Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 354 · 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.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) extra comic books (c) a fancy phone cover (d) notebooks for school
2. 2.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a bigger TV (c) vegetables (d) a warm blanket
3. 3.Tara has ₹800. First Tara pays for needs: a water bottle (₹180) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Karan has ₹400. First Karan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a fancy phone cover (c) toothpaste (d) extra comic books
6. 6.For Rohan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) bus fare to school (c) soap (d) a fancy phone cover
8. 8.Lakshmi has ₹300. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Arjun has ₹1000. First Arjun pays for needs: socks (₹50) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a school uniform (c) a third cricket bat (d) sweets every day
11. 11.Ananya has ₹450. First Ananya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹80) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a toy robot (c) a video game (d) a fancy phone cover
13. 13.Joseph has ₹400. First Joseph pays for needs: a lunch box (₹100) and a school uniform (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) sweets every day (c) medicine when ill (d) a remote-control car
15. 15.Diya has ₹950. First Diya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹280) and a geometry box (₹280). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a new party dress (c) a sticker album (d) soap
17. 17.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) milk (c) medicine when ill (d) a glitter pen set
18. 18.Vivaan has ₹750. First Vivaan pays for needs: socks (₹120) and a water bottle (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) sweets every day (c) soap (d) milk
20. 20.Tara has ₹950. First Tara pays for needs: a water bottle (₹260) and a school uniform (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a remote-control car (c) extra comic books (d) a fancy phone cover
22. 22.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a new party dress (c) designer sunglasses (d) bus fare to school
23. 23.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) soap (c) designer sunglasses (d) drinking water
24. 24.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a school uniform (c) a remote-control car (d) a sticker album
25. 25.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) drinking water (c) a video game (d) a school uniform
26. 26.Aarav has ₹350. First Aarav pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) vegetables (c) a school uniform (d) drinking water
28. 28.For Aarav, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
29. 29.For Nisha, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Kabir has ₹350. First Kabir pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and socks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.For Pooja, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a glitter pen set (c) a warm blanket (d) milk
33. 33.Ananya has ₹550. First Ananya pays for needs: socks (₹180) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) soap (c) bus fare to school (d) sweets every day
35. 35.Rahul has ₹900. First Rahul pays for needs: a geometry box (₹200) and a lunch box (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a raincoat (c) a video game (d) a warm blanket
37. 37.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a fancy phone cover (c) medicine when ill (d) a glitter pen set
38. 38.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a remote-control car (c) extra comic books (d) school shoes
39. 39.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a bigger TV (c) a warm blanket (d) sweets every day
40. 40.For Isha, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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