Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 321 · 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.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a toy robot (c) drinking water (d) a warm blanket
2. 2.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a toy robot (c) school shoes (d) sweets every day
3. 3.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a toy robot (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a raincoat
4. 4.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) a raincoat (c) a schoolbag (d) notebooks for school
5. 5.For Diya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
6. 6.Lakshmi has ₹600. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹180) and a geometry box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a new party dress (c) rice and dal (d) drinking water
8. 8.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) notebooks for school (c) a new party dress (d) a third cricket bat
9. 9.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a warm blanket (c) a glitter pen set (d) a raincoat
10. 10.Aditya has ₹450. First Aditya pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and school shoes (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Rohan has ₹800. First Rohan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and a water bottle (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a warm blanket (c) extra comic books (d) rice and dal
13. 13.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a remote-control car (c) designer sunglasses (d) a bigger TV
14. 14.For Vivaan, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
15. 15.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) sweets every day (c) soap (d) a toy robot
16. 16.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) designer sunglasses (c) a third cricket bat (d) medicine when ill
17. 17.Ananya has ₹450. First Ananya pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and socks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Nisha has ₹300. First Nisha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and a geometry box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a video game (c) toothpaste (d) a toy robot
20. 20.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a third cricket bat (c) a new party dress (d) a bigger TV
21. 21.For Sneha, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.For Joseph, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
23. 23.Farhan has ₹500. First Farhan pays for needs: socks (₹150) and a raincoat (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) medicine when ill (c) sweets every day (d) a new party dress
25. 25.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a warm blanket (c) drinking water (d) a remote-control car
26. 26.Riya has ₹300. First Riya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) designer sunglasses (c) a fancy phone cover (d) rice and dal
28. 28.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) medicine when ill (c) a new party dress (d) drinking water
29. 29.Karan has ₹600. First Karan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹170) and a raincoat (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) bus fare to school (c) a toy robot (d) a warm blanket
31. 31.Kavya has ₹900. First Kavya pays for needs: school shoes (₹270) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) vegetables (c) a new party dress (d) a remote-control car
33. 33.For Meera, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.Priya has ₹800. First Priya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹50) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a warm blanket (c) a toy robot (d) a glitter pen set
36. 36.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a new party dress (c) drinking water (d) extra comic books
37. 37.Isha has ₹600. First Isha pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and a geometry box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Rahul has ₹350. First Rahul pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a sticker album (c) sweets every day (d) designer sunglasses
40. 40.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a toy robot (c) school shoes (d) designer sunglasses

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