Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 305 · 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 want? (a) a bigger TV (b) a school uniform (c) rice and dal (d) medicine when ill
2. 2.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a glitter pen set (c) a sticker album (d) a remote-control car
3. 3.Kabir has ₹900. First Kabir pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a geometry box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Pooja has ₹950. First Pooja pays for needs: a lunch box (₹80) and a raincoat (₹290). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) notebooks for school (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a warm blanket
6. 6.For Aarav, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) soap (c) school shoes (d) a fancy phone cover
8. 8.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a new party dress (c) soap (d) bus fare to school
9. 9.Dev has ₹650. First Dev pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and a lunch box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) notebooks for school (c) a glitter pen set (d) school shoes
11. 11.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a sticker album (c) soap (d) a third cricket bat
12. 12.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) a raincoat (c) school shoes (d) rice and dal
13. 13.Lakshmi has ₹550. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a geometry box (₹180) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Gurpreet has ₹700. First Gurpreet pays for needs: school shoes (₹120) and socks (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) milk (c) a warm blanket (d) a video game
16. 16.Manav has ₹650. First Manav pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and a raincoat (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a bigger TV (c) a fancy phone cover (d) milk
18. 18.Karan has ₹400. First Karan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹120) and a water bottle (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a toy robot (c) a third cricket bat (d) school shoes
20. 20.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) toothpaste (c) a sticker album (d) rice and dal
21. 21.For Dev, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) rice and dal (c) a video game (d) a third cricket bat
23. 23.For Farhan, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.Saanvi has ₹600. First Saanvi pays for needs: socks (₹70) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Kabir has ₹900. First Kabir pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and a raincoat (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Ishaan has ₹900. First Ishaan pays for needs: socks (₹290) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) sweets every day (c) a video game (d) a sticker album
28. 28.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a sticker album (c) a raincoat (d) extra comic books
29. 29.For Meera, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
30. 30.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a raincoat (c) a new party dress (d) a fancy phone cover
31. 31.For Ishaan, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.For Nisha, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) soap (c) a glitter pen set (d) designer sunglasses
34. 34.For Karan, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) rice and dal (c) designer sunglasses (d) a schoolbag
36. 36.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) sweets every day (c) a new party dress (d) milk
37. 37.Dev has ₹1000. First Dev pays for needs: a lunch box (₹280) and a school uniform (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) vegetables (c) toothpaste (d) a remote-control car
39. 39.For Kavya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
40. 40.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a school uniform (c) extra comic books (d) a sticker album

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