Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 392 · 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.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) milk (c) a toy robot (d) soap
2. 2.For Priya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.For Riya, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.For Saanvi, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a bigger TV (d) a third cricket bat
6. 6.Karan has ₹400. First Karan pays for needs: socks (₹50) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Rohan has ₹950. First Rohan pays for needs: socks (₹50) and school shoes (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.For Lakshmi, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
9. 9.Ishaan has ₹350. First Ishaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a school uniform (c) drinking water (d) a sticker album
11. 11.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) designer sunglasses (c) a video game (d) a school uniform
12. 12.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a warm blanket (c) a glitter pen set (d) drinking water
13. 13.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) notebooks for school (c) school shoes (d) a bigger TV
14. 14.Karan has ₹950. First Karan pays for needs: socks (₹50) and a raincoat (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Ishaan has ₹1000. First Ishaan pays for needs: socks (₹50) and notebooks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Karan has ₹350. First Karan pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.For Joseph, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
18. 18.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a bigger TV (c) milk (d) a video game
19. 19.For Lakshmi, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) drinking water (c) designer sunglasses (d) rice and dal
21. 21.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a remote-control car (c) rice and dal (d) a third cricket bat
22. 22.For Farhan, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a school uniform (c) a sticker album (d) a warm blanket
24. 24.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) soap (c) rice and dal (d) designer sunglasses
25. 25.Aditya has ₹500. First Aditya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹160) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a toy robot (c) a remote-control car (d) a glitter pen set
27. 27.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) soap (c) notebooks for school (d) sweets every day
28. 28.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) medicine when ill (c) rice and dal (d) a warm blanket
29. 29.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) school shoes (c) medicine when ill (d) sweets every day
30. 30.For Kabir, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) extra comic books (c) a glitter pen set (d) a third cricket bat
32. 32.Lakshmi has ₹600. First Lakshmi pays for needs: notebooks (₹110) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.For Ananya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) rice and dal (c) sweets every day (d) notebooks for school
35. 35.Meera has ₹850. First Meera pays for needs: school shoes (₹130) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a toy robot (c) bus fare to school (d) notebooks for school
37. 37.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a schoolbag (c) rice and dal (d) a school uniform
38. 38.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a sticker album (c) a glitter pen set (d) a third cricket bat
39. 39.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) notebooks for school (c) drinking water (d) bus fare to school
40. 40.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) milk (c) a schoolbag (d) bus fare to school

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