Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 208 · 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.Lakshmi has ₹400. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and a water bottle (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a school uniform (c) a remote-control car (d) vegetables
3. 3.For Zoya, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) a raincoat (c) soap (d) milk
5. 5.Joseph has ₹300. First Joseph pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.For Saanvi, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.Gurpreet has ₹650. First Gurpreet pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and a water bottle (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Karan has ₹350. First Karan pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and socks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) bus fare to school (c) a schoolbag (d) a raincoat
10. 10.For Diya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a bigger TV (c) toothpaste (d) a remote-control car
12. 12.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a sticker album (c) extra comic books (d) school shoes
13. 13.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) vegetables (c) a raincoat (d) a video game
14. 14.For Rohan, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
15. 15.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a bigger TV (c) milk (d) designer sunglasses
16. 16.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) toothpaste (c) a raincoat (d) a warm blanket
17. 17.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) medicine when ill (c) a new party dress (d) sweets every day
18. 18.Aarav has ₹650. First Aarav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹120) and a lunch box (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.For Pooja, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) toothpaste (c) a sticker album (d) bus fare to school
21. 21.For Aarav, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) rice and dal (c) school shoes (d) a schoolbag
23. 23.Vivaan has ₹650. First Vivaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹210) and school shoes (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a sticker album (c) a fancy phone cover (d) bus fare to school
25. 25.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a sticker album (c) a glitter pen set (d) toothpaste
26. 26.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) sweets every day (c) a schoolbag (d) vegetables
27. 27.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) notebooks for school (c) a video game (d) vegetables
28. 28.For Vivaan, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.Riya has ₹850. First Riya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹80) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) rice and dal (c) drinking water (d) designer sunglasses
31. 31.For Tara, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
32. 32.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a schoolbag (c) drinking water (d) a video game
33. 33.For Rohan, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
34. 34.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) rice and dal (c) designer sunglasses (d) a fancy phone cover
35. 35.For Rahul, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.For Vivaan, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
37. 37.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) notebooks for school (c) a new party dress (d) sweets every day
38. 38.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a raincoat (c) extra comic books (d) a third cricket bat
39. 39.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) soap (c) a third cricket bat (d) a glitter pen set
40. 40.Aarav has ₹450. First Aarav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?

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