Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 236 · 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.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) rice and dal (c) a fancy phone cover (d) bus fare to school
2. 2.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a glitter pen set (c) bus fare to school (d) soap
3. 3.For Kavya, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.For Priya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a bigger TV (c) a sticker album (d) drinking water
6. 6.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) sweets every day (c) medicine when ill (d) a third cricket bat
7. 7.For Ishaan, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
8. 8.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a school uniform (c) a new party dress (d) a glitter pen set
9. 9.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a glitter pen set (c) milk (d) a schoolbag
10. 10.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a remote-control car (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a new party dress
11. 11.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a fancy phone cover (c) toothpaste (d) a toy robot
12. 12.Farhan has ₹900. First Farhan pays for needs: notebooks (₹270) and a geometry box (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.For Priya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) bus fare to school (c) a video game (d) sweets every day
15. 15.Joseph has ₹300. First Joseph pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Rohan has ₹350. First Rohan pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) extra comic books (c) a school uniform (d) drinking water
18. 18.Kavya has ₹1000. First Kavya pays for needs: notebooks (₹120) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a third cricket bat (c) milk (d) rice and dal
20. 20.Nisha has ₹350. First Nisha pays for needs: socks (₹110) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a third cricket bat (c) a sticker album (d) a toy robot
22. 22.Nisha has ₹600. First Nisha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹200) and socks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a sticker album (c) bus fare to school (d) a video game
24. 24.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a toy robot (c) extra comic books (d) school shoes
25. 25.Ishaan has ₹750. First Ishaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹120) and a geometry box (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a remote-control car (c) notebooks for school (d) sweets every day
27. 27.For Tara, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
28. 28.Tara has ₹300. First Tara pays for needs: a lunch box (₹50) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.For Manav, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Manav has ₹450. First Manav pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) a warm blanket (c) a school uniform (d) medicine when ill
32. 32.Zoya has ₹1000. First Zoya pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and a water bottle (₹320). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Isha has ₹800. First Isha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and socks (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.For Kabir, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.Aarav has ₹300. First Aarav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Meera has ₹500. First Meera pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and a raincoat (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a warm blanket (c) rice and dal (d) a glitter pen set
38. 38.For Gurpreet, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.For Nisha, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
40. 40.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a remote-control car (c) a schoolbag (d) medicine when ill

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