Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 401 · 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.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) rice and dal (c) vegetables (d) a school uniform
2. 2.Sneha has ₹350. First Sneha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a third cricket bat (c) drinking water (d) medicine when ill
4. 4.For Gurpreet, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.For Nisha, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
6. 6.Kabir has ₹700. First Kabir pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and a water bottle (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Arjun 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 bigger TV
8. 8.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) extra comic books (c) a sticker album (d) milk
9. 9.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) vegetables (c) a bigger TV (d) a video game
10. 10.For Aditya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.Arjun has ₹1000. First Arjun pays for needs: a geometry box (₹330) and notebooks (₹330). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.For Riya, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
13. 13.For Ananya, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.Arjun has ₹600. First Arjun pays for needs: school shoes (₹200) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a raincoat (c) rice and dal (d) soap
16. 16.Vivaan has ₹1000. First Vivaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and school shoes (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.For Ishaan, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
18. 18.Priya has ₹1000. First Priya pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and socks (₹280). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.For Rahul, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) school shoes (c) a school uniform (d) bus fare to school
21. 21.Sneha has ₹500. First Sneha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹120) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Priya has ₹500. First Priya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and notebooks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Nisha has ₹850. First Nisha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹130) and school shoes (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Ananya has ₹550. First Ananya pays for needs: notebooks (₹150) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a schoolbag (c) a video game (d) a sticker album
26. 26.Isha has ₹500. First Isha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹60) and school shoes (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a sticker album (c) a video game (d) rice and dal
28. 28.Karan has ₹950. First Karan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and a raincoat (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a remote-control car (c) a sticker album (d) a fancy phone cover
30. 30.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a schoolbag (c) soap (d) a toy robot
31. 31.Karan has ₹900. First Karan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹250) and school shoes (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) designer sunglasses (c) rice and dal (d) bus fare to school
33. 33.Isha has ₹400. First Isha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹120) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) bus fare to school (c) a warm blanket (d) a remote-control car
35. 35.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a school uniform (c) a bigger TV (d) a warm blanket
36. 36.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) extra comic books (c) designer sunglasses (d) school shoes
37. 37.For Ananya, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
38. 38.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) medicine when ill (c) school shoes (d) vegetables
39. 39.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) bus fare to school (c) sweets every day (d) toothpaste
40. 40.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a remote-control car (c) a sticker album (d) a schoolbag

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