Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 306 · 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.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a warm blanket (c) a new party dress (d) drinking water
2. 2.Meera has ₹650. First Meera pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a raincoat (c) a toy robot (d) a video game
4. 4.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) sweets every day (c) a raincoat (d) a video game
5. 5.Dev has ₹350. First Dev pays for needs: socks (₹110) and a lunch box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a sticker album (c) sweets every day (d) a fancy phone cover
7. 7.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a raincoat (c) bus fare to school (d) a fancy phone cover
8. 8.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a new party dress (c) a school uniform (d) a sticker album
9. 9.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) extra comic books (c) a new party dress (d) notebooks for school
10. 10.For Nisha, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) notebooks for school (c) a third cricket bat (d) rice and dal
12. 12.For Kabir, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.For Ishaan, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a warm blanket (c) designer sunglasses (d) rice and dal
15. 15.For Arjun, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
16. 16.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a fancy phone cover (c) vegetables (d) bus fare to school
17. 17.Rahul has ₹800. First Rahul pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and a geometry box (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) milk (c) drinking water (d) rice and dal
19. 19.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a glitter pen set (c) bus fare to school (d) a warm blanket
20. 20.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) rice and dal (c) toothpaste (d) a warm blanket
21. 21.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) notebooks for school (c) a glitter pen set (d) a remote-control car
22. 22.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a video game (c) a warm blanket (d) a third cricket bat
23. 23.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a sticker album (c) medicine when ill (d) designer sunglasses
24. 24.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a toy robot (c) extra comic books (d) school shoes
25. 25.Tara has ₹800. First Tara pays for needs: a lunch box (₹150) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) vegetables (c) a sticker album (d) school shoes
27. 27.For Lakshmi, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
28. 28.Meera has ₹950. First Meera pays for needs: school shoes (₹120) and a school uniform (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a warm blanket (c) designer sunglasses (d) bus fare to school
30. 30.For Rahul, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
31. 31.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) bus fare to school (c) a video game (d) medicine when ill
32. 32.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a video game (c) a toy robot (d) a raincoat
33. 33.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) rice and dal (c) vegetables (d) a glitter pen set
34. 34.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a raincoat (d) designer sunglasses
35. 35.For Ananya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) school shoes (c) a video game (d) a bigger TV
37. 37.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a sticker album (c) designer sunglasses (d) a raincoat
38. 38.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) milk (c) drinking water (d) notebooks for school
39. 39.Arjun has ₹600. First Arjun pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Kabir has ₹850. First Kabir pays for needs: a water bottle (₹90) and a school uniform (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?

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