Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 328 · 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.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) rice and dal (c) a toy robot (d) a bigger TV
2. 2.For Priya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.Arjun has ₹600. First Arjun pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and school shoes (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) school shoes (c) rice and dal (d) a warm blanket
5. 5.For Sneha, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.Dev 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 remote-control car
7. 7.For Ishaan, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
8. 8.Aarav has ₹850. First Aarav pays for needs: notebooks (₹150) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Vivaan has ₹700. First Vivaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹200) and a geometry box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Pooja has ₹850. First Pooja pays for needs: a raincoat (₹200) and a geometry box (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.For Manav, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.Meera has ₹400. First Meera pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and school shoes (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a remote-control car (c) a warm blanket (d) school shoes
14. 14.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) extra comic books (c) drinking water (d) a raincoat
15. 15.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) extra comic books (c) a fancy phone cover (d) notebooks for school
16. 16.Priya has ₹550. First Priya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹150) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) sweets every day (d) drinking water
18. 18.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) drinking water (c) a sticker album (d) rice and dal
19. 19.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) rice and dal (c) a sticker album (d) a remote-control car
20. 20.Karan has ₹1000. First Karan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹220) and a raincoat (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.For Gurpreet, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.For Dev, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
23. 23.For Saanvi, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
24. 24.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) school shoes (c) vegetables (d) a new party dress
25. 25.Karan has ₹700. First Karan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹160) and notebooks (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a third cricket bat (c) a warm blanket (d) sweets every day
27. 27.Kavya has ₹600. First Kavya pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) drinking water (c) vegetables (d) a bigger TV
29. 29.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a bigger TV (d) a raincoat
30. 30.For Karan, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
31. 31.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) sweets every day (c) extra comic books (d) milk
32. 32.For Riya, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a new party dress (c) sweets every day (d) rice and dal
34. 34.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a schoolbag (c) vegetables (d) a fancy phone cover
35. 35.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a third cricket bat (c) a school uniform (d) notebooks for school
36. 36.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a school uniform (c) a toy robot (d) vegetables
37. 37.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) drinking water (c) a schoolbag (d) bus fare to school
38. 38.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) notebooks for school (c) rice and dal (d) sweets every day
39. 39.For Rohan, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
40. 40.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a video game (c) bus fare to school (d) a fancy phone cover

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