Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 30 · 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.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) sweets every day (c) a sticker album (d) a toy robot
2. 2.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a video game (c) sweets every day (d) a third cricket bat
3. 3.Ananya has ₹400. First Ananya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and a lunch box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a sticker album (c) designer sunglasses (d) a raincoat
5. 5.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a school uniform (d) sweets every day
6. 6.Saanvi has ₹900. First Saanvi pays for needs: notebooks (₹200) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Priya has ₹850. First Priya pays for needs: school shoes (₹140) and notebooks (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) sweets every day (c) a bigger TV (d) medicine when ill
9. 9.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a remote-control car (c) vegetables (d) extra comic books
10. 10.Ishaan has ₹900. First Ishaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹210) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a new party dress (c) a school uniform (d) drinking water
12. 12.For Vivaan, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
13. 13.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) a warm blanket (c) a school uniform (d) vegetables
14. 14.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a raincoat (c) a video game (d) soap
15. 15.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a third cricket bat (c) a remote-control car (d) a warm blanket
16. 16.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a toy robot (d) toothpaste
17. 17.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) designer sunglasses (c) vegetables (d) a new party dress
18. 18.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a school uniform (c) milk (d) a fancy phone cover
19. 19.For Farhan, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.Diya has ₹550. First Diya pays for needs: school shoes (₹180) and socks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Kabir has ₹500. First Kabir pays for needs: a lunch box (₹110) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a new party dress (c) rice and dal (d) bus fare to school
23. 23.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) rice and dal (c) a toy robot (d) soap
24. 24.Ishaan has ₹700. First Ishaan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and socks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a schoolbag (c) school shoes (d) extra comic books
26. 26.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) school shoes (c) bus fare to school (d) a third cricket bat
27. 27.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) designer sunglasses (c) a fancy phone cover (d) school shoes
28. 28.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a glitter pen set (c) extra comic books (d) designer sunglasses
29. 29.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) extra comic books (c) a third cricket bat (d) a school uniform
30. 30.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) sweets every day (c) a schoolbag (d) a remote-control car
31. 31.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) notebooks for school (c) a remote-control car (d) extra comic books
32. 32.Lakshmi has ₹850. First Lakshmi pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and a water bottle (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.For Aarav, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) toothpaste (c) soap (d) drinking water
35. 35.Farhan has ₹450. First Farhan pays for needs: notebooks (₹140) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a third cricket bat (c) drinking water (d) designer sunglasses
37. 37.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a new party dress (c) a third cricket bat (d) a video game
38. 38.Riya has ₹650. First Riya pays for needs: socks (₹170) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Joseph has ₹950. First Joseph pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and a water bottle (₹300). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a third cricket bat (d) a sticker album

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