Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 251 · 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.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a glitter pen set (c) a new party dress (d) milk
2. 2.Gurpreet has ₹650. First Gurpreet pays for needs: socks (₹110) and notebooks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a school uniform (c) toothpaste (d) extra comic books
4. 4.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a new party dress (c) notebooks for school (d) a fancy phone cover
5. 5.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) drinking water (c) a third cricket bat (d) a remote-control car
6. 6.Saanvi has ₹450. First Saanvi pays for needs: notebooks (₹120) and a geometry box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) a school uniform (c) a raincoat (d) a warm blanket
8. 8.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a schoolbag (c) a third cricket bat (d) a fancy phone cover
9. 9.Farhan has ₹450. First Farhan pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Joseph has ₹450. First Joseph pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.For Zoya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.Arjun has ₹950. First Arjun pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and a lunch box (₹310). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a new party dress (c) a video game (d) soap
14. 14.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a bigger TV (c) a third cricket bat (d) designer sunglasses
15. 15.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a toy robot (c) school shoes (d) rice and dal
16. 16.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) bus fare to school (c) vegetables (d) a fancy phone cover
17. 17.For Rahul, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.Riya has ₹900. First Riya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹290) and a geometry box (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.For Arjun, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) extra comic books (c) soap (d) a raincoat
21. 21.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) sweets every day (c) rice and dal (d) a remote-control car
22. 22.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) drinking water (c) a new party dress (d) soap
23. 23.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a toy robot (c) a warm blanket (d) toothpaste
24. 24.For Meera, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a toy robot (c) a third cricket bat (d) a school uniform
26. 26.For Kabir, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
27. 27.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a school uniform (c) sweets every day (d) a new party dress
28. 28.For Riya, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) sweets every day (c) extra comic books (d) a remote-control car
30. 30.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) rice and dal (c) a third cricket bat (d) sweets every day
31. 31.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) drinking water (c) a raincoat (d) rice and dal
32. 32.Aditya has ₹600. First Aditya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹150) and a water bottle (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.For Gurpreet, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.Diya has ₹450. First Diya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹130) and a raincoat (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) soap (c) a school uniform (d) sweets every day
36. 36.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) sweets every day (c) milk (d) rice and dal
37. 37.Priya has ₹550. First Priya pays for needs: school shoes (₹160) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a raincoat (c) designer sunglasses (d) a remote-control car
39. 39.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a third cricket bat (c) school shoes (d) a video game
40. 40.Kabir has ₹600. First Kabir pays for needs: school shoes (₹190) and a geometry box (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?

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