Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 23 · 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.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) rice and dal (c) a glitter pen set (d) a school uniform
2. 2.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a fancy phone cover (c) rice and dal (d) a toy robot
3. 3.Meera has ₹800. First Meera pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and a water bottle (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Saanvi has ₹600. First Saanvi pays for needs: a water bottle (₹200) and school shoes (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Saanvi has ₹650. First Saanvi pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and a water bottle (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.For Aditya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.For Vivaan, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
8. 8.Saanvi has ₹350. First Saanvi pays for needs: socks (₹80) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.For Aarav, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) sweets every day (c) a warm blanket (d) extra comic books
11. 11.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a bigger TV (c) sweets every day (d) a schoolbag
12. 12.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) soap (c) milk (d) a video game
13. 13.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a glitter pen set (c) soap (d) a school uniform
14. 14.For Isha, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
15. 15.Karan has ₹950. First Karan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹250) and socks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.For Isha, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
17. 17.For Saanvi, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
18. 18.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a glitter pen set (c) a schoolbag (d) rice and dal
19. 19.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) extra comic books (c) a raincoat (d) vegetables
20. 20.Diya has ₹650. First Diya pays for needs: notebooks (₹200) and a water bottle (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) school shoes (c) milk (d) a fancy phone cover
22. 22.Kabir has ₹550. First Kabir pays for needs: socks (₹70) and school shoes (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a glitter pen set (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a bigger TV
24. 24.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a warm blanket (c) a third cricket bat (d) a video game
25. 25.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a raincoat (d) designer sunglasses
26. 26.Kabir has ₹300. First Kabir pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.For Kabir, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.For Gurpreet, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a remote-control car (c) a toy robot (d) medicine when ill
30. 30.Priya has ₹950. First Priya pays for needs: notebooks (₹140) and socks (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) extra comic books (c) a third cricket bat (d) a new party dress
32. 32.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) bus fare to school (c) sweets every day (d) toothpaste
33. 33.For Joseph, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.For Priya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Pooja has ₹750. First Pooja pays for needs: a geometry box (₹210) and a water bottle (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) school shoes (c) soap (d) designer sunglasses
37. 37.For Aditya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a new party dress (c) a bigger TV (d) school shoes
39. 39.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) vegetables (c) a fancy phone cover (d) toothpaste
40. 40.Ishaan has ₹350. First Ishaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?

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