Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 148 · 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.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) sweets every day (c) a raincoat (d) notebooks for school
2. 2.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a fancy phone cover (c) sweets every day (d) a raincoat
3. 3.Gurpreet has ₹600. First Gurpreet pays for needs: notebooks (₹130) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a warm blanket (c) a glitter pen set (d) a third cricket bat
5. 5.For Aditya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
6. 6.For Manav, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a raincoat (d) a sticker album
8. 8.For Pooja, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
9. 9.For Aditya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.Karan has ₹500. First Karan pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and a water bottle (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Ananya has ₹450. First Ananya pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.For Arjun, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.For Tara, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.Arjun has ₹300. First Arjun pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a glitter pen set (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a new party dress
16. 16.Rohan has ₹1000. First Rohan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹180) and a school uniform (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a bigger TV (c) sweets every day (d) notebooks for school
18. 18.Arjun has ₹500. First Arjun pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Lakshmi has ₹750. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and notebooks (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Sneha has ₹1000. First Sneha pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and a school uniform (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a glitter pen set (c) a sticker album (d) school shoes
22. 22.Rohan has ₹850. First Rohan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹200) and a geometry box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.For Ishaan, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a sticker album (c) milk (d) a schoolbag
25. 25.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) toothpaste (c) a third cricket bat (d) a glitter pen set
26. 26.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) drinking water (c) a fancy phone cover (d) extra comic books
27. 27.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a remote-control car (c) bus fare to school (d) a video game
28. 28.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) school shoes (c) a sticker album (d) a third cricket bat
29. 29.Joseph has ₹550. First Joseph pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and socks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Priya has ₹800. First Priya pays for needs: school shoes (₹210) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.For Tara, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
32. 32.Pooja has ₹1000. First Pooja pays for needs: a lunch box (₹120) and school shoes (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a remote-control car (c) a third cricket bat (d) a new party dress
34. 34.For Joseph, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) rice and dal (c) a warm blanket (d) school shoes
36. 36.Manav has ₹500. First Manav pays for needs: socks (₹160) and a raincoat (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) toothpaste (c) a glitter pen set (d) sweets every day
38. 38.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a schoolbag (c) rice and dal (d) a bigger TV
39. 39.Manav has ₹600. First Manav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) bus fare to school (c) a bigger TV (d) a toy robot

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