV (c) designer sunglasses (d) a third cricket bat
8. 8.For Pooja, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
9. 9.For Dev, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a new party dress (c) vegetables (d) designer sunglasses
11. 11.Meera 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 remote-control car
12. 12.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a video game (c) a bigger TV (d) soap
13. 13.Nisha has ₹500. First Nisha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹140) and a raincoat (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) vegetables (c) sweets every day (d) a glitter pen set
15. 15.Priya has ₹350. First Priya pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) extra comic books (c) soap (d) notebooks for school
17. 17.Isha has ₹950. First Isha pays for needs: school shoes (₹120) and socks (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a video game (c) a schoolbag (d) soap
19. 19.For Gurpreet, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.Vivaan has ₹350. First Vivaan pays for needs: socks (₹100) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) notebooks for school (c) medicine when ill (d) a third cricket bat
22. 22.Priya has ₹750. First Priya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and a lunch box (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Diya has ₹400. First Diya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹60) and a geometry box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) vegetables (c) a remote-control car (d) medicine when ill
25. 25.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) extra comic books (c) a school uniform (d) milk
26. 26.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) soap (c) a video game (d) rice and dal
27. 27.Riya has ₹800. First Riya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and a raincoat (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) bus fare to school (c) toothpaste (d) a sticker album
29. 29.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) soap (c) school shoes (d) a fancy phone cover
30. 30.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) school shoes (c) a toy robot (d) a sticker album
31. 31.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) notebooks for school (c) rice and dal (d) a new party dress
32. 32.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) designer sunglasses (c) school shoes (d) rice and dal
33. 33.Aarav has ₹300. First Aarav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.For Kavya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.For Ishaan, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.For Meera, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
37. 37.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) school shoes (c) a school uniform (d) drinking water
38. 38.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a school uniform (c) toothpaste (d) a new party dress
39. 39.Rahul has ₹850. First Rahul pays for needs: a lunch box (₹190) and a school uniform (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a video game (c) a warm blanket (d) extra comic books

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