Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 200 · 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.Arjun has ₹650. First Arjun pays for needs: a raincoat (₹200) and notebooks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) sweets every day (c) rice and dal (d) a third cricket bat
3. 3.Isha has ₹850. First Isha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹130) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a new party dress (c) toothpaste (d) rice and dal
5. 5.For Ishaan, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) medicine when ill (c) a sticker album (d) a third cricket bat
7. 7.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) sweets every day (c) a video game (d) notebooks for school
8. 8.For Lakshmi, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
9. 9.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) extra comic books (c) drinking water (d) sweets every day
10. 10.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a remote-control car (c) a bigger TV (d) school shoes
11. 11.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) toothpaste (c) a new party dress (d) a toy robot
12. 12.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a bigger TV (c) designer sunglasses (d) a school uniform
13. 13.Isha has ₹400. First Isha pays for needs: socks (₹110) and a geometry box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) notebooks for school (c) designer sunglasses (d) toothpaste
15. 15.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) soap (c) school shoes (d) a school uniform
16. 16.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a sticker album (c) a bigger TV (d) a warm blanket
17. 17.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a new party dress (c) sweets every day (d) a third cricket bat
18. 18.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a third cricket bat (c) drinking water (d) a warm blanket
19. 19.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a fancy phone cover (c) rice and dal (d) a glitter pen set
20. 20.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) medicine when ill (c) school shoes (d) a toy robot
21. 21.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) school shoes (c) a schoolbag (d) a remote-control car
22. 22.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) drinking water (c) a third cricket bat (d) rice and dal
23. 23.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a glitter pen set (c) drinking water (d) a bigger TV
24. 24.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) toothpaste (c) a toy robot (d) a video game
25. 25.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a glitter pen set (c) sweets every day (d) extra comic books
26. 26.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) drinking water (c) bus fare to school (d) a fancy phone cover
27. 27.For Arjun, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
28. 28.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) milk (c) a new party dress (d) sweets every day
29. 29.For Ananya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.For Zoya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.Saanvi has ₹600. First Saanvi pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and socks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a video game (c) a raincoat (d) designer sunglasses
33. 33.Dev has ₹350. First Dev pays for needs: a lunch box (₹90) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a new party dress (c) a glitter pen set (d) notebooks for school
35. 35.For Meera, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a third cricket bat (c) sweets every day (d) a glitter pen set
37. 37.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a remote-control car (c) vegetables (d) notebooks for school
38. 38.For Karan, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.For Saanvi, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
40. 40.For Aditya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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