Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 340 · 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.Karan has ₹300. First Karan pays for needs: socks (₹50) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.For Sneha, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
3. 3.Meera has ₹550. First Meera pays for needs: a raincoat (₹130) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Kavya has ₹300. First Kavya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) school shoes (c) a third cricket bat (d) sweets every day
6. 6.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a glitter pen set (c) a warm blanket (d) a new party dress
7. 7.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a raincoat (c) toothpaste (d) a remote-control car
8. 8.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) school shoes (c) a bigger TV (d) a glitter pen set
9. 9.For Priya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.Lakshmi has ₹800. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) sweets every day (c) a glitter pen set (d) extra comic books
12. 12.Aditya has ₹300. First Aditya pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and school shoes (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.For Priya, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) sweets every day (c) a toy robot (d) milk
15. 15.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) school shoes (c) drinking water (d) a fancy phone cover
16. 16.Pooja has ₹450. First Pooja pays for needs: a raincoat (₹90) and a geometry box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.For Isha, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a sticker album (c) a fancy phone cover (d) school shoes
19. 19.Karan has ₹500. First Karan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹120) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) sweets every day (c) notebooks for school (d) soap
21. 21.For Saanvi, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) extra comic books (c) a sticker album (d) bus fare to school
23. 23.Arjun has ₹800. First Arjun pays for needs: a geometry box (₹230) and socks (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a bigger TV (d) bus fare to school
25. 25.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) extra comic books (c) a glitter pen set (d) a remote-control car
26. 26.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) medicine when ill (c) designer sunglasses (d) notebooks for school
27. 27.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) designer sunglasses (c) sweets every day (d) drinking water
28. 28.For Nisha, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
29. 29.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a remote-control car (c) a new party dress (d) school shoes
30. 30.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a bigger TV (c) sweets every day (d) milk
31. 31.Nisha has ₹1000. First Nisha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹50) and a water bottle (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a video game (c) a sticker album (d) a third cricket bat
33. 33.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) milk (c) extra comic books (d) bus fare to school
34. 34.For Rohan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) designer sunglasses (c) a toy robot (d) a warm blanket
36. 36.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a fancy phone cover (c) soap (d) rice and dal
37. 37.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a glitter pen set (c) a toy robot (d) school shoes
38. 38.Karan has ₹850. First Karan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹200) and socks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a warm blanket (c) a fancy phone cover (d) toothpaste
40. 40.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) extra comic books (c) a raincoat (d) designer sunglasses

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