Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 164 · 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.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) soap (c) school shoes (d) bus fare to school
2. 2.Rohan has ₹700. First Rohan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and socks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) bus fare to school (c) rice and dal (d) designer sunglasses
4. 4.For Priya, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a glitter pen set (c) vegetables (d) toothpaste
6. 6.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a bigger TV (c) a toy robot (d) sweets every day
7. 7.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) toothpaste (c) a fancy phone cover (d) rice and dal
8. 8.Riya has ₹500. First Riya pays for needs: socks (₹50) and school shoes (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a glitter pen set (c) a school uniform (d) a third cricket bat
10. 10.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) notebooks for school (c) a third cricket bat (d) rice and dal
11. 11.For Meera, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a remote-control car (c) vegetables (d) medicine when ill
13. 13.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a video game (c) a schoolbag (d) soap
14. 14.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) school shoes (c) a warm blanket (d) designer sunglasses
15. 15.For Gurpreet, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
16. 16.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a sticker album (c) soap (d) a fancy phone cover
17. 17.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) medicine when ill (c) sweets every day (d) vegetables
18. 18.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) designer sunglasses (c) a warm blanket (d) toothpaste
19. 19.Rahul has ₹1000. First Rahul pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and notebooks (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.For Arjun, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
21. 21.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a new party dress (c) a sticker album (d) sweets every day
22. 22.For Lakshmi, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.For Rohan, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a toy robot (c) soap (d) vegetables
25. 25.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a glitter pen set (c) a bigger TV (d) notebooks for school
26. 26.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) toothpaste (c) milk (d) a raincoat
27. 27.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a remote-control car (c) a third cricket bat (d) medicine when ill
28. 28.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) bus fare to school (c) a schoolbag (d) sweets every day
29. 29.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) toothpaste (c) notebooks for school (d) extra comic books
30. 30.For Isha, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
31. 31.For Manav, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
32. 32.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) school shoes (c) vegetables (d) a toy robot
33. 33.For Joseph, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
34. 34.Priya has ₹1000. First Priya pays for needs: school shoes (₹330) and a geometry box (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Dev has ₹650. First Dev pays for needs: socks (₹140) and a raincoat (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.For Tara, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
37. 37.Lakshmi has ₹450. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and a raincoat (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a video game (c) a toy robot (d) a warm blanket
39. 39.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) rice and dal (c) medicine when ill (d) drinking water
40. 40.Farhan has ₹300. First Farhan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?

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