Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 330 · 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.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a glitter pen set (c) a toy robot (d) extra comic books
2. 2.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) rice and dal (c) a toy robot (d) a schoolbag
3. 3.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) drinking water (c) a third cricket bat (d) a video game
4. 4.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) sweets every day (c) a warm blanket (d) a video game
5. 5.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) soap (c) a schoolbag (d) a third cricket bat
6. 6.Aditya has ₹950. First Aditya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and socks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.For Kavya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
8. 8.Priya has ₹750. First Priya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) sweets every day (c) designer sunglasses (d) a glitter pen set
10. 10.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a fancy phone cover (c) soap (d) a third cricket bat
11. 11.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a warm blanket (c) a new party dress (d) a bigger TV
12. 12.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) bus fare to school (c) soap (d) a remote-control car
13. 13.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) drinking water (c) a schoolbag (d) designer sunglasses
14. 14.Kavya has ₹550. First Kavya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹130) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Lakshmi has ₹450. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and a geometry box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Manav has ₹500. First Manav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹80) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Dev has ₹400. First Dev pays for needs: a school uniform (₹120) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.For Rohan, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
19. 19.For Manav, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) toothpaste (c) a third cricket bat (d) extra comic books
21. 21.Dev has ₹300. First Dev pays for needs: a lunch box (₹80) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Ananya has ₹350. First Ananya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹90) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) medicine when ill (c) designer sunglasses (d) a remote-control car
24. 24.Rohan has ₹300. First Rohan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹60) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a raincoat (c) a video game (d) medicine when ill
26. 26.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) soap (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a school uniform
27. 27.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a schoolbag (c) school shoes (d) a toy robot
28. 28.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a video game (c) rice and dal (d) a third cricket bat
29. 29.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) bus fare to school (c) rice and dal (d) a toy robot
30. 30.For Priya, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) milk (c) drinking water (d) bus fare to school
32. 32.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a third cricket bat (c) designer sunglasses (d) notebooks for school
33. 33.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) vegetables (c) sweets every day (d) a bigger TV
34. 34.For Kavya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.For Dev, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.Farhan has ₹650. First Farhan pays for needs: notebooks (₹210) and socks (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.For Kabir, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
38. 38.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) bus fare to school (c) sweets every day (d) a bigger TV
39. 39.For Ishaan, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
40. 40.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a video game (c) extra comic books (d) drinking water

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