Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 249 · 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.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) vegetables (c) a bigger TV (d) soap
2. 2.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a warm blanket (c) a sticker album (d) a glitter pen set
3. 3.Joseph has ₹950. First Joseph pays for needs: a water bottle (₹120) and a geometry box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.For Karan, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) designer sunglasses (c) a schoolbag (d) drinking water
6. 6.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) drinking water (c) school shoes (d) notebooks for school
7. 7.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a remote-control car (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a school uniform
8. 8.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a toy robot (c) sweets every day (d) a warm blanket
9. 9.For Kabir, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a remote-control car (c) a third cricket bat (d) sweets every day
11. 11.For Dev, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.Isha has ₹350. First Isha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Lakshmi has ₹400. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and a lunch box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.For Nisha, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
15. 15.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) extra comic books (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a raincoat
16. 16.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) designer sunglasses (c) school shoes (d) a video game
17. 17.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) sweets every day (c) a toy robot (d) a new party dress
18. 18.Kabir has ₹1000. First Kabir pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and a raincoat (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Rahul has ₹400. First Rahul pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and a water bottle (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) drinking water (c) a school uniform (d) designer sunglasses
21. 21.For Riya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
22. 22.Farhan has ₹350. First Farhan pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) soap (c) notebooks for school (d) bus fare to school
24. 24.For Kavya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.For Aarav, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
26. 26.Kabir has ₹300. First Kabir pays for needs: socks (₹90) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a glitter pen set (c) vegetables (d) notebooks for school
28. 28.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a warm blanket (c) soap (d) a fancy phone cover
29. 29.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) bus fare to school (c) drinking water (d) a warm blanket
30. 30.Lakshmi has ₹950. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a lunch box (₹180) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) a school uniform (c) vegetables (d) a schoolbag
32. 32.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a glitter pen set (c) rice and dal (d) bus fare to school
33. 33.For Diya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a bigger TV (c) school shoes (d) milk
35. 35.Lakshmi has ₹800. First Lakshmi pays for needs: socks (₹250) and a raincoat (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a bigger TV (c) bus fare to school (d) a sticker album
37. 37.Gurpreet has ₹400. First Gurpreet pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) designer sunglasses (c) a sticker album (d) vegetables
39. 39.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a warm blanket (c) rice and dal (d) a video game
40. 40.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a sticker album (c) a raincoat (d) rice and dal

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