Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 36 · 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.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a new party dress (c) sweets every day (d) school shoes
2. 2.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) rice and dal (c) extra comic books (d) a fancy phone cover
3. 3.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) a school uniform (c) school shoes (d) soap
4. 4.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) extra comic books (c) a bigger TV (d) school shoes
5. 5.For Nisha, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
6. 6.For Diya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a video game (c) extra comic books (d) designer sunglasses
8. 8.For Meera, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
9. 9.Nisha has ₹850. First Nisha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹260) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Sneha has ₹900. First Sneha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹180) and a water bottle (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a video game (c) a new party dress (d) a third cricket bat
12. 12.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) rice and dal (c) a toy robot (d) a video game
13. 13.For Joseph, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.For Diya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
15. 15.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) school shoes (c) a toy robot (d) designer sunglasses
16. 16.Arjun has ₹450. First Arjun pays for needs: a raincoat (₹80) and a water bottle (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.For Ishaan, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
18. 18.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a warm blanket (c) a raincoat (d) a new party dress
19. 19.Zoya has ₹950. First Zoya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹110) and a raincoat (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a third cricket bat (c) a warm blanket (d) a school uniform
21. 21.Dev has ₹400. First Dev pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and socks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) medicine when ill (c) a new party dress (d) bus fare to school
23. 23.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a glitter pen set (c) a third cricket bat (d) school shoes
24. 24.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a toy robot (c) a schoolbag (d) a remote-control car
25. 25.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a bigger TV (c) extra comic books (d) a raincoat
26. 26.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) soap (c) bus fare to school (d) a video game
27. 27.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a toy robot (c) vegetables (d) drinking water
28. 28.Vivaan has ₹850. First Vivaan pays for needs: socks (₹270) and school shoes (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) notebooks for school (c) a toy robot (d) milk
30. 30.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) milk (c) a glitter pen set (d) a fancy phone cover
31. 31.For Isha, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a video game (c) a new party dress (d) medicine when ill
33. 33.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) notebooks for school (c) soap (d) vegetables
34. 34.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) extra comic books (c) a third cricket bat (d) a raincoat
35. 35.Vivaan has ₹900. First Vivaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and socks (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) milk (c) a glitter pen set (d) extra comic books
37. 37.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) sweets every day (c) toothpaste (d) notebooks for school
38. 38.Manav has ₹450. First Manav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹150) and a geometry box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a new party dress (c) designer sunglasses (d) sweets every day
40. 40.Vivaan has ₹550. First Vivaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?

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