Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 418 · 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.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a warm blanket (c) a new party dress (d) medicine when ill
2. 2.For Dev, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.Aditya has ₹850. First Aditya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹110) and a water bottle (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) notebooks for school (c) school shoes (d) a bigger TV
5. 5.Dev has ₹300. First Dev pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Diya has ₹1000. First Diya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹180) and notebooks (₹280). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.For Karan, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) extra comic books (c) school shoes (d) soap
9. 9.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a schoolbag (c) a remote-control car (d) a fancy phone cover
10. 10.For Karan, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.Diya has ₹1000. First Diya pays for needs: notebooks (₹320) and socks (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Diya has ₹600. First Diya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹90) and a geometry box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) notebooks for school (c) rice and dal (d) a new party dress
14. 14.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) soap (c) a fancy phone cover (d) drinking water
15. 15.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a warm blanket (c) a schoolbag (d) a video game
16. 16.Kabir has ₹450. First Kabir pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and a geometry box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.For Vivaan, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.Isha has ₹1000. First Isha pays for needs: school shoes (₹300) and notebooks (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a raincoat (c) a video game (d) a new party dress
20. 20.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) milk (c) a new party dress (d) vegetables
21. 21.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a fancy phone cover (c) toothpaste (d) a schoolbag
22. 22.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a raincoat (c) notebooks for school (d) drinking water
23. 23.For Pooja, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
24. 24.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) milk (c) extra comic books (d) a sticker album
25. 25.Nisha has ₹550. First Nisha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and a school uniform (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) drinking water (c) a fancy phone cover (d) bus fare to school
27. 27.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) drinking water (c) notebooks for school (d) a warm blanket
28. 28.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a new party dress (d) school shoes
29. 29.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a third cricket bat (c) a glitter pen set (d) soap
30. 30.Kabir has ₹1000. First Kabir pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) milk (c) a warm blanket (d) sweets every day
32. 32.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) medicine when ill (c) a warm blanket (d) a video game
33. 33.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) sweets every day (c) a bigger TV (d) a warm blanket
34. 34.Riya has ₹600. First Riya pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and a school uniform (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.For Zoya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) extra comic books (c) milk (d) a remote-control car
37. 37.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a new party dress (c) bus fare to school (d) a school uniform
38. 38.For Aarav, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.For Aditya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
40. 40.Meera has ₹550. First Meera pays for needs: a lunch box (₹120) and socks (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?

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