Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 342 · 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.Ananya has ₹1000. First Ananya pays for needs: socks (₹120) and a school uniform (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a warm blanket (c) a raincoat (d) a third cricket bat
3. 3.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a bigger TV (c) toothpaste (d) a warm blanket
4. 4.For Diya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
5. 5.Kabir has ₹850. First Kabir pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) rice and dal (c) milk (d) extra comic books
7. 7.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a video game (c) a glitter pen set (d) a toy robot
8. 8.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) soap (c) toothpaste (d) extra comic books
9. 9.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) rice and dal (c) milk (d) toothpaste
10. 10.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) sweets every day (c) extra comic books (d) a third cricket bat
11. 11.For Dev, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a toy robot (c) drinking water (d) a new party dress
13. 13.For Lakshmi, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a toy robot (c) a bigger TV (d) a sticker album
15. 15.For Vivaan, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
16. 16.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) rice and dal (c) medicine when ill (d) drinking water
17. 17.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a school uniform (c) extra comic books (d) a third cricket bat
18. 18.Vivaan has ₹800. First Vivaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹240) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.For Kabir, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.Vivaan has ₹700. First Vivaan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹200) and a school uniform (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a glitter pen set (c) a third cricket bat (d) milk
22. 22.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) notebooks for school (c) soap (d) a fancy phone cover
23. 23.For Rohan, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.Karan has ₹650. First Karan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹160) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) sweets every day (c) a bigger TV (d) drinking water
26. 26.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a third cricket bat (c) a toy robot (d) a school uniform
27. 27.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a fancy phone cover (c) drinking water (d) a sticker album
28. 28.For Kavya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.For Rahul, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) designer sunglasses (c) sweets every day (d) a new party dress
31. 31.For Meera, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
32. 32.For Karan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
33. 33.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a raincoat (c) rice and dal (d) a video game
34. 34.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a remote-control car (c) a raincoat (d) medicine when ill
35. 35.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a schoolbag (c) a third cricket bat (d) a toy robot
36. 36.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a glitter pen set (c) a bigger TV (d) extra comic books
37. 37.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) vegetables (c) bus fare to school (d) a bigger TV
38. 38.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a new party dress (c) a third cricket bat (d) bus fare to school
39. 39.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) designer sunglasses (c) school shoes (d) a remote-control car
40. 40.For Lakshmi, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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