Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 248 · 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.Arjun has ₹350. First Arjun pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and a water bottle (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) milk (c) a schoolbag (d) school shoes
3. 3.Dev has ₹750. First Dev pays for needs: a school uniform (₹150) and socks (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.For Tara, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.For Karan, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
6. 6.For Tara, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) bus fare to school (c) a school uniform (d) designer sunglasses
8. 8.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) school shoes (c) toothpaste (d) a schoolbag
9. 9.For Priya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.Kabir has ₹500. First Kabir pays for needs: a geometry box (₹120) and a lunch box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a video game (c) a third cricket bat (d) vegetables
12. 12.Sneha has ₹900. First Sneha pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and a lunch box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) toothpaste (c) rice and dal (d) a bigger TV
14. 14.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a sticker album (c) extra comic books (d) drinking water
15. 15.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) toothpaste (c) milk (d) sweets every day
16. 16.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a third cricket bat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) soap
17. 17.Gurpreet has ₹350. First Gurpreet pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and a water bottle (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Farhan has ₹550. First Farhan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Farhan has ₹500. First Farhan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹50) and a raincoat (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) sweets every day (c) a school uniform (d) drinking water
21. 21.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a schoolbag (c) toothpaste (d) a third cricket bat
22. 22.Arjun has ₹450. First Arjun pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and a raincoat (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.For Tara, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.For Priya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a fancy phone cover (c) milk (d) rice and dal
26. 26.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a warm blanket (c) medicine when ill (d) a fancy phone cover
27. 27.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) drinking water (c) a school uniform (d) a glitter pen set
28. 28.For Nisha, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a bigger TV (c) a sticker album (d) a warm blanket
30. 30.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a glitter pen set (c) a toy robot (d) sweets every day
31. 31.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) extra comic books (c) sweets every day (d) a glitter pen set
32. 32.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) extra comic books (c) a sticker album (d) medicine when ill
33. 33.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) vegetables (c) drinking water (d) a toy robot
34. 34.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a remote-control car (c) a raincoat (d) drinking water
35. 35.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a video game (c) medicine when ill (d) a toy robot
36. 36.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) milk (c) designer sunglasses (d) a schoolbag
37. 37.For Riya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
38. 38.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a new party dress (c) a glitter pen set (d) a third cricket bat
39. 39.For Ananya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
40. 40.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a fancy phone cover (c) rice and dal (d) a new party dress

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