Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 241 · 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.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) toothpaste (c) notebooks for school (d) drinking water
2. 2.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a remote-control car (c) a school uniform (d) a video game
3. 3.Manav has ₹400. First Manav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹70) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) medicine when ill (c) a bigger TV (d) drinking water
5. 5.For Kabir, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
6. 6.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a bigger TV (c) a toy robot (d) notebooks for school
7. 7.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) extra comic books (c) milk (d) a fancy phone cover
8. 8.Dev has ₹300. First Dev pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a bigger TV (c) drinking water (d) rice and dal
10. 10.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) sweets every day (c) school shoes (d) a sticker album
11. 11.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a video game (c) school shoes (d) a third cricket bat
12. 12.Nisha has ₹400. First Nisha pays for needs: notebooks (₹110) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Manav has ₹400. First Manav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Arjun has ₹450. First Arjun pays for needs: a lunch box (₹90) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) rice and dal (c) medicine when ill (d) school shoes
16. 16.For Dev, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
17. 17.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a fancy phone cover (c) vegetables (d) a glitter pen set
18. 18.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) medicine when ill (c) notebooks for school (d) a schoolbag
19. 19.For Dev, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a raincoat (c) soap (d) a bigger TV
21. 21.For Kavya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a school uniform (c) a sticker album (d) a remote-control car
23. 23.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) soap (c) toothpaste (d) a video game
24. 24.Rahul has ₹600. First Rahul pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and a school uniform (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a fancy phone cover (c) designer sunglasses (d) a warm blanket
26. 26.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) soap (c) a remote-control car (d) extra comic books
27. 27.Priya has ₹750. First Priya pays for needs: socks (₹220) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Aarav has ₹500. First Aarav pays for needs: socks (₹60) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a schoolbag (c) a bigger TV (d) a new party dress
30. 30.For Saanvi, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a toy robot (c) a video game (d) extra comic books
32. 32.For Priya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a new party dress (c) designer sunglasses (d) bus fare to school
34. 34.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a school uniform (c) a new party dress (d) drinking water
35. 35.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a remote-control car (c) school shoes (d) bus fare to school
36. 36.Sneha has ₹350. First Sneha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Kabir has ₹850. First Kabir pays for needs: a geometry box (₹120) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a sticker album (c) drinking water (d) milk
39. 39.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) school shoes (c) a video game (d) sweets every day
40. 40.Kabir has ₹500. First Kabir pays for needs: socks (₹130) and school shoes (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?

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