Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 31 · 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.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) sweets every day (c) designer sunglasses (d) bus fare to school
2. 2.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a video game (c) drinking water (d) a new party dress
3. 3.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a warm blanket (c) extra comic books (d) a third cricket bat
4. 4.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) extra comic books (c) a sticker album (d) a video game
5. 5.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a remote-control car (c) a bigger TV (d) a school uniform
6. 6.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) sweets every day (c) medicine when ill (d) a third cricket bat
7. 7.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) sweets every day (c) bus fare to school (d) a new party dress
8. 8.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a third cricket bat (c) soap (d) sweets every day
9. 9.Arjun has ₹850. First Arjun pays for needs: a school uniform (₹150) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a video game (c) a warm blanket (d) a remote-control car
11. 11.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) milk (c) a video game (d) drinking water
12. 12.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a sticker album (c) a raincoat (d) a new party dress
13. 13.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a warm blanket (c) sweets every day (d) a fancy phone cover
14. 14.Rohan has ₹450. First Rohan pays for needs: socks (₹90) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a school uniform (c) a bigger TV (d) a toy robot
16. 16.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a video game (d) a bigger TV
17. 17.For Nisha, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.For Kavya, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
19. 19.Priya has ₹450. First Priya pays for needs: socks (₹100) and a water bottle (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) drinking water (c) a toy robot (d) a new party dress
21. 21.Ananya has ₹500. First Ananya pays for needs: school shoes (₹160) and notebooks (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a video game (c) notebooks for school (d) a warm blanket
23. 23.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a third cricket bat (c) a toy robot (d) vegetables
24. 24.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a remote-control car (c) a raincoat (d) a warm blanket
25. 25.Ananya has ₹750. First Ananya pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.For Meera, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) drinking water (c) school shoes (d) toothpaste
28. 28.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a toy robot (c) a new party dress (d) toothpaste
29. 29.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a video game (c) a toy robot (d) a new party dress
30. 30.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a school uniform (c) a new party dress (d) designer sunglasses
31. 31.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) soap (c) a third cricket bat (d) toothpaste
32. 32.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a video game (c) toothpaste (d) a toy robot
33. 33.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a raincoat (c) milk (d) a video game
34. 34.Vivaan has ₹800. First Vivaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹200) and a raincoat (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a warm blanket (c) a schoolbag (d) medicine when ill
36. 36.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a warm blanket (c) school shoes (d) a third cricket bat
37. 37.For Manav, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.Tara has ₹750. First Tara pays for needs: a water bottle (₹170) and a geometry box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Diya has ₹450. First Diya pays for needs: socks (₹60) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Zoya has ₹300. First Zoya pays for needs: socks (₹80) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?

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