Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 470 · 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.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a warm blanket (c) a toy robot (d) a glitter pen set
2. 2.Ananya has ₹500. First Ananya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹140) and a school uniform (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Kabir has ₹300. First Kabir pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.For Vivaan, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) designer sunglasses (c) a video game (d) medicine when ill
6. 6.Farhan has ₹1000. First Farhan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹160) and school shoes (₹300). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a sticker album (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a new party dress
8. 8.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) medicine when ill (c) a raincoat (d) a warm blanket
9. 9.For Meera, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a school uniform (c) a bigger TV (d) a remote-control car
11. 11.For Pooja, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a toy robot (c) designer sunglasses (d) a school uniform
13. 13.Ishaan has ₹500. First Ishaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹130) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) a warm blanket (c) milk (d) medicine when ill
15. 15.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a schoolbag (c) vegetables (d) designer sunglasses
16. 16.Manav has ₹450. First Manav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹150) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Lakshmi has ₹650. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹140) and a geometry box (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Manav has ₹600. First Manav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and socks (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Pooja has ₹800. First Pooja pays for needs: a raincoat (₹80) and socks (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.For Riya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.For Kavya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) medicine when ill (c) a video game (d) sweets every day
23. 23.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a school uniform (c) a glitter pen set (d) medicine when ill
24. 24.For Aarav, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.Pooja has ₹700. First Pooja pays for needs: a school uniform (₹170) and a lunch box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Aditya has ₹1000. First Aditya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹270) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a third cricket bat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a remote-control car
28. 28.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a toy robot (c) drinking water (d) a school uniform
29. 29.For Diya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) milk (c) extra comic books (d) a remote-control car
31. 31.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a remote-control car (c) a video game (d) sweets every day
32. 32.For Joseph, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
33. 33.For Pooja, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
34. 34.Arjun has ₹800. First Arjun pays for needs: socks (₹230) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Pooja has ₹650. First Pooja pays for needs: a lunch box (₹90) and notebooks (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) extra comic books (c) rice and dal (d) a fancy phone cover
37. 37.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a remote-control car (c) extra comic books (d) a warm blanket
38. 38.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) school shoes (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a school uniform
39. 39.Joseph has ₹800. First Joseph pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and school shoes (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Arjun has ₹300. First Arjun pays for needs: socks (₹100) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?

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