Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 127 · 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.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) bus fare to school (c) milk (d) school shoes
2. 2.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a new party dress (c) bus fare to school (d) a schoolbag
3. 3.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a new party dress (c) a school uniform (d) a toy robot
4. 4.Kabir has ₹300. First Kabir pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and a lunch box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) designer sunglasses (c) a glitter pen set (d) a fancy phone cover
6. 6.Diya has ₹500. First Diya pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a school uniform (c) a bigger TV (d) a warm blanket
8. 8.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) soap (c) designer sunglasses (d) extra comic books
9. 9.Arjun has ₹750. First Arjun pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) a schoolbag (c) milk (d) medicine when ill
11. 11.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) rice and dal (c) notebooks for school (d) a third cricket bat
12. 12.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a remote-control car (c) bus fare to school (d) notebooks for school
13. 13.For Kabir, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a bigger TV (c) notebooks for school (d) rice and dal
15. 15.For Gurpreet, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
16. 16.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) medicine when ill (c) vegetables (d) a raincoat
17. 17.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a raincoat (c) bus fare to school (d) a schoolbag
18. 18.Nisha has ₹400. First Nisha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.For Arjun, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.For Meera, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.Manav has ₹350. First Manav pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a sticker album (c) designer sunglasses (d) extra comic books
23. 23.Lakshmi has ₹300. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a schoolbag (c) sweets every day (d) drinking water
25. 25.For Meera, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
26. 26.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a raincoat (c) notebooks for school (d) a fancy phone cover
27. 27.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) extra comic books (c) a schoolbag (d) sweets every day
28. 28.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a toy robot (c) a remote-control car (d) rice and dal
29. 29.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) sweets every day (c) a remote-control car (d) a new party dress
30. 30.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a warm blanket (c) a third cricket bat (d) bus fare to school
31. 31.Rahul has ₹900. First Rahul pays for needs: a geometry box (₹110) and a school uniform (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) medicine when ill (c) drinking water (d) bus fare to school
33. 33.For Meera, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a school uniform (c) a bigger TV (d) sweets every day
35. 35.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) rice and dal (c) a toy robot (d) a warm blanket
36. 36.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) school shoes (c) notebooks for school (d) vegetables
37. 37.Rohan has ₹650. First Rohan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and a water bottle (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) rice and dal (c) milk (d) vegetables
39. 39.Vivaan has ₹700. First Vivaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and a lunch box (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a toy robot (c) designer sunglasses (d) rice and dal

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