Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 44 · 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.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) extra comic books (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a third cricket bat
2. 2.Manav has ₹400. First Manav pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a video game (c) extra comic books (d) a third cricket bat
4. 4.For Pooja, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
5. 5.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) milk (c) a remote-control car (d) a warm blanket
6. 6.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a school uniform (c) rice and dal (d) a third cricket bat
7. 7.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a video game (c) a raincoat (d) a remote-control car
8. 8.Nisha has ₹300. First Nisha pays for needs: socks (₹60) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.For Sneha, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.Ananya has ₹300. First Ananya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) soap (c) a toy robot (d) a schoolbag
12. 12.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a glitter pen set (c) soap (d) a video game
13. 13.Joseph has ₹850. First Joseph pays for needs: a water bottle (₹170) and a school uniform (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) drinking water (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a sticker album
15. 15.Nisha has ₹950. First Nisha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹220) and a geometry box (₹310). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.For Priya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
17. 17.For Manav, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.Lakshmi has ₹400. First Lakshmi pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and socks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Farhan has ₹700. First Farhan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹210) and a school uniform (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.For Tara, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) medicine when ill (c) a schoolbag (d) a toy robot
22. 22.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) sweets every day (c) school shoes (d) a new party dress
23. 23.Vivaan has ₹350. First Vivaan pays for needs: socks (₹60) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Kavya has ₹1000. First Kavya pays for needs: school shoes (₹230) and socks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.For Farhan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
26. 26.For Isha, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.For Dev, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.For Diya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
29. 29.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a glitter pen set (c) a raincoat (d) a sticker album
30. 30.Zoya has ₹350. First Zoya pays for needs: socks (₹110) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.For Manav, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
32. 32.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) notebooks for school (c) toothpaste (d) designer sunglasses
33. 33.Pooja has ₹750. First Pooja pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and socks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a remote-control car (c) school shoes (d) a glitter pen set
35. 35.For Joseph, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.Dev has ₹350. First Dev pays for needs: socks (₹100) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.For Meera, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
38. 38.Pooja has ₹600. First Pooja pays for needs: a raincoat (₹120) and notebooks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) extra comic books (c) vegetables (d) toothpaste
40. 40.For Rohan, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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