Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 35 · 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 is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) sweets every day (c) a third cricket bat (d) a fancy phone cover
2. 2.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) medicine when ill (c) a schoolbag (d) a video game
3. 3.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a sticker album (c) notebooks for school (d) sweets every day
4. 4.For Kabir, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
5. 5.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a schoolbag (c) a new party dress (d) soap
6. 6.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) designer sunglasses (c) rice and dal (d) a remote-control car
7. 7.Dev has ₹750. First Dev pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and notebooks (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Rahul has ₹800. First Rahul pays for needs: notebooks (₹150) and a geometry box (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Lakshmi has ₹950. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and a school uniform (₹300). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) notebooks for school (c) drinking water (d) a third cricket bat
11. 11.Meera has ₹500. First Meera pays for needs: a lunch box (₹150) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Aditya has ₹400. First Aditya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and socks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Arjun has ₹700. First Arjun pays for needs: a geometry box (₹210) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.For Aarav, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
15. 15.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a sticker album (c) a school uniform (d) extra comic books
16. 16.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) rice and dal (c) a warm blanket (d) a fancy phone cover
17. 17.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) school shoes (c) milk (d) a third cricket bat
18. 18.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) drinking water (c) rice and dal (d) a toy robot
19. 19.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) sweets every day (c) a toy robot (d) a fancy phone cover
20. 20.Arjun has ₹700. First Arjun pays for needs: a raincoat (₹200) and a school uniform (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a sticker album (c) a glitter pen set (d) a video game
22. 22.Meera has ₹600. First Meera pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.For Gurpreet, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a school uniform (c) a video game (d) milk
25. 25.For Ananya, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
26. 26.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) bus fare to school (c) a fancy phone cover (d) designer sunglasses
27. 27.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) bus fare to school (c) a sticker album (d) a new party dress
28. 28.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) designer sunglasses (c) milk (d) a fancy phone cover
29. 29.Riya has ₹850. First Riya pays for needs: socks (₹150) and a raincoat (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.For Ananya, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) drinking water (c) school shoes (d) a glitter pen set
32. 32.Ananya has ₹500. First Ananya pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and school shoes (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Saanvi has ₹650. First Saanvi pays for needs: school shoes (₹140) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Ishaan has ₹450. First Ishaan pays for needs: socks (₹150) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Dev has ₹700. First Dev pays for needs: socks (₹90) and notebooks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.For Vivaan, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
37. 37.Arjun has ₹400. First Arjun pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and a raincoat (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.For Kabir, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Kabir has ₹650. First Kabir pays for needs: notebooks (₹180) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) extra comic books (c) toothpaste (d) bus fare to school

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