Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 15 · 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.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a remote-control car (c) a toy robot (d) drinking water
2. 2.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) a warm blanket (c) a schoolbag (d) milk
3. 3.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a school uniform (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a third cricket bat
4. 4.Rohan has ₹450. First Rohan pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and a raincoat (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Arjun has ₹800. First Arjun pays for needs: notebooks (₹170) and a school uniform (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) sweets every day (c) a schoolbag (d) a sticker album
7. 7.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) vegetables (c) a raincoat (d) a toy robot
8. 8.Dev has ₹750. First Dev pays for needs: socks (₹150) and a geometry box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.For Lakshmi, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.For Pooja, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
11. 11.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a third cricket bat (c) bus fare to school (d) a bigger TV
12. 12.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) bus fare to school (c) soap (d) a new party dress
13. 13.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a third cricket bat (c) a raincoat (d) a sticker album
14. 14.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a school uniform (c) a sticker album (d) a remote-control car
15. 15.For Kavya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
16. 16.For Ananya, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a remote-control car (c) drinking water (d) medicine when ill
18. 18.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) extra comic books (c) bus fare to school (d) a bigger TV
19. 19.For Kavya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) extra comic books (c) a video game (d) rice and dal
21. 21.For Meera, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
22. 22.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a toy robot (c) a sticker album (d) notebooks for school
23. 23.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) designer sunglasses (c) extra comic books (d) a remote-control car
24. 24.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a remote-control car (c) rice and dal (d) designer sunglasses
25. 25.Aarav has ₹550. First Aarav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹160) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Kavya has ₹550. First Kavya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹180) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Diya has ₹1000. First Diya pays for needs: socks (₹230) and a school uniform (₹290). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.For Kabir, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
29. 29.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a video game (c) a toy robot (d) soap
30. 30.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a fancy phone cover (c) drinking water (d) a bigger TV
31. 31.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a video game (c) a schoolbag (d) vegetables
32. 32.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) milk (c) sweets every day (d) a warm blanket
33. 33.For Diya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
34. 34.Lakshmi has ₹650. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a lunch box (₹140) and notebooks (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a schoolbag (c) vegetables (d) soap
36. 36.Pooja has ₹550. First Pooja pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a third cricket bat (c) a glitter pen set (d) bus fare to school
38. 38.For Rohan, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Zoya has ₹300. First Zoya pays for needs: socks (₹70) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a remote-control car (c) a schoolbag (d) a toy robot

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