Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 205 · 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.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a toy robot (c) bus fare to school (d) a video game
2. 2.For Rohan, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.For Farhan, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) school shoes (c) a remote-control car (d) a fancy phone cover
5. 5.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a glitter pen set (c) drinking water (d) vegetables
6. 6.For Manav, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.Arjun has ₹350. First Arjun pays for needs: notebooks (₹110) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) notebooks for school (c) a schoolbag (d) extra comic books
9. 9.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) bus fare to school (c) notebooks for school (d) a bigger TV
10. 10.Tara has ₹450. First Tara pays for needs: a geometry box (₹130) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) drinking water (c) a schoolbag (d) a toy robot
12. 12.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a toy robot (c) toothpaste (d) drinking water
13. 13.Manav has ₹400. First Manav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and a water bottle (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) toothpaste (c) soap (d) rice and dal
15. 15.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a schoolbag (c) rice and dal (d) a sticker album
16. 16.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a toy robot (c) a third cricket bat (d) a warm blanket
17. 17.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a remote-control car (c) a fancy phone cover (d) rice and dal
18. 18.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a third cricket bat (d) milk
19. 19.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a video game (c) a glitter pen set (d) a fancy phone cover
20. 20.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a schoolbag (c) a video game (d) notebooks for school
21. 21.Sneha has ₹300. First Sneha pays for needs: socks (₹70) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a new party dress (c) a third cricket bat (d) rice and dal
23. 23.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) school shoes (c) a video game (d) a toy robot
24. 24.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) medicine when ill (c) designer sunglasses (d) toothpaste
25. 25.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) milk (c) notebooks for school (d) a toy robot
26. 26.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a raincoat (c) a video game (d) vegetables
27. 27.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a fancy phone cover (c) notebooks for school (d) a remote-control car
28. 28.For Rahul, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
29. 29.Dev has ₹600. First Dev pays for needs: a lunch box (₹200) and a school uniform (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) notebooks for school (c) a sticker album (d) a warm blanket
31. 31.Lakshmi has ₹900. First Lakshmi pays for needs: school shoes (₹270) and socks (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) a school uniform (c) bus fare to school (d) a schoolbag
33. 33.Riya has ₹900. First Riya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹200) and a school uniform (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Dev has ₹650. First Dev pays for needs: a water bottle (₹100) and school shoes (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a toy robot (c) extra comic books (d) a raincoat
36. 36.Kabir has ₹950. First Kabir pays for needs: school shoes (₹160) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.For Gurpreet, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
38. 38.For Rahul, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) soap (c) a third cricket bat (d) medicine when ill
40. 40.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) rice and dal (c) soap (d) vegetables

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