Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 252 · 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 is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) sweets every day (c) a schoolbag (d) a school uniform
2. 2.For Lakshmi, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
3. 3.Lakshmi has ₹750. First Lakshmi pays for needs: school shoes (₹220) and a raincoat (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.For Priya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
5. 5.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) soap (c) a schoolbag (d) a sticker album
6. 6.Ananya has ₹750. First Ananya pays for needs: socks (₹70) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.For Manav, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
8. 8.For Lakshmi, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
9. 9.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) rice and dal (c) milk (d) notebooks for school
10. 10.Arjun has ₹350. First Arjun pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a water bottle (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a school uniform (c) a sticker album (d) notebooks for school
12. 12.Nisha has ₹700. First Nisha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹230) and school shoes (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.For Zoya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a remote-control car (c) a bigger TV (d) a third cricket bat
15. 15.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) toothpaste (c) a schoolbag (d) notebooks for school
16. 16.Rahul has ₹300. First Rahul pays for needs: socks (₹50) and a geometry box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a glitter pen set (c) a warm blanket (d) a video game
18. 18.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) bus fare to school (c) a schoolbag (d) a fancy phone cover
19. 19.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a third cricket bat (c) a schoolbag (d) bus fare to school
20. 20.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) vegetables (c) a raincoat (d) a glitter pen set
21. 21.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) vegetables (c) a video game (d) bus fare to school
22. 22.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a video game (d) rice and dal
23. 23.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) a schoolbag (c) bus fare to school (d) a school uniform
24. 24.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a toy robot (c) a bigger TV (d) a video game
25. 25.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) sweets every day (c) extra comic books (d) rice and dal
26. 26.Rahul has ₹600. First Rahul pays for needs: school shoes (₹160) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) extra comic books (c) a warm blanket (d) school shoes
28. 28.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) bus fare to school (c) a raincoat (d) rice and dal
29. 29.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) designer sunglasses (d) soap
30. 30.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a third cricket bat (c) sweets every day (d) a new party dress
31. 31.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) vegetables (c) drinking water (d) a bigger TV
32. 32.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a schoolbag (c) school shoes (d) designer sunglasses
33. 33.For Kabir, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.Ananya has ₹750. First Ananya pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and a water bottle (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) soap (c) extra comic books (d) a warm blanket
36. 36.For Ananya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
37. 37.Diya has ₹700. First Diya pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) designer sunglasses (c) a video game (d) a sticker album
39. 39.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a new party dress (d) sweets every day
40. 40.For Saanvi, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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