Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 245 · 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.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a schoolbag (c) school shoes (d) sweets every day
2. 2.Sneha has ₹550. First Sneha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹90) and notebooks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.For Joseph, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a school uniform (c) a warm blanket (d) drinking water
5. 5.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a bigger TV (c) a school uniform (d) a toy robot
6. 6.For Gurpreet, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a warm blanket (c) a third cricket bat (d) drinking water
8. 8.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a remote-control car (c) extra comic books (d) a toy robot
9. 9.For Kabir, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) extra comic books (c) rice and dal (d) a new party dress
11. 11.For Rahul, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
12. 12.Aarav has ₹500. First Aarav pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and a water bottle (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a bigger TV (c) extra comic books (d) a school uniform
14. 14.For Tara, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
15. 15.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a video game (c) a new party dress (d) designer sunglasses
16. 16.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) school shoes (c) rice and dal (d) a new party dress
17. 17.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) notebooks for school (c) a schoolbag (d) bus fare to school
18. 18.Karan has ₹850. First Karan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹210) and notebooks (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) drinking water (c) a glitter pen set (d) a third cricket bat
20. 20.Karan has ₹750. First Karan pays for needs: notebooks (₹250) and socks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a warm blanket (c) a toy robot (d) milk
22. 22.For Farhan, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
23. 23.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a third cricket bat (c) a remote-control car (d) school shoes
24. 24.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) notebooks for school (c) school shoes (d) bus fare to school
25. 25.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) extra comic books (c) milk (d) a bigger TV
26. 26.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) toothpaste (c) a warm blanket (d) a schoolbag
27. 27.For Karan, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
28. 28.Sneha has ₹750. First Sneha pays for needs: school shoes (₹230) and notebooks (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Kabir has ₹300. First Kabir pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Riya has ₹550. First Riya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and a water bottle (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a toy robot (c) a schoolbag (d) a new party dress
32. 32.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) drinking water (c) vegetables (d) a raincoat
33. 33.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) sweets every day (c) a raincoat (d) bus fare to school
34. 34.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) bus fare to school (c) soap (d) a fancy phone cover
35. 35.For Isha, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a toy robot (c) vegetables (d) designer sunglasses
37. 37.For Karan, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.Lakshmi has ₹300. First Lakshmi pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.For Ananya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
40. 40.Zoya has ₹850. First Zoya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹190) and notebooks (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?

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