Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 324 · 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.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) sweets every day (c) designer sunglasses (d) school shoes
2. 2.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a school uniform (c) a bigger TV (d) medicine when ill
3. 3.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a third cricket bat (c) a new party dress (d) soap
4. 4.Meera has ₹400. First Meera pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) medicine when ill (c) vegetables (d) milk
6. 6.For Arjun, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.Arjun has ₹650. First Arjun pays for needs: a raincoat (₹160) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a remote-control car (c) medicine when ill (d) a glitter pen set
9. 9.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) school shoes (c) bus fare to school (d) vegetables
10. 10.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) a warm blanket (c) bus fare to school (d) vegetables
11. 11.For Zoya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.For Aarav, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a third cricket bat (c) a warm blanket (d) a sticker album
14. 14.Kabir has ₹750. First Kabir pays for needs: a school uniform (₹250) and notebooks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Riya has ₹650. First Riya pays for needs: socks (₹90) and school shoes (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) vegetables (c) a sticker album (d) toothpaste
17. 17.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) a schoolbag (c) rice and dal (d) bus fare to school
18. 18.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a school uniform (c) a new party dress (d) a schoolbag
19. 19.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) rice and dal (c) a warm blanket (d) a fancy phone cover
20. 20.For Isha, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.For Diya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
22. 22.Manav has ₹850. First Manav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹110) and a geometry box (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a school uniform (c) a remote-control car (d) sweets every day
24. 24.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a warm blanket (c) a third cricket bat (d) sweets every day
25. 25.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) rice and dal (c) extra comic books (d) a fancy phone cover
26. 26.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a toy robot (c) a video game (d) notebooks for school
27. 27.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a warm blanket (c) a remote-control car (d) sweets every day
28. 28.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a toy robot (c) a glitter pen set (d) a warm blanket
29. 29.Aarav has ₹650. First Aarav pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and a raincoat (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Riya has ₹400. First Riya pays for needs: notebooks (₹110) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Kavya has ₹950. First Kavya pays for needs: socks (₹260) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) extra comic books (c) a video game (d) a new party dress
33. 33.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) soap (c) milk (d) rice and dal
34. 34.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a sticker album (c) sweets every day (d) a video game
35. 35.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a video game (c) drinking water (d) medicine when ill
36. 36.Joseph has ₹700. First Joseph pays for needs: school shoes (₹120) and socks (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.For Arjun, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
38. 38.For Karan, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a bigger TV (c) a video game (d) toothpaste
40. 40.Kavya has ₹850. First Kavya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and a raincoat (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?

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