Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 166 · 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.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) designer sunglasses (c) medicine when ill (d) a sticker album
2. 2.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a glitter pen set (c) a warm blanket (d) a school uniform
3. 3.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) bus fare to school (c) school shoes (d) notebooks for school
4. 4.Ananya has ₹550. First Ananya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹110) and a school uniform (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Saanvi has ₹750. First Saanvi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and a lunch box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) drinking water (c) a fancy phone cover (d) milk
7. 7.For Ishaan, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a sticker album (c) a raincoat (d) rice and dal
9. 9.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a warm blanket (c) sweets every day (d) a bigger TV
10. 10.Isha has ₹500. First Isha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a new party dress (c) vegetables (d) school shoes
12. 12.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a school uniform (c) a toy robot (d) a new party dress
13. 13.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) extra comic books (c) a remote-control car (d) drinking water
14. 14.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) milk (c) designer sunglasses (d) rice and dal
15. 15.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) vegetables (c) drinking water (d) a fancy phone cover
16. 16.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) extra comic books (c) a third cricket bat (d) school shoes
17. 17.For Meera, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
18. 18.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a third cricket bat (c) drinking water (d) designer sunglasses
19. 19.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a sticker album (c) notebooks for school (d) a fancy phone cover
20. 20.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a sticker album (c) toothpaste (d) a raincoat
21. 21.Kavya has ₹450. First Kavya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Diya has ₹900. First Diya pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and a raincoat (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) school shoes (c) vegetables (d) a remote-control car
24. 24.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a warm blanket (c) soap (d) toothpaste
25. 25.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a new party dress (c) notebooks for school (d) a sticker album
26. 26.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a toy robot (c) a sticker album (d) a bigger TV
27. 27.For Aditya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
28. 28.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) school shoes (c) a bigger TV (d) a school uniform
29. 29.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) sweets every day (c) a fancy phone cover (d) soap
30. 30.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) bus fare to school (c) a bigger TV (d) school shoes
31. 31.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) designer sunglasses (c) a fancy phone cover (d) school shoes
32. 32.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) a schoolbag (c) a school uniform (d) a warm blanket
33. 33.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) bus fare to school (c) a glitter pen set (d) a warm blanket
34. 34.For Kabir, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.For Ishaan, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.Nisha has ₹450. First Nisha pays for needs: school shoes (₹150) and a geometry box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Pooja has ₹700. First Pooja pays for needs: a raincoat (₹180) and a geometry box (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) soap (c) school shoes (d) a video game
39. 39.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a schoolbag (c) a third cricket bat (d) vegetables
40. 40.Dev has ₹850. First Dev pays for needs: a school uniform (₹210) and a water bottle (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?

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