Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 228 · 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.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a raincoat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) soap
2. 2.Diya has ₹300. First Diya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Meera has ₹700. First Meera pays for needs: socks (₹100) and a lunch box (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) designer sunglasses (c) a fancy phone cover (d) vegetables
5. 5.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) notebooks for school (c) toothpaste (d) a remote-control car
6. 6.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a toy robot (c) a schoolbag (d) a school uniform
7. 7.Saanvi has ₹800. First Saanvi pays for needs: notebooks (₹190) and a lunch box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.For Isha, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
9. 9.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a bigger TV (c) a raincoat (d) a third cricket bat
10. 10.Tara has ₹950. First Tara pays for needs: a raincoat (₹120) and a school uniform (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.For Zoya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a third cricket bat (c) vegetables (d) a fancy phone cover
13. 13.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a schoolbag (c) a remote-control car (d) a fancy phone cover
14. 14.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) extra comic books (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a sticker album
15. 15.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) vegetables (c) drinking water (d) medicine when ill
16. 16.For Ishaan, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.For Dev, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
18. 18.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a video game (c) toothpaste (d) a sticker album
19. 19.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a school uniform (c) sweets every day (d) a video game
20. 20.For Arjun, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
21. 21.For Diya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.Zoya has ₹500. First Zoya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹160) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) sweets every day (c) medicine when ill (d) a remote-control car
24. 24.Arjun has ₹400. First Arjun pays for needs: a lunch box (₹130) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a third cricket bat (d) a sticker album
26. 26.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a warm blanket (c) a video game (d) vegetables
27. 27.For Meera, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
28. 28.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a glitter pen set (c) a schoolbag (d) sweets every day
29. 29.For Saanvi, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
30. 30.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) vegetables (c) a third cricket bat (d) drinking water
31. 31.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a new party dress (d) vegetables
32. 32.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a video game (c) a school uniform (d) a warm blanket
33. 33.For Saanvi, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.For Diya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.For Pooja, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a raincoat (c) a toy robot (d) a fancy phone cover
37. 37.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) extra comic books (c) a video game (d) a fancy phone cover
38. 38.Nisha has ₹600. First Nisha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹90) and a lunch box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a video game (c) notebooks for school (d) school shoes
40. 40.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) milk (c) a toy robot (d) a video game

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