Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 244 · 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) a raincoat (b) a remote-control car (c) school shoes (d) toothpaste
2. 2.Rahul has ₹950. First Rahul pays for needs: socks (₹290) and school shoes (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a new party dress (c) designer sunglasses (d) a toy robot
4. 4.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a raincoat (c) medicine when ill (d) a sticker album
5. 5.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) toothpaste (c) bus fare to school (d) rice and dal
6. 6.Gurpreet has ₹400. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a geometry box (₹130) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a raincoat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a video game
8. 8.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) rice and dal (c) notebooks for school (d) a sticker album
9. 9.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a new party dress (c) a remote-control car (d) rice and dal
10. 10.For Meera, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
11. 11.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a video game (c) drinking water (d) a sticker album
12. 12.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) bus fare to school (c) rice and dal (d) drinking water
13. 13.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a bigger TV (c) a raincoat (d) a sticker album
14. 14.For Kavya, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
15. 15.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a school uniform (c) rice and dal (d) a glitter pen set
16. 16.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) notebooks for school (c) medicine when ill (d) a bigger TV
17. 17.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a school uniform (c) medicine when ill (d) extra comic books
18. 18.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) designer sunglasses (c) a raincoat (d) soap
19. 19.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a warm blanket (c) a new party dress (d) drinking water
20. 20.Isha has ₹350. First Isha pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a lunch box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.For Riya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) vegetables (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a third cricket bat
23. 23.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) sweets every day (c) milk (d) a new party dress
24. 24.Gurpreet has ₹400. First Gurpreet pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a video game (c) a new party dress (d) bus fare to school
26. 26.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) rice and dal (c) a third cricket bat (d) medicine when ill
27. 27.Lakshmi has ₹950. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a raincoat (₹200) and a school uniform (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Isha has ₹800. First Isha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹180) and school shoes (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Riya has ₹850. First Riya pays for needs: school shoes (₹280) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.For Kavya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) extra comic books (c) drinking water (d) school shoes
32. 32.Ananya has ₹900. First Ananya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹210) and a water bottle (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Gurpreet has ₹950. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and socks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Vivaan has ₹350. First Vivaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.For Kabir, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) designer sunglasses (c) a toy robot (d) a school uniform
37. 37.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) notebooks for school (c) a bigger TV (d) school shoes
38. 38.Diya has ₹400. First Diya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹90) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Vivaan has ₹650. First Vivaan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) designer sunglasses (c) extra comic books (d) medicine when ill

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