Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 155 · 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.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) notebooks for school (c) toothpaste (d) a glitter pen set
2. 2.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) milk (c) a bigger TV (d) a new party dress
3. 3.For Farhan, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a schoolbag (c) a warm blanket (d) a toy robot
5. 5.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a remote-control car (c) a schoolbag (d) a warm blanket
6. 6.Aarav has ₹1000. First Aarav pays for needs: notebooks (₹170) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Sneha has ₹1000. First Sneha pays for needs: school shoes (₹280) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a video game (c) toothpaste (d) a fancy phone cover
9. 9.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a school uniform (d) bus fare to school
10. 10.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a new party dress (c) a video game (d) designer sunglasses
11. 11.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) extra comic books (c) a video game (d) medicine when ill
12. 12.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) milk (c) a warm blanket (d) a sticker album
13. 13.Lakshmi has ₹600. First Lakshmi pays for needs: socks (₹100) and a geometry box (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a remote-control car (c) a third cricket bat (d) vegetables
15. 15.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) school shoes (c) a warm blanket (d) rice and dal
16. 16.Farhan has ₹850. First Farhan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and school shoes (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Aditya has ₹400. First Aditya pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a third cricket bat (c) a video game (d) toothpaste
19. 19.Arjun has ₹350. First Arjun pays for needs: a raincoat (₹100) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Farhan has ₹850. First Farhan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹280) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Zoya has ₹450. First Zoya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹120) and notebooks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) vegetables (c) toothpaste (d) a glitter pen set
23. 23.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a toy robot (c) a bigger TV (d) a school uniform
24. 24.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) soap (c) a glitter pen set (d) a video game
25. 25.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a new party dress (c) vegetables (d) a video game
26. 26.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) milk (c) toothpaste (d) a sticker album
27. 27.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) designer sunglasses (c) sweets every day (d) a third cricket bat
28. 28.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) rice and dal (c) soap (d) medicine when ill
29. 29.Rohan has ₹400. First Rohan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) notebooks for school (c) extra comic books (d) a glitter pen set
31. 31.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) designer sunglasses (c) a bigger TV (d) rice and dal
32. 32.For Joseph, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a warm blanket (c) a remote-control car (d) soap
34. 34.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) toothpaste (c) a third cricket bat (d) a remote-control car
35. 35.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) school shoes (c) a warm blanket (d) a schoolbag
36. 36.For Farhan, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
37. 37.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) vegetables (c) drinking water (d) a video game
38. 38.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) toothpaste (c) milk (d) bus fare to school
39. 39.Kabir has ₹750. First Kabir pays for needs: socks (₹220) and school shoes (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Vivaan has ₹550. First Vivaan pays for needs: socks (₹80) and a school uniform (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?

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