Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 196 · 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.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a raincoat (c) bus fare to school (d) soap
2. 2.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) sweets every day (c) a remote-control car (d) a schoolbag
3. 3.For Sneha, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.Ananya has ₹750. First Ananya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹80) and socks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) milk (c) a new party dress (d) a bigger TV
6. 6.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a remote-control car (c) designer sunglasses (d) drinking water
7. 7.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) sweets every day (c) a video game (d) designer sunglasses
8. 8.For Farhan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
9. 9.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) toothpaste (c) a raincoat (d) a remote-control car
10. 10.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) toothpaste (c) soap (d) medicine when ill
11. 11.For Farhan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a bigger TV (c) soap (d) drinking water
13. 13.Lakshmi has ₹400. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a raincoat (₹120) and a school uniform (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.For Gurpreet, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
15. 15.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) drinking water (c) a toy robot (d) school shoes
16. 16.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) school shoes (c) drinking water (d) medicine when ill
17. 17.Ananya has ₹600. First Ananya pays for needs: school shoes (₹150) and notebooks (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a third cricket bat (c) rice and dal (d) a glitter pen set
19. 19.For Isha, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a third cricket bat (c) extra comic books (d) school shoes
21. 21.Riya has ₹300. First Riya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.For Isha, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
23. 23.For Vivaan, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
24. 24.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a fancy phone cover (c) sweets every day (d) medicine when ill
25. 25.For Gurpreet, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
26. 26.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a sticker album (c) a warm blanket (d) a new party dress
27. 27.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) bus fare to school (c) extra comic books (d) a warm blanket
28. 28.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) sweets every day (c) milk (d) a glitter pen set
29. 29.Nisha has ₹850. First Nisha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹230) and school shoes (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Kavya has ₹950. First Kavya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹120) and school shoes (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Kavya has ₹450. First Kavya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and school shoes (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a video game (c) a third cricket bat (d) a schoolbag
33. 33.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) school shoes (c) sweets every day (d) a sticker album
34. 34.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) drinking water (c) sweets every day (d) rice and dal
35. 35.Gurpreet has ₹500. First Gurpreet pays for needs: socks (₹70) and a water bottle (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) medicine when ill (c) milk (d) a warm blanket
37. 37.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a fancy phone cover (c) designer sunglasses (d) soap
38. 38.For Rohan, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Zoya has ₹300. First Zoya pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a glitter pen set (d) a warm blanket

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