Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 347 · 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.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a new party dress (c) a remote-control car (d) a schoolbag
2. 2.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) rice and dal (c) medicine when ill (d) a schoolbag
3. 3.Joseph has ₹550. First Joseph pays for needs: a raincoat (₹130) and school shoes (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) vegetables (c) a remote-control car (d) a glitter pen set
5. 5.Karan has ₹500. First Karan pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and socks (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Meera has ₹700. First Meera pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and a lunch box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Diya has ₹950. First Diya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and a lunch box (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a third cricket bat (c) drinking water (d) toothpaste
9. 9.Pooja has ₹700. First Pooja pays for needs: a raincoat (₹160) and a lunch box (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) milk (c) rice and dal (d) a video game
11. 11.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a third cricket bat (c) a sticker album (d) designer sunglasses
12. 12.Kabir has ₹400. First Kabir pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.For Aarav, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.For Nisha, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
15. 15.Aarav has ₹450. First Aarav pays for needs: a geometry box (₹90) and school shoes (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a new party dress (c) toothpaste (d) a third cricket bat
17. 17.For Meera, is “soap” 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 third cricket bat (b) a glitter pen set (c) a remote-control car (d) drinking water
19. 19.For Manav, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) designer sunglasses (c) school shoes (d) a new party dress
21. 21.For Aarav, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
22. 22.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a raincoat (c) designer sunglasses (d) a third cricket bat
23. 23.Manav has ₹300. First Manav pays for needs: socks (₹100) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) sweets every day (c) toothpaste (d) a new party dress
25. 25.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) sweets every day (c) milk (d) a fancy phone cover
26. 26.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) extra comic books (c) a bigger TV (d) a schoolbag
27. 27.For Joseph, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
28. 28.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) rice and dal (c) a schoolbag (d) medicine when ill
29. 29.Isha has ₹800. First Isha pays for needs: school shoes (₹170) and socks (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) extra comic books (c) medicine when ill (d) a schoolbag
31. 31.Tara has ₹500. First Tara pays for needs: a school uniform (₹160) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Meera has ₹850. First Meera pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and a geometry box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) sweets every day (c) a raincoat (d) rice and dal
34. 34.For Lakshmi, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.For Kabir, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.Ananya has ₹400. First Ananya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and a water bottle (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) milk (c) school shoes (d) a schoolbag
38. 38.Aarav has ₹650. First Aarav pays for needs: socks (₹140) and a geometry box (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.For Vivaan, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
40. 40.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a toy robot (c) a glitter pen set (d) a bigger TV

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