Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 181 · 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.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a new party dress (c) drinking water (d) a remote-control car
2. 2.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) milk (c) a sticker album (d) a third cricket bat
3. 3.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) toothpaste (c) medicine when ill (d) a bigger TV
4. 4.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) designer sunglasses (c) medicine when ill (d) a fancy phone cover
5. 5.Tara has ₹450. First Tara pays for needs: a school uniform (₹150) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a sticker album (c) notebooks for school (d) a bigger TV
7. 7.For Rohan, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.Pooja has ₹850. First Pooja pays for needs: school shoes (₹190) and a lunch box (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.For Zoya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) toothpaste (c) a glitter pen set (d) drinking water
11. 11.Aarav has ₹350. First Aarav pays for needs: socks (₹50) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.For Joseph, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) medicine when ill (c) milk (d) sweets every day
14. 14.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a warm blanket (c) drinking water (d) medicine when ill
15. 15.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a bigger TV (d) a raincoat
16. 16.Farhan has ₹300. First Farhan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹90) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Diya has ₹700. First Diya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) extra comic books (c) a new party dress (d) a warm blanket
19. 19.Isha has ₹900. First Isha pays for needs: school shoes (₹120) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a toy robot (c) designer sunglasses (d) a sticker album
21. 21.For Ishaan, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a new party dress (c) a third cricket bat (d) a fancy phone cover
23. 23.For Saanvi, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a bigger TV (c) designer sunglasses (d) a schoolbag
25. 25.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a raincoat (c) sweets every day (d) a fancy phone cover
26. 26.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) a warm blanket (c) a schoolbag (d) toothpaste
27. 27.For Karan, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.For Karan, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.Aditya has ₹900. First Aditya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and a lunch box (₹280). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Rohan has ₹600. First Rohan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹100) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Karan has ₹400. First Karan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and school shoes (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a video game (c) designer sunglasses (d) rice and dal
33. 33.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a sticker album (c) a raincoat (d) soap
34. 34.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a sticker album (c) a school uniform (d) extra comic books
35. 35.For Dev, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.Rahul has ₹600. First Rahul pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and a water bottle (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a warm blanket (c) a schoolbag (d) extra comic books
38. 38.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) toothpaste (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a new party dress
39. 39.Farhan has ₹850. First Farhan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹180) and a geometry box (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) toothpaste (c) bus fare to school (d) sweets every day

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