Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 431 · 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.For Gurpreet, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) extra comic books (c) rice and dal (d) designer sunglasses
3. 3.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) designer sunglasses (c) notebooks for school (d) a glitter pen set
4. 4.Saanvi has ₹950. First Saanvi pays for needs: a raincoat (₹160) and notebooks (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a bigger TV (c) a remote-control car (d) sweets every day
6. 6.Aarav has ₹350. First Aarav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) medicine when ill (c) extra comic books (d) school shoes
8. 8.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a toy robot (c) a schoolbag (d) a video game
9. 9.For Meera, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) milk (c) a schoolbag (d) a third cricket bat
11. 11.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) sweets every day (c) school shoes (d) a remote-control car
12. 12.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) notebooks for school (c) extra comic books (d) a bigger TV
13. 13.Aditya has ₹900. First Aditya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹270) and a geometry box (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a toy robot (c) a school uniform (d) a new party dress
15. 15.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a remote-control car (c) extra comic books (d) a toy robot
16. 16.For Kavya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a bigger TV (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a video game
18. 18.Priya has ₹800. First Priya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹90) and a geometry box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Isha has ₹900. First Isha pays for needs: notebooks (₹160) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a bigger TV (c) designer sunglasses (d) soap
21. 21.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a toy robot (c) notebooks for school (d) a remote-control car
22. 22.For Aarav, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.Diya has ₹500. First Diya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹80) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Dev has ₹850. First Dev pays for needs: socks (₹210) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Kavya has ₹650. First Kavya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹200) and socks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Ananya has ₹950. First Ananya pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and a school uniform (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) bus fare to school (c) a schoolbag (d) a new party dress
28. 28.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) rice and dal (c) a warm blanket (d) a glitter pen set
29. 29.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a toy robot (c) bus fare to school (d) a bigger TV
30. 30.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) sweets every day (c) a fancy phone cover (d) rice and dal
31. 31.Aarav has ₹600. First Aarav pays for needs: a geometry box (₹150) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) soap (c) a third cricket bat (d) a warm blanket
33. 33.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) milk (c) extra comic books (d) a new party dress
34. 34.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) designer sunglasses (c) vegetables (d) milk
35. 35.For Rahul, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.Priya has ₹650. First Priya pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a raincoat (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.For Isha, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) school shoes (c) a remote-control car (d) drinking water
39. 39.Ishaan has ₹650. First Ishaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹190) and socks (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Pooja has ₹550. First Pooja pays for needs: a school uniform (₹180) and a geometry box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?

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