Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 323 · 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.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) rice and dal (c) drinking water (d) a third cricket bat
2. 2.For Isha, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
3. 3.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) school shoes (c) extra comic books (d) a third cricket bat
4. 4.Arjun has ₹550. First Arjun pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Pooja has ₹700. First Pooja pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and school shoes (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a schoolbag (c) school shoes (d) a sticker album
7. 7.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) soap (c) vegetables (d) sweets every day
8. 8.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) soap (c) a glitter pen set (d) a new party dress
9. 9.Arjun has ₹650. First Arjun pays for needs: a water bottle (₹150) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a fancy phone cover (c) designer sunglasses (d) bus fare to school
11. 11.Tara has ₹900. First Tara pays for needs: socks (₹130) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Riya has ₹450. First Riya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and a lunch box (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) drinking water (c) a toy robot (d) a glitter pen set
14. 14.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) extra comic books (c) a glitter pen set (d) a sticker album
15. 15.Kavya has ₹850. First Kavya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹270) and school shoes (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) milk (c) a sticker album (d) medicine when ill
17. 17.Farhan has ₹450. First Farhan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹130) and socks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Nisha has ₹850. First Nisha pays for needs: socks (₹80) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a third cricket bat (c) a toy robot (d) a new party dress
20. 20.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) medicine when ill (c) rice and dal (d) school shoes
21. 21.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) extra comic books (c) school shoes (d) sweets every day
22. 22.For Gurpreet, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.Kavya has ₹600. First Kavya pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.For Ananya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.For Tara, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
26. 26.Gurpreet has ₹600. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a water bottle (₹190) and a geometry box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) a raincoat (c) toothpaste (d) medicine when ill
28. 28.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) vegetables (c) designer sunglasses (d) sweets every day
29. 29.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) designer sunglasses (c) a raincoat (d) a schoolbag
30. 30.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a warm blanket (c) rice and dal (d) a video game
31. 31.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) milk (c) a raincoat (d) extra comic books
32. 32.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) extra comic books (c) designer sunglasses (d) notebooks for school
33. 33.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) notebooks for school (c) rice and dal (d) medicine when ill
34. 34.Nisha has ₹850. First Nisha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹250) and a geometry box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) soap (c) a warm blanket (d) a raincoat
36. 36.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a sticker album (c) a warm blanket (d) a third cricket bat
37. 37.For Joseph, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
38. 38.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a glitter pen set (c) toothpaste (d) a remote-control car
39. 39.For Lakshmi, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
40. 40.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a schoolbag (c) a glitter pen set (d) designer sunglasses

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