Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 442 · 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.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a glitter pen set (c) vegetables (d) bus fare to school
2. 2.For Riya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
3. 3.Arjun has ₹500. First Arjun pays for needs: a geometry box (₹160) and a raincoat (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Saanvi has ₹1000. First Saanvi pays for needs: school shoes (₹120) and a water bottle (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Zoya has ₹900. First Zoya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹210) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a raincoat (c) drinking water (d) a third cricket bat
7. 7.Meera has ₹1000. First Meera pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and socks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.For Riya, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
9. 9.Rohan has ₹550. First Rohan pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and a water bottle (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.For Farhan, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
11. 11.For Tara, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a remote-control car (c) designer sunglasses (d) a new party dress
13. 13.Rahul has ₹800. First Rahul pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and notebooks (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) rice and dal (c) a raincoat (d) school shoes
15. 15.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a schoolbag (c) school shoes (d) a video game
16. 16.For Priya, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
17. 17.Dev has ₹950. First Dev pays for needs: a geometry box (₹160) and school shoes (₹310). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) designer sunglasses (c) drinking water (d) notebooks for school
19. 19.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) designer sunglasses (c) toothpaste (d) extra comic books
20. 20.Dev has ₹650. First Dev pays for needs: socks (₹70) and notebooks (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) drinking water (c) a remote-control car (d) designer sunglasses
22. 22.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a sticker album (c) milk (d) notebooks for school
23. 23.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a video game (c) sweets every day (d) drinking water
24. 24.For Manav, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a toy robot (c) rice and dal (d) a new party dress
26. 26.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a warm blanket (c) a raincoat (d) rice and dal
27. 27.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a remote-control car (c) toothpaste (d) a new party dress
28. 28.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a school uniform (c) a bigger TV (d) a raincoat
29. 29.Diya has ₹450. First Diya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹120) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) school shoes (c) toothpaste (d) a video game
31. 31.Vivaan has ₹750. First Vivaan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹150) and a school uniform (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.For Nisha, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) vegetables (c) a third cricket bat (d) a school uniform
34. 34.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a warm blanket (c) a new party dress (d) sweets every day
35. 35.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) drinking water
36. 36.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a fancy phone cover (c) soap (d) medicine when ill
37. 37.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) designer sunglasses (c) a third cricket bat (d) extra comic books
38. 38.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a video game (c) vegetables (d) drinking water
39. 39.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) vegetables (c) drinking water (d) a video game
40. 40.Isha has ₹1000. First Isha pays for needs: notebooks (₹250) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?

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