Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 119 · 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.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) school shoes (c) notebooks for school (d) rice and dal
2. 2.Aditya has ₹400. First Aditya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and a raincoat (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) bus fare to school (c) sweets every day (d) a bigger TV
4. 4.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a warm blanket (c) a sticker album (d) medicine when ill
5. 5.Isha has ₹900. First Isha pays for needs: school shoes (₹150) and a geometry box (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a third cricket bat (c) school shoes (d) soap
7. 7.Gurpreet has ₹450. First Gurpreet pays for needs: socks (₹130) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a toy robot (c) soap (d) a sticker album
9. 9.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a sticker album (c) notebooks for school (d) sweets every day
10. 10.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) bus fare to school (c) a sticker album (d) a glitter pen set
11. 11.Pooja has ₹650. First Pooja pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a raincoat (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.For Saanvi, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
13. 13.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a fancy phone cover (c) school shoes (d) a remote-control car
14. 14.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a sticker album (c) a fancy phone cover (d) medicine when ill
15. 15.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) toothpaste (c) sweets every day (d) school shoes
16. 16.Rahul has ₹300. First Rahul pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a school uniform (c) a third cricket bat (d) vegetables
18. 18.Manav has ₹800. First Manav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Diya has ₹300. First Diya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹100) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.For Joseph, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
21. 21.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a school uniform (c) a third cricket bat (d) a video game
22. 22.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a school uniform (c) a toy robot (d) a video game
23. 23.For Tara, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
24. 24.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) sweets every day (c) vegetables (d) extra comic books
25. 25.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a raincoat (c) designer sunglasses (d) soap
26. 26.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) bus fare to school (c) a school uniform (d) a third cricket bat
27. 27.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a school uniform (c) vegetables (d) extra comic books
28. 28.For Rohan, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a fancy phone cover (c) vegetables (d) toothpaste
30. 30.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a glitter pen set (c) school shoes (d) drinking water
31. 31.Ishaan has ₹300. First Ishaan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) bus fare to school (c) a video game (d) rice and dal
33. 33.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) toothpaste (c) soap (d) a bigger TV
34. 34.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a warm blanket (c) bus fare to school (d) a sticker album
35. 35.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) extra comic books (c) designer sunglasses (d) a remote-control car
36. 36.For Isha, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
37. 37.Vivaan has ₹350. First Vivaan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹90) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.For Zoya, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Vivaan has ₹350. First Vivaan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.For Karan, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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