Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 230 · 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.Dev has ₹800. First Dev pays for needs: a lunch box (₹250) and a raincoat (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Tara has ₹800. First Tara pays for needs: school shoes (₹190) and a lunch box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) rice and dal (c) a raincoat (d) a third cricket bat
4. 4.For Tara, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.For Meera, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.For Vivaan, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) milk (c) rice and dal (d) notebooks for school
8. 8.For Lakshmi, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
9. 9.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a schoolbag (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a new party dress
10. 10.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a warm blanket (c) a new party dress (d) drinking water
11. 11.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a third cricket bat (c) a video game (d) bus fare to school
12. 12.For Diya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.Ishaan has ₹500. First Ishaan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹90) and school shoes (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a new party dress (c) a schoolbag (d) toothpaste
15. 15.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) milk (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a raincoat
16. 16.For Diya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
17. 17.Kabir has ₹450. First Kabir pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and a geometry box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a warm blanket (c) drinking water (d) a video game
19. 19.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) medicine when ill (c) milk (d) a glitter pen set
20. 20.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) extra comic books (c) a toy robot (d) bus fare to school
21. 21.For Tara, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
22. 22.For Pooja, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.Meera has ₹600. First Meera pays for needs: a water bottle (₹70) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.For Dev, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) school shoes (c) a remote-control car (d) a new party dress
26. 26.Saanvi has ₹350. First Saanvi pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Kavya has ₹650. First Kavya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹150) and a raincoat (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) sweets every day (c) milk (d) bus fare to school
29. 29.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) drinking water (c) a bigger TV (d) a toy robot
30. 30.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) bus fare to school (c) rice and dal (d) a warm blanket
31. 31.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) designer sunglasses (c) rice and dal (d) a third cricket bat
32. 32.Zoya has ₹800. First Zoya pays for needs: school shoes (₹260) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Saanvi has ₹500. First Saanvi pays for needs: socks (₹60) and a school uniform (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) soap (c) milk (d) a third cricket bat
35. 35.Lakshmi has ₹900. First Lakshmi pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and socks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Meera has ₹950. First Meera pays for needs: a water bottle (₹90) and a school uniform (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Zoya has ₹900. First Zoya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹190) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) toothpaste (c) a video game (d) a remote-control car
39. 39.For Dev, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
40. 40.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a sticker album (c) designer sunglasses (d) a warm blanket

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