Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 360 · 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) a bigger TV (b) a video game (c) extra comic books (d) a raincoat
2. 2.Isha has ₹950. First Isha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and notebooks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a glitter pen set (c) a bigger TV (d) extra comic books
4. 4.Rahul has ₹350. First Rahul pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a new party dress (c) a raincoat (d) a warm blanket
6. 6.For Ananya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a bigger TV (c) a fancy phone cover (d) rice and dal
8. 8.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) extra comic books (c) medicine when ill (d) a fancy phone cover
9. 9.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) milk (c) a raincoat (d) toothpaste
10. 10.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) toothpaste (c) milk (d) medicine when ill
11. 11.Zoya has ₹700. First Zoya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹170) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) soap (c) drinking water (d) notebooks for school
13. 13.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) designer sunglasses (c) medicine when ill (d) vegetables
14. 14.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a glitter pen set (c) a toy robot (d) soap
15. 15.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) sweets every day (c) milk (d) a glitter pen set
16. 16.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a new party dress (c) designer sunglasses (d) a school uniform
17. 17.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a new party dress (c) soap (d) a school uniform
18. 18.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) school shoes (c) a sticker album (d) a school uniform
19. 19.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a toy robot (c) a third cricket bat (d) a glitter pen set
20. 20.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a new party dress (c) designer sunglasses (d) a toy robot
21. 21.For Arjun, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
22. 22.For Saanvi, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
23. 23.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a bigger TV (c) a third cricket bat (d) bus fare to school
24. 24.Aarav has ₹400. First Aarav pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and a lunch box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) designer sunglasses (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a video game
26. 26.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) vegetables (c) a video game (d) a school uniform
27. 27.For Farhan, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) rice and dal (c) toothpaste (d) school shoes
29. 29.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) medicine when ill (c) a raincoat (d) school shoes
30. 30.For Ananya, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) toothpaste (c) drinking water (d) a warm blanket
32. 32.For Gurpreet, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
33. 33.Lakshmi has ₹400. First Lakshmi pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and socks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a warm blanket (c) medicine when ill (d) a video game
35. 35.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) extra comic books (c) rice and dal (d) a raincoat
36. 36.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) sweets every day (c) a sticker album (d) a new party dress
37. 37.Ishaan has ₹850. First Ishaan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹130) and school shoes (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) bus fare to school (c) a bigger TV (d) a remote-control car
39. 39.Zoya has ₹300. First Zoya pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and a water bottle (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) vegetables (c) a sticker album (d) toothpaste

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