Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 3 · 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.For Pooja, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.Meera has ₹450. First Meera pays for needs: socks (₹150) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) sweets every day (c) a glitter pen set (d) a third cricket bat
4. 4.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) notebooks for school (c) a schoolbag (d) a third cricket bat
5. 5.For Farhan, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) designer sunglasses (c) a school uniform (d) rice and dal
7. 7.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) rice and dal (c) a third cricket bat (d) extra comic books
8. 8.For Zoya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
9. 9.Karan has ₹450. First Karan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹120) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) bus fare to school (c) a school uniform (d) a toy robot
11. 11.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) extra comic books (c) notebooks for school (d) a glitter pen set
12. 12.Priya has ₹1000. First Priya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹170) and a lunch box (₹310). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a third cricket bat (c) a glitter pen set (d) toothpaste
14. 14.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a remote-control car (c) notebooks for school (d) rice and dal
15. 15.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a third cricket bat (c) drinking water (d) sweets every day
16. 16.For Kavya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
17. 17.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a schoolbag (c) sweets every day (d) drinking water
18. 18.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) notebooks for school (c) a warm blanket (d) a bigger TV
19. 19.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) designer sunglasses (c) extra comic books (d) a glitter pen set
20. 20.Rahul has ₹750. First Rahul pays for needs: a lunch box (₹150) and a geometry box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a sticker album (c) school shoes (d) soap
22. 22.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a warm blanket (d) extra comic books
23. 23.For Diya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
24. 24.For Diya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) school shoes (c) a sticker album (d) rice and dal
26. 26.Isha has ₹600. First Isha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹120) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a fancy phone cover (c) rice and dal (d) medicine when ill
28. 28.Tara has ₹1000. First Tara pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) sweets every day (c) rice and dal (d) a fancy phone cover
30. 30.Dev has ₹500. First Dev pays for needs: notebooks (₹120) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) a school uniform (c) a raincoat (d) a warm blanket
32. 32.Sneha has ₹1000. First Sneha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹220) and a school uniform (₹280). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) sweets every day (c) extra comic books (d) drinking water
34. 34.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a glitter pen set (d) a raincoat
35. 35.For Ishaan, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) bus fare to school (c) a sticker album (d) designer sunglasses
37. 37.Dev has ₹650. First Dev pays for needs: a raincoat (₹120) and a water bottle (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Ananya has ₹450. First Ananya pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and a water bottle (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.For Sneha, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
40. 40.Gurpreet has ₹900. First Gurpreet pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?

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