Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 307 · 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.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) milk (c) a schoolbag (d) rice and dal
2. 2.Farhan has ₹300. First Farhan pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) rice and dal (c) bus fare to school (d) a bigger TV
4. 4.Kabir has ₹700. First Kabir pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a glitter pen set (c) a toy robot (d) designer sunglasses
6. 6.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) milk (c) a third cricket bat (d) extra comic books
7. 7.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) designer sunglasses (c) a toy robot (d) school shoes
8. 8.Lakshmi has ₹650. First Lakshmi pays for needs: school shoes (₹130) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a school uniform (c) soap (d) designer sunglasses
10. 10.Rahul has ₹400. First Rahul pays for needs: a lunch box (₹100) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) extra comic books (c) a warm blanket (d) school shoes
12. 12.For Ananya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.For Pooja, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) soap (c) sweets every day (d) a raincoat
15. 15.Ananya has ₹950. First Ananya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹240) and a lunch box (₹310). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a remote-control car (c) toothpaste (d) vegetables
17. 17.Lakshmi has ₹550. First Lakshmi pays for needs: notebooks (₹150) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) school shoes (c) drinking water (d) sweets every day
19. 19.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) bus fare to school (c) a sticker album (d) extra comic books
20. 20.For Arjun, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.For Sneha, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
22. 22.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) extra comic books (c) a school uniform (d) a schoolbag
23. 23.For Diya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
24. 24.For Ananya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a toy robot (d) medicine when ill
26. 26.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a third cricket bat (c) milk (d) a glitter pen set
27. 27.For Kavya, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
28. 28.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) toothpaste (c) drinking water (d) a glitter pen set
29. 29.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a warm blanket (c) a video game (d) sweets every day
30. 30.For Riya, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
31. 31.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) medicine when ill (c) a toy robot (d) vegetables
32. 32.For Arjun, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a warm blanket (c) a video game (d) a sticker album
34. 34.Riya has ₹850. First Riya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹160) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) extra comic books (c) a video game (d) bus fare to school
36. 36.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) extra comic books (c) sweets every day (d) a video game
37. 37.For Saanvi, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a raincoat (c) rice and dal (d) a video game
39. 39.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) designer sunglasses (c) a raincoat (d) school shoes
40. 40.For Kabir, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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