Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 29 · 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 need? (a) a toy robot (b) designer sunglasses (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a school uniform
2. 2.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) drinking water (c) a raincoat (d) a remote-control car
3. 3.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) rice and dal (c) a schoolbag (d) medicine when ill
4. 4.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a video game (c) a sticker album (d) designer sunglasses
5. 5.For Karan, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.Priya has ₹800. First Priya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹180) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) medicine when ill (c) soap (d) sweets every day
8. 8.Ananya has ₹600. First Ananya pays for needs: socks (₹150) and notebooks (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) drinking water (c) a sticker album (d) medicine when ill
10. 10.For Joseph, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.Karan has ₹650. First Karan pays for needs: socks (₹210) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.For Sneha, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.Ananya has ₹600. First Ananya pays for needs: socks (₹70) and a school uniform (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) extra comic books (c) soap (d) designer sunglasses
15. 15.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) designer sunglasses (c) milk (d) school shoes
16. 16.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a video game (c) a third cricket bat (d) school shoes
17. 17.For Sneha, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
18. 18.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a bigger TV (c) a fancy phone cover (d) medicine when ill
19. 19.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a glitter pen set (c) a toy robot (d) soap
20. 20.Farhan has ₹850. First Farhan pays for needs: school shoes (₹150) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Diya has ₹750. First Diya pays for needs: school shoes (₹150) and a geometry box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a schoolbag (c) milk (d) vegetables
23. 23.Vivaan has ₹400. First Vivaan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) milk (c) vegetables (d) a remote-control car
25. 25.Isha has ₹300. First Isha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.For Vivaan, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.For Vivaan, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
28. 28.For Zoya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.For Aditya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
30. 30.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) soap (c) a glitter pen set (d) medicine when ill
31. 31.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a new party dress (c) a fancy phone cover (d) drinking water
32. 32.Ananya has ₹300. First Ananya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Riya has ₹450. First Riya pays for needs: socks (₹140) and a lunch box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Aarav has ₹700. First Aarav pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and a geometry box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.For Riya, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.For Rahul, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
37. 37.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) sweets every day (c) medicine when ill (d) rice and dal
38. 38.Zoya has ₹350. First Zoya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹90) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a bigger TV (c) a sticker album (d) school shoes
40. 40.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) designer sunglasses (c) toothpaste (d) bus fare to school

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