Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 174 · 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.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a remote-control car (c) designer sunglasses (d) a glitter pen set
2. 2.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) sweets every day (c) a warm blanket (d) a glitter pen set
3. 3.Arjun has ₹400. First Arjun pays for needs: socks (₹90) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) bus fare to school (c) rice and dal (d) drinking water
5. 5.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a school uniform (c) designer sunglasses (d) soap
6. 6.Aarav has ₹300. First Aarav pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Meera has ₹600. First Meera pays for needs: socks (₹100) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.For Meera, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
9. 9.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a toy robot (d) a school uniform
10. 10.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a warm blanket (c) rice and dal (d) a video game
11. 11.For Vivaan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
12. 12.Gurpreet has ₹650. First Gurpreet pays for needs: school shoes (₹210) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a third cricket bat (c) a remote-control car (d) medicine when ill
14. 14.Vivaan has ₹1000. First Vivaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Rohan has ₹1000. First Rohan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹200) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) drinking water (c) school shoes (d) extra comic books
17. 17.Priya has ₹600. First Priya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹80) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a video game (c) a third cricket bat (d) a schoolbag
19. 19.For Rahul, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) notebooks for school (c) a video game (d) a raincoat
21. 21.For Karan, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
22. 22.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) toothpaste (c) medicine when ill (d) extra comic books
23. 23.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) school shoes (c) a third cricket bat (d) a school uniform
24. 24.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) school shoes (c) medicine when ill (d) toothpaste
25. 25.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) rice and dal (c) drinking water (d) a video game
26. 26.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) drinking water (c) a school uniform (d) a new party dress
27. 27.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a third cricket bat (c) a new party dress (d) drinking water
28. 28.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) notebooks for school (c) medicine when ill (d) a remote-control car
29. 29.Riya has ₹300. First Riya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹100) and a geometry box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.For Gurpreet, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.Diya has ₹300. First Diya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.For Riya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
33. 33.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) designer sunglasses (c) a fancy phone cover (d) milk
34. 34.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) notebooks for school (c) a video game (d) vegetables
35. 35.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a warm blanket (c) a third cricket bat (d) notebooks for school
36. 36.Joseph has ₹350. First Joseph pays for needs: socks (₹90) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a third cricket bat (c) school shoes (d) a new party dress
38. 38.For Ananya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) sweets every day (c) a bigger TV (d) notebooks for school
40. 40.Lakshmi has ₹900. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a water bottle (₹210) and a geometry box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?

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