Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 285 · 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) a fancy phone cover (b) school shoes (c) soap (d) milk
2. 2.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a remote-control car (c) milk (d) soap
3. 3.Rahul has ₹450. First Rahul pays for needs: socks (₹120) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) extra comic books (c) a fancy phone cover (d) school shoes
5. 5.For Tara, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a remote-control car (c) drinking water (d) rice and dal
7. 7.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a sticker album (c) milk (d) a bigger TV
8. 8.Tara has ₹600. First Tara pays for needs: a lunch box (₹130) and socks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Isha has ₹500. First Isha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹130) and socks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) milk (c) medicine when ill (d) notebooks for school
11. 11.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) vegetables (c) a third cricket bat (d) a schoolbag
12. 12.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a bigger TV (c) a raincoat (d) a video game
13. 13.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) extra comic books (c) rice and dal (d) a warm blanket
14. 14.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a new party dress (c) a third cricket bat (d) a school uniform
15. 15.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a remote-control car (c) a toy robot (d) a warm blanket
16. 16.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) toothpaste (c) school shoes (d) a schoolbag
17. 17.Zoya has ₹300. First Zoya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹80) and a geometry box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.For Saanvi, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.Lakshmi has ₹700. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a raincoat (₹110) and a water bottle (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Diya has ₹650. First Diya pays for needs: notebooks (₹140) and a geometry box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) school shoes (c) vegetables (d) a sticker album
22. 22.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a new party dress (c) a remote-control car (d) a third cricket bat
23. 23.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) drinking water (c) a bigger TV (d) a raincoat
24. 24.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a raincoat (c) a remote-control car (d) soap
25. 25.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) extra comic books (c) medicine when ill (d) school shoes
26. 26.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a third cricket bat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a glitter pen set
27. 27.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) vegetables (c) a warm blanket (d) a video game
28. 28.Priya has ₹500. First Priya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a bigger TV (c) a warm blanket (d) a video game
30. 30.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a warm blanket (c) vegetables (d) a bigger TV
31. 31.Dev has ₹650. First Dev pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Rahul has ₹400. First Rahul pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and socks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a video game (c) bus fare to school (d) vegetables
34. 34.For Tara, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Zoya has ₹750. First Zoya pays for needs: socks (₹200) and a geometry box (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Ishaan has ₹600. First Ishaan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) drinking water (c) rice and dal (d) a third cricket bat
38. 38.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a toy robot (c) vegetables (d) school shoes
39. 39.For Meera, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
40. 40.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a glitter pen set (c) notebooks for school (d) a bigger TV

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