Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 187 · 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.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a new party dress (c) soap (d) extra comic books
2. 2.Kavya has ₹350. First Kavya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a sticker album (c) a third cricket bat (d) school shoes
4. 4.Karan has ₹800. First Karan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and school shoes (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) extra comic books (c) a warm blanket (d) a bigger TV
6. 6.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a fancy phone cover (c) extra comic books (d) bus fare to school
7. 7.For Diya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
8. 8.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) bus fare to school (c) a toy robot (d) drinking water
9. 9.Tara has ₹450. First Tara pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and a water bottle (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.For Zoya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a sticker album (d) a glitter pen set
12. 12.Gurpreet has ₹300. First Gurpreet pays for needs: socks (₹90) and a geometry box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.For Farhan, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a third cricket bat (c) a glitter pen set (d) soap
15. 15.For Joseph, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
16. 16.Isha has ₹500. First Isha pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) school shoes (c) a schoolbag (d) a video game
18. 18.Kabir has ₹550. First Kabir pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) vegetables (c) rice and dal (d) a glitter pen set
20. 20.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a third cricket bat (c) a bigger TV (d) a toy robot
21. 21.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) extra comic books (c) a new party dress (d) school shoes
22. 22.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a sticker album (c) a schoolbag (d) medicine when ill
23. 23.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) bus fare to school (c) toothpaste (d) a video game
24. 24.Kavya has ₹800. First Kavya pays for needs: socks (₹90) and a lunch box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a schoolbag (c) medicine when ill (d) milk
26. 26.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) drinking water (c) sweets every day (d) toothpaste
27. 27.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a schoolbag (c) rice and dal (d) a bigger TV
28. 28.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a toy robot (c) a schoolbag (d) school shoes
29. 29.For Riya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
30. 30.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a school uniform (c) a toy robot (d) a video game
31. 31.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) school shoes (c) toothpaste (d) a warm blanket
32. 32.For Pooja, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) toothpaste (c) designer sunglasses (d) a warm blanket
34. 34.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) school shoes (c) toothpaste (d) rice and dal
35. 35.For Tara, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.Isha has ₹450. First Isha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and a geometry box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) drinking water (c) a raincoat (d) toothpaste
38. 38.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a toy robot (c) a new party dress (d) medicine when ill
39. 39.Rohan has ₹350. First Rohan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹100) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.For Tara, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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