Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 407 · 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.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) medicine when ill (c) school shoes (d) a toy robot
2. 2.Gurpreet has ₹900. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a geometry box (₹290) and a water bottle (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a third cricket bat (c) a glitter pen set (d) school shoes
4. 4.Nisha has ₹800. First Nisha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and school shoes (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Rohan has ₹300. First Rohan pays for needs: socks (₹100) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.For Karan, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.Vivaan has ₹1000. First Vivaan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹310) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Pooja has ₹600. First Pooja pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and socks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.For Sneha, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) milk (c) a raincoat (d) sweets every day
11. 11.Manav has ₹400. First Manav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹90) and a lunch box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) soap (c) a third cricket bat (d) rice and dal
13. 13.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a bigger TV (c) a raincoat (d) designer sunglasses
14. 14.For Lakshmi, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
15. 15.For Vivaan, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
16. 16.Priya has ₹800. First Priya pays for needs: school shoes (₹230) and notebooks (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a bigger TV (c) a school uniform (d) school shoes
18. 18.Kabir has ₹400. First Kabir pays for needs: a raincoat (₹130) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a toy robot (c) notebooks for school (d) a warm blanket
20. 20.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) extra comic books (c) vegetables (d) toothpaste
21. 21.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) milk (c) a bigger TV (d) soap
22. 22.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) a warm blanket (c) rice and dal (d) a raincoat
23. 23.Priya has ₹800. First Priya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and a geometry box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Aarav has ₹700. First Aarav pays for needs: school shoes (₹120) and a lunch box (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Saanvi has ₹300. First Saanvi pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.For Vivaan, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
27. 27.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) milk (c) a warm blanket (d) a new party dress
28. 28.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a warm blanket (c) toothpaste (d) a fancy phone cover
29. 29.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) vegetables (c) a video game (d) a fancy phone cover
30. 30.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a schoolbag (c) designer sunglasses (d) bus fare to school
31. 31.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a remote-control car (c) a sticker album (d) school shoes
32. 32.For Kabir, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
33. 33.For Kabir, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.Priya has ₹850. First Priya pays for needs: socks (₹270) and school shoes (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a glitter pen set (d) rice and dal
36. 36.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a remote-control car (c) medicine when ill (d) school shoes
37. 37.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a glitter pen set (c) a new party dress (d) rice and dal
38. 38.For Ishaan, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.For Kavya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
40. 40.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) rice and dal (c) designer sunglasses (d) vegetables

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