Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 417 · 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) vegetables (b) bus fare to school (c) notebooks for school (d) a fancy phone cover
2. 2.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a sticker album (c) designer sunglasses (d) rice and dal
3. 3.Rohan has ₹850. First Rohan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and a lunch box (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Diya has ₹550. First Diya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.For Meera, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
6. 6.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) designer sunglasses (c) a video game (d) school shoes
7. 7.Dev has ₹550. First Dev pays for needs: a geometry box (₹120) and a water bottle (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Manav has ₹900. First Manav pays for needs: a geometry box (₹260) and a water bottle (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.For Riya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.For Tara, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
11. 11.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a school uniform (c) a warm blanket (d) a remote-control car
12. 12.For Ananya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.Priya has ₹900. First Priya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹240) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Gurpreet has ₹1000. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and school shoes (₹280). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a third cricket bat (c) designer sunglasses (d) extra comic books
16. 16.Diya has ₹700. First Diya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Lakshmi has ₹650. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a raincoat (₹160) and a school uniform (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) sweets every day (c) a remote-control car (d) a raincoat
19. 19.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) drinking water (c) a video game (d) vegetables
20. 20.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a warm blanket (c) a schoolbag (d) a fancy phone cover
21. 21.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a schoolbag (c) a video game (d) a new party dress
22. 22.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) school shoes (c) a toy robot (d) a video game
23. 23.For Meera, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
24. 24.For Nisha, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a sticker album (c) toothpaste (d) a warm blanket
26. 26.For Rohan, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a third cricket bat (c) notebooks for school (d) medicine when ill
28. 28.For Isha, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a school uniform (c) a toy robot (d) drinking water
30. 30.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) drinking water (c) a video game (d) a third cricket bat
31. 31.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a glitter pen set (c) sweets every day (d) rice and dal
32. 32.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) extra comic books (c) a video game (d) a toy robot
33. 33.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a fancy phone cover (c) rice and dal (d) extra comic books
34. 34.For Lakshmi, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a bigger TV (c) a toy robot (d) notebooks for school
36. 36.For Zoya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
37. 37.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) vegetables (c) a glitter pen set (d) milk
38. 38.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) toothpaste (c) a remote-control car (d) sweets every day
39. 39.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a raincoat (c) notebooks for school (d) a new party dress
40. 40.Saanvi has ₹1000. First Saanvi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹230) and a geometry box (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?

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