Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 130 · 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.Isha has ₹500. First Isha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹140) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) a school uniform (c) a schoolbag (d) toothpaste
3. 3.Saanvi has ₹450. First Saanvi pays for needs: a raincoat (₹130) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) bus fare to school (c) soap (d) a glitter pen set
5. 5.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a fancy phone cover (c) vegetables (d) a new party dress
6. 6.For Pooja, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.For Riya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
8. 8.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a video game (c) notebooks for school (d) a bigger TV
9. 9.Farhan has ₹400. First Farhan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹90) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) soap (c) a warm blanket (d) drinking water
11. 11.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a sticker album (c) medicine when ill (d) a warm blanket
12. 12.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) extra comic books (c) bus fare to school (d) a bigger TV
13. 13.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) soap (c) medicine when ill (d) a glitter pen set
14. 14.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a bigger TV (c) a raincoat (d) a glitter pen set
15. 15.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a video game (c) a schoolbag (d) a school uniform
16. 16.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) bus fare to school (c) a fancy phone cover (d) school shoes
17. 17.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) rice and dal (c) a toy robot (d) milk
18. 18.For Ishaan, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) designer sunglasses (c) bus fare to school (d) vegetables
20. 20.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) rice and dal (c) a remote-control car (d) a warm blanket
21. 21.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a schoolbag (c) a glitter pen set (d) a new party dress
22. 22.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) drinking water (c) a video game (d) designer sunglasses
23. 23.For Ananya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) notebooks for school (c) rice and dal (d) a new party dress
25. 25.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) school shoes (c) bus fare to school (d) vegetables
26. 26.Tara has ₹550. First Tara pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.For Aarav, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a sticker album (c) medicine when ill (d) a third cricket bat
29. 29.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) bus fare to school (c) notebooks for school (d) toothpaste
30. 30.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) extra comic books (c) a third cricket bat (d) a school uniform
31. 31.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) designer sunglasses (c) a remote-control car (d) a glitter pen set
32. 32.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a bigger TV (c) a school uniform (d) a video game
33. 33.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) extra comic books (c) a third cricket bat (d) drinking water
34. 34.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a bigger TV (c) milk (d) a glitter pen set
35. 35.Isha has ₹300. First Isha pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a school uniform (c) a video game (d) a third cricket bat
37. 37.For Sneha, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
38. 38.For Manav, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) toothpaste (c) school shoes (d) a toy robot
40. 40.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) notebooks for school (c) a glitter pen set (d) milk

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