Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 156 · 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.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) drinking water (c) soap (d) vegetables
2. 2.Zoya has ₹700. First Zoya pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and a lunch box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) medicine when ill (c) soap (d) a sticker album
4. 4.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) sweets every day (c) a new party dress (d) notebooks for school
5. 5.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) bus fare to school (c) a warm blanket (d) a glitter pen set
6. 6.Rohan has ₹350. First Rohan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹100) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a remote-control car (c) a fancy phone cover (d) notebooks for school
8. 8.Priya has ₹450. First Priya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹120) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Farhan has ₹300. First Farhan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Diya has ₹950. First Diya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹100) and school shoes (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) drinking water (c) milk (d) medicine when ill
12. 12.Diya has ₹350. First Diya pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a toy robot (c) extra comic books (d) a remote-control car
14. 14.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) medicine when ill (c) designer sunglasses (d) soap
15. 15.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) milk (c) a toy robot (d) bus fare to school
16. 16.Rohan has ₹700. First Rohan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹80) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) soap (c) a warm blanket (d) a raincoat
18. 18.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) school shoes (c) milk (d) medicine when ill
19. 19.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) rice and dal (c) toothpaste (d) school shoes
20. 20.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a remote-control car (c) a toy robot (d) notebooks for school
21. 21.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a sticker album (c) a schoolbag (d) milk
22. 22.For Aditya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
23. 23.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) vegetables (c) a new party dress (d) a fancy phone cover
24. 24.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a bigger TV (c) extra comic books (d) a remote-control car
25. 25.For Kavya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
26. 26.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) medicine when ill (c) a remote-control car (d) designer sunglasses
27. 27.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) vegetables (c) drinking water (d) rice and dal
28. 28.Riya has ₹300. First Riya pays for needs: socks (₹60) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.For Diya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a schoolbag (c) sweets every day (d) a third cricket bat
31. 31.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a fancy phone cover (c) drinking water (d) extra comic books
32. 32.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a raincoat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a warm blanket
33. 33.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a new party dress (c) a schoolbag (d) designer sunglasses
34. 34.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) medicine when ill (c) bus fare to school (d) a bigger TV
35. 35.Pooja has ₹450. First Pooja pays for needs: socks (₹150) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Karan has ₹900. First Karan pays for needs: school shoes (₹270) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a bigger TV (c) a raincoat (d) rice and dal
38. 38.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a new party dress (c) notebooks for school (d) a raincoat
39. 39.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) notebooks for school (c) designer sunglasses (d) soap
40. 40.For Ishaan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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