Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 154 · 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 is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a third cricket bat (c) toothpaste (d) a glitter pen set
2. 2.Arjun has ₹300. First Arjun pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Riya has ₹500. First Riya pays for needs: notebooks (₹150) and a lunch box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Manav has ₹500. First Manav pays for needs: socks (₹60) and a water bottle (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) drinking water (c) extra comic books (d) medicine when ill
6. 6.For Aarav, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.For Ananya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) medicine when ill (c) bus fare to school (d) rice and dal
9. 9.Zoya has ₹450. First Zoya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹90) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a fancy phone cover (c) medicine when ill (d) milk
11. 11.For Joseph, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
12. 12.For Joseph, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) notebooks for school (c) a bigger TV (d) bus fare to school
14. 14.Karan has ₹800. First Karan pays for needs: socks (₹90) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Rahul has ₹300. First Rahul pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Farhan has ₹500. First Farhan pays for needs: socks (₹120) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a new party dress (c) extra comic books (d) toothpaste
18. 18.Kabir has ₹500. First Kabir pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and a school uniform (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a toy robot (c) a schoolbag (d) soap
20. 20.For Rohan, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) soap (c) notebooks for school (d) a fancy phone cover
22. 22.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a warm blanket (c) a new party dress (d) drinking water
23. 23.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) toothpaste (c) a new party dress (d) a bigger TV
24. 24.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) bus fare to school (c) a new party dress (d) a sticker album
25. 25.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a warm blanket (c) a bigger TV (d) a sticker album
26. 26.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) toothpaste (c) a glitter pen set (d) a remote-control car
27. 27.For Arjun, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) rice and dal (c) a third cricket bat (d) sweets every day
29. 29.Lakshmi has ₹650. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹210) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a bigger TV (c) a new party dress (d) school shoes
31. 31.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a schoolbag (c) a new party dress (d) a bigger TV
32. 32.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) drinking water (c) a third cricket bat (d) designer sunglasses
33. 33.For Diya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
34. 34.For Karan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) rice and dal (c) a school uniform (d) a third cricket bat
36. 36.Aarav has ₹650. First Aarav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹180) and a water bottle (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Kabir has ₹950. First Kabir pays for needs: a school uniform (₹130) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) extra comic books (c) drinking water (d) a glitter pen set
39. 39.Arjun has ₹400. First Arjun pays for needs: a lunch box (₹50) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Lakshmi has ₹350. First Lakshmi pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and a lunch box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?

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