Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 123 · 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.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) school shoes (c) a third cricket bat (d) medicine when ill
2. 2.For Aditya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) sweets every day (c) extra comic books (d) a video game
4. 4.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a glitter pen set (c) a warm blanket (d) a sticker album
5. 5.Aarav has ₹450. First Aarav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹150) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Riya has ₹500. First Riya pays for needs: socks (₹160) and a raincoat (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Zoya has ₹650. First Zoya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹70) and notebooks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a fancy phone cover (c) rice and dal (d) a warm blanket
9. 9.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a glitter pen set (c) a bigger TV (d) soap
10. 10.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a remote-control car (c) toothpaste (d) a third cricket bat
11. 11.For Sneha, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a video game (c) a raincoat (d) rice and dal
13. 13.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a bigger TV (d) a warm blanket
14. 14.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) sweets every day (c) a fancy phone cover (d) milk
15. 15.For Tara, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
16. 16.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) designer sunglasses (c) milk (d) rice and dal
17. 17.For Meera, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a video game (c) a warm blanket (d) a remote-control car
19. 19.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) vegetables (c) a toy robot (d) a sticker album
20. 20.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) sweets every day (c) a toy robot (d) a new party dress
21. 21.Arjun has ₹800. First Arjun pays for needs: notebooks (₹150) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) soap (c) designer sunglasses (d) a remote-control car
23. 23.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) medicine when ill (c) a sticker album (d) a school uniform
24. 24.Saanvi has ₹450. First Saanvi pays for needs: a geometry box (₹110) and socks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a remote-control car (c) vegetables (d) toothpaste
26. 26.For Zoya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a glitter pen set (c) sweets every day (d) a fancy phone cover
28. 28.Ananya has ₹300. First Ananya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Karan has ₹850. First Karan pays for needs: notebooks (₹190) and a school uniform (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) designer sunglasses (c) sweets every day (d) rice and dal
31. 31.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a remote-control car (c) a school uniform (d) milk
32. 32.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a third cricket bat (c) a remote-control car (d) rice and dal
33. 33.For Dev, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.Rahul has ₹550. First Rahul pays for needs: a lunch box (₹170) and school shoes (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) soap (c) notebooks for school (d) a remote-control car
36. 36.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) school shoes (c) extra comic books (d) drinking water
37. 37.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a bigger TV (c) a raincoat (d) a glitter pen set
38. 38.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) sweets every day (c) a sticker album (d) a fancy phone cover
39. 39.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) a school uniform (c) notebooks for school (d) bus fare to school
40. 40.Ananya has ₹400. First Ananya pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?

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