Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 358 · 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 is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a sticker album (c) a schoolbag (d) extra comic books
2. 2.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) toothpaste (c) sweets every day (d) a fancy phone cover
3. 3.Rohan has ₹500. First Rohan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹130) and a water bottle (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a video game (c) a warm blanket (d) a toy robot
5. 5.Gurpreet has ₹1000. First Gurpreet pays for needs: school shoes (₹130) and a raincoat (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a new party dress (c) a video game (d) extra comic books
7. 7.Priya has ₹950. First Priya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹160) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Kabir has ₹800. First Kabir pays for needs: a lunch box (₹170) and a school uniform (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a new party dress (c) a warm blanket (d) a third cricket bat
10. 10.Tara has ₹400. First Tara pays for needs: a geometry box (₹130) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.For Priya, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
12. 12.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a raincoat (c) rice and dal (d) a fancy phone cover
13. 13.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a remote-control car (c) toothpaste (d) a toy robot
14. 14.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) bus fare to school (c) drinking water (d) milk
15. 15.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 sticker album
16. 16.Aditya has ₹1000. First Aditya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹250) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Isha has ₹300. First Isha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) milk (c) vegetables (d) a new party dress
19. 19.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) designer sunglasses (c) a glitter pen set (d) medicine when ill
20. 20.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) rice and dal (c) a third cricket bat (d) sweets every day
21. 21.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a bigger TV (c) a schoolbag (d) a video game
22. 22.Tara has ₹350. First Tara pays for needs: socks (₹50) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) milk (c) a sticker album (d) a schoolbag
24. 24.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) school shoes (c) medicine when ill (d) a remote-control car
25. 25.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) medicine when ill (c) a glitter pen set (d) sweets every day
26. 26.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a new party dress (c) a raincoat (d) medicine when ill
27. 27.Tara has ₹1000. First Tara pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.For Aditya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) drinking water (c) sweets every day (d) designer sunglasses
30. 30.Rohan has ₹500. First Rohan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹50) and a school uniform (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Rohan has ₹850. First Rohan pays for needs: socks (₹50) and notebooks (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Nisha has ₹400. First Nisha pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and a water bottle (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a bigger TV (c) designer sunglasses (d) school shoes
34. 34.Saanvi has ₹450. First Saanvi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹120) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Karan has ₹850. First Karan pays for needs: notebooks (₹260) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.For Kavya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
37. 37.Aarav has ₹900. First Aarav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and socks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Rohan has ₹450. First Rohan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹60) and a lunch box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Karan has ₹850. First Karan pays for needs: school shoes (₹150) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) rice and dal (c) milk (d) a sticker album

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