Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 250 · 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.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a school uniform (c) drinking water (d) a remote-control car
2. 2.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a fancy phone cover (c) notebooks for school (d) rice and dal
3. 3.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a third cricket bat (c) rice and dal (d) a toy robot
4. 4.Saanvi has ₹650. First Saanvi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹140) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) vegetables (c) school shoes (d) a schoolbag
6. 6.For Isha, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a glitter pen set (c) a remote-control car (d) school shoes
8. 8.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a third cricket bat (c) a raincoat (d) a sticker album
9. 9.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a toy robot (c) extra comic books (d) a schoolbag
10. 10.Rahul has ₹900. First Rahul pays for needs: a lunch box (₹300) and notebooks (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.For Gurpreet, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
12. 12.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a new party dress (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a third cricket bat
13. 13.Riya has ₹750. First Riya pays for needs: school shoes (₹130) and a water bottle (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a bigger TV (c) extra comic books (d) vegetables
15. 15.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a video game (c) soap (d) a fancy phone cover
16. 16.Arjun has ₹850. First Arjun pays for needs: a school uniform (₹200) and notebooks (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) extra comic books (c) vegetables (d) a warm blanket
18. 18.Kabir has ₹950. First Kabir pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and school shoes (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) bus fare to school (c) toothpaste (d) school shoes
20. 20.Diya has ₹1000. First Diya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹190) and a school uniform (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.For Saanvi, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
22. 22.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a remote-control car (c) vegetables (d) a third cricket bat
23. 23.Priya has ₹400. First Priya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and socks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.For Meera, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.Gurpreet has ₹800. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a water bottle (₹220) and school shoes (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.For Diya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.Aditya has ₹500. First Aditya pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a remote-control car (c) medicine when ill (d) a bigger TV
29. 29.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) rice and dal (c) notebooks for school (d) a remote-control car
30. 30.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) designer sunglasses (c) school shoes (d) sweets every day
31. 31.For Arjun, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) school shoes (c) bus fare to school (d) rice and dal
33. 33.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) school shoes (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a school uniform
34. 34.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a toy robot (c) a raincoat (d) medicine when ill
35. 35.For Pooja, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.For Meera, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
37. 37.For Arjun, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
38. 38.Meera has ₹650. First Meera pays for needs: a water bottle (₹90) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a sticker album (c) a third cricket bat (d) bus fare to school
40. 40.Saanvi has ₹600. First Saanvi pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?

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