Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 201 · 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.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) vegetables (c) extra comic books (d) a bigger TV
2. 2.For Nisha, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.Lakshmi has ₹350. First Lakshmi pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and a geometry box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a raincoat (c) a sticker album (d) a third cricket bat
5. 5.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) soap (c) school shoes (d) a new party dress
6. 6.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a warm blanket (c) a bigger TV (d) a toy robot
7. 7.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) sweets every day (c) designer sunglasses (d) a warm blanket
8. 8.Meera has ₹350. First Meera pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) drinking water (c) extra comic books (d) school shoes
10. 10.Pooja has ₹1000. First Pooja pays for needs: socks (₹270) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) vegetables (c) rice and dal (d) bus fare to school
12. 12.Aditya has ₹550. First Aditya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹60) and a geometry box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.For Ananya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.For Gurpreet, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
15. 15.Isha has ₹500. First Isha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and a geometry box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) vegetables (c) a school uniform (d) medicine when ill
17. 17.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a warm blanket (c) soap (d) a third cricket bat
18. 18.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a video game (c) milk (d) drinking water
19. 19.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) a school uniform (c) medicine when ill (d) drinking water
20. 20.Diya has ₹350. First Diya pays for needs: socks (₹50) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a sticker album (c) a bigger TV (d) sweets every day
22. 22.Farhan has ₹750. First Farhan pays for needs: socks (₹160) and a school uniform (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.For Arjun, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
24. 24.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) bus fare to school (c) a bigger TV (d) a third cricket bat
25. 25.Zoya has ₹650. First Zoya pays for needs: school shoes (₹170) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Nisha has ₹900. First Nisha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹220) and a water bottle (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Kavya has ₹800. First Kavya pays for needs: socks (₹80) and a lunch box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) rice and dal (c) a video game (d) drinking water
29. 29.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a warm blanket (c) a schoolbag (d) a bigger TV
30. 30.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) designer sunglasses (c) a fancy phone cover (d) school shoes
31. 31.For Arjun, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
32. 32.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a toy robot (c) drinking water (d) a glitter pen set
33. 33.Riya has ₹450. First Riya pays for needs: socks (₹70) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.For Nisha, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.Isha has ₹650. First Isha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹190) and school shoes (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) milk (c) a remote-control car (d) drinking water
37. 37.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a toy robot (c) extra comic books (d) soap
38. 38.Saanvi has ₹300. First Saanvi pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) soap (c) a video game (d) a warm blanket
40. 40.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a raincoat (c) a warm blanket (d) a bigger TV

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