Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 142 · 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.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a fancy phone cover (c) medicine when ill (d) school shoes
2. 2.Gurpreet has ₹450. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a water bottle (₹120) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Gurpreet has ₹400. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and a lunch box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) bus fare to school (c) medicine when ill (d) school shoes
5. 5.For Aarav, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
6. 6.For Ananya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.For Kavya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a remote-control car (c) extra comic books (d) a bigger TV
9. 9.Priya has ₹300. First Priya pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.For Joseph, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.Meera has ₹400. First Meera pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a bigger TV (d) medicine when ill
13. 13.For Lakshmi, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.For Riya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
15. 15.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a third cricket bat (c) a glitter pen set (d) bus fare to school
16. 16.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) vegetables (c) a third cricket bat (d) sweets every day
17. 17.For Zoya, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.Ananya has ₹900. First Ananya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹190) and socks (₹300). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Ishaan has ₹450. First Ishaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) vegetables (c) drinking water (d) a third cricket bat
21. 21.For Ishaan, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.Kavya has ₹350. First Kavya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a toy robot (c) a sticker album (d) medicine when ill
24. 24.For Riya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a toy robot (c) a remote-control car (d) a warm blanket
26. 26.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a third cricket bat (c) sweets every day (d) bus fare to school
27. 27.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) sweets every day (c) a schoolbag (d) school shoes
28. 28.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a toy robot (c) sweets every day (d) drinking water
29. 29.Kavya has ₹850. First Kavya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹60) and a school uniform (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) milk (c) designer sunglasses (d) a raincoat
31. 31.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) extra comic books (c) a school uniform (d) drinking water
32. 32.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a raincoat (c) a toy robot (d) toothpaste
33. 33.Arjun has ₹350. First Arjun pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) school shoes (c) soap (d) extra comic books
35. 35.Tara has ₹450. First Tara pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.For Dev, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
37. 37.Zoya has ₹950. First Zoya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹140) and notebooks (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Isha has ₹650. First Isha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹160) and socks (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Joseph has ₹450. First Joseph pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a third cricket bat (c) a bigger TV (d) notebooks for school

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