Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 204 · 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) soap (b) a video game (c) sweets every day (d) a third cricket bat
2. 2.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a glitter pen set (c) rice and dal (d) a raincoat
3. 3.For Kabir, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a toy robot (c) extra comic books (d) a schoolbag
5. 5.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a raincoat (c) drinking water (d) a video game
6. 6.For Riya, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a third cricket bat (c) milk (d) sweets every day
8. 8.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a sticker album (c) designer sunglasses (d) soap
9. 9.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a remote-control car (c) school shoes (d) a schoolbag
10. 10.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) drinking water (c) school shoes (d) rice and dal
11. 11.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) school shoes (c) a video game (d) drinking water
12. 12.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) bus fare to school (c) a toy robot (d) a video game
13. 13.Riya has ₹650. First Riya pays for needs: notebooks (₹130) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.For Tara, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
15. 15.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) drinking water (c) notebooks for school (d) a sticker album
16. 16.Joseph has ₹300. First Joseph pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a school uniform (c) a glitter pen set (d) a new party dress
18. 18.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) rice and dal (c) drinking water (d) a raincoat
19. 19.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) bus fare to school (c) a bigger TV (d) a fancy phone cover
20. 20.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a remote-control car (c) soap (d) a fancy phone cover
21. 21.Nisha has ₹300. First Nisha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and a geometry box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a remote-control car (c) vegetables (d) bus fare to school
23. 23.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a schoolbag (c) a video game (d) a sticker album
24. 24.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) sweets every day (c) toothpaste (d) a video game
25. 25.Dev has ₹850. First Dev pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and a school uniform (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) designer sunglasses (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a raincoat
27. 27.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) extra comic books (c) a raincoat (d) a third cricket bat
28. 28.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) notebooks for school (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a new party dress
29. 29.For Meera, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
30. 30.Diya has ₹450. First Diya pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and a lunch box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Karan has ₹350. First Karan pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and a raincoat (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Vivaan has ₹450. First Vivaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) sweets every day (c) designer sunglasses (d) a raincoat
34. 34.Meera has ₹1000. First Meera pays for needs: a school uniform (₹270) and a water bottle (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a sticker album (d) a third cricket bat
36. 36.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a warm blanket (c) a schoolbag (d) a bigger TV
37. 37.Rahul has ₹850. First Rahul pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and a lunch box (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a schoolbag (c) a remote-control car (d) bus fare to school
39. 39.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) bus fare to school (c) soap (d) medicine when ill
40. 40.Meera has ₹1000. First Meera pays for needs: a raincoat (₹260) and a water bottle (₹280). How many rupees are left for wants?

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