Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 172 · 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.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) sweets every day (c) school shoes (d) a bigger TV
2. 2.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) soap (c) a new party dress (d) extra comic books
3. 3.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a school uniform (c) extra comic books (d) a schoolbag
4. 4.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) vegetables (c) a school uniform (d) a third cricket bat
5. 5.Ishaan has ₹450. First Ishaan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹100) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) designer sunglasses (c) a video game (d) a bigger TV
7. 7.For Saanvi, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.Joseph has ₹300. First Joseph pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a toy robot (c) medicine when ill (d) sweets every day
10. 10.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) school shoes (c) a schoolbag (d) a warm blanket
11. 11.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) rice and dal (c) a video game (d) notebooks for school
12. 12.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a video game (c) extra comic books (d) a sticker album
13. 13.For Aditya, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) rice and dal (c) milk (d) a fancy phone cover
15. 15.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) sweets every day (c) a school uniform (d) vegetables
16. 16.Vivaan has ₹850. First Vivaan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹120) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a new party dress (d) extra comic books
18. 18.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) milk (c) notebooks for school (d) a toy robot
19. 19.For Pooja, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.Manav has ₹850. First Manav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹120) and notebooks (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a video game (c) toothpaste (d) a bigger TV
22. 22.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) bus fare to school (c) a third cricket bat (d) a raincoat
23. 23.For Joseph, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
24. 24.Saanvi has ₹700. First Saanvi pays for needs: a geometry box (₹120) and a lunch box (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Tara has ₹350. First Tara pays for needs: socks (₹50) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) bus fare to school (c) a raincoat (d) a new party dress
27. 27.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a bigger TV (c) school shoes (d) sweets every day
28. 28.Isha has ₹500. First Isha pays for needs: notebooks (₹160) and school shoes (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) designer sunglasses (c) a warm blanket (d) a third cricket bat
30. 30.Joseph has ₹600. First Joseph pays for needs: notebooks (₹160) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) bus fare to school (c) extra comic books (d) a school uniform
32. 32.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) soap (c) a toy robot (d) designer sunglasses
33. 33.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) school shoes (c) a bigger TV (d) designer sunglasses
34. 34.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a third cricket bat (c) a remote-control car (d) a sticker album
35. 35.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a glitter pen set (c) a bigger TV (d) school shoes
36. 36.Kavya has ₹500. First Kavya pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and a geometry box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Manav has ₹1000. First Manav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹100) and notebooks (₹280). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Kavya has ₹650. First Kavya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and a geometry box (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a warm blanket (c) a video game (d) a remote-control car
40. 40.For Dev, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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