Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 385 · 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 want? (a) soap (b) a new party dress (c) school shoes (d) a warm blanket
2. 2.Rohan has ₹600. First Rohan pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) notebooks for school (c) a raincoat (d) a fancy phone cover
4. 4.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a third cricket bat (c) medicine when ill (d) designer sunglasses
5. 5.Gurpreet has ₹1000. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a geometry box (₹150) and socks (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) soap (c) a bigger TV (d) a new party dress
7. 7.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a warm blanket (c) a video game (d) a new party dress
8. 8.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) soap (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a raincoat
9. 9.Riya has ₹900. First Riya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) designer sunglasses (c) milk (d) a fancy phone cover
11. 11.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) vegetables (c) a bigger TV (d) a glitter pen set
12. 12.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a toy robot (c) drinking water (d) toothpaste
13. 13.For Tara, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) notebooks for school (c) a video game (d) a remote-control car
15. 15.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) toothpaste (c) a toy robot (d) a glitter pen set
16. 16.For Rohan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
17. 17.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a remote-control car (c) a schoolbag (d) a video game
18. 18.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) bus fare to school (c) a bigger TV (d) toothpaste
19. 19.Rahul has ₹900. First Rahul pays for needs: school shoes (₹120) and a water bottle (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a bigger TV (c) a toy robot (d) a fancy phone cover
21. 21.For Aarav, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
22. 22.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) medicine when ill (c) a remote-control car (d) notebooks for school
23. 23.Aditya has ₹1000. First Aditya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹90) and a water bottle (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.For Rahul, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) milk (c) sweets every day (d) a schoolbag
26. 26.Kavya has ₹300. First Kavya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹100) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Aarav has ₹900. First Aarav pays for needs: a raincoat (₹130) and notebooks (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Dev has ₹450. First Dev pays for needs: a geometry box (₹150) and school shoes (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) bus fare to school (c) drinking water (d) a fancy phone cover
30. 30.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a sticker album (c) a third cricket bat (d) a warm blanket
31. 31.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) toothpaste (c) a third cricket bat (d) extra comic books
32. 32.Rohan has ₹300. First Rohan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) rice and dal (c) a glitter pen set (d) soap
34. 34.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a third cricket bat (c) a raincoat (d) a remote-control car
35. 35.For Meera, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.Rahul has ₹300. First Rahul pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and socks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a schoolbag (c) extra comic books (d) rice and dal
38. 38.For Joseph, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a school uniform (c) a third cricket bat (d) a sticker album
40. 40.For Isha, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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