Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 203 · 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.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) drinking water (c) a new party dress (d) a glitter pen set
2. 2.Kavya has ₹950. First Kavya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹190) and a geometry box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) rice and dal (c) sweets every day (d) a raincoat
4. 4.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a bigger TV (c) bus fare to school (d) a third cricket bat
5. 5.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a third cricket bat (c) a schoolbag (d) a warm blanket
6. 6.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a fancy phone cover (c) drinking water (d) medicine when ill
7. 7.Rahul 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) extra comic books
8. 8.Rohan has ₹350. First Rohan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a remote-control car (d) toothpaste
10. 10.Kavya has ₹950. First Kavya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹260) and school shoes (₹280). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Lakshmi has ₹450. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a lunch box (₹50) and a raincoat (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) sweets every day (c) soap (d) a toy robot
13. 13.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a bigger TV (c) extra comic books (d) bus fare to school
14. 14.For Dev, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
15. 15.For Tara, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
16. 16.For Tara, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
17. 17.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) milk (c) a bigger TV (d) a raincoat
18. 18.Kabir has ₹1000. First Kabir pays for needs: notebooks (₹170) and a lunch box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) notebooks for school (c) a video game (d) soap
20. 20.Manav has ₹900. First Manav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹260) and school shoes (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.For Kavya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a fancy phone cover (c) rice and dal (d) school shoes
23. 23.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a warm blanket (c) a sticker album (d) a fancy phone cover
24. 24.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a warm blanket (c) a new party dress (d) designer sunglasses
25. 25.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) sweets every day (c) a bigger TV (d) a toy robot
26. 26.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a video game (c) notebooks for school (d) bus fare to school
27. 27.For Ishaan, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.Dev has ₹500. First Dev pays for needs: a raincoat (₹150) and notebooks (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.For Meera, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Aditya has ₹950. First Aditya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹220) and socks (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a glitter pen set (c) a school uniform (d) a warm blanket
32. 32.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a schoolbag (c) a remote-control car (d) a fancy phone cover
33. 33.For Meera, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.Riya has ₹600. First Riya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and a water bottle (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.For Vivaan, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) designer sunglasses (c) drinking water (d) a glitter pen set
37. 37.For Vivaan, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a video game (c) a remote-control car (d) school shoes
39. 39.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) designer sunglasses (c) drinking water (d) notebooks for school
40. 40.For Gurpreet, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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