Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 488 · 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.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a raincoat (c) a toy robot (d) notebooks for school
2. 2.Vivaan has ₹950. First Vivaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹290) and a raincoat (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.For Gurpreet, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.For Priya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
5. 5.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) designer sunglasses (c) bus fare to school (d) a bigger TV
6. 6.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a fancy phone cover (c) school shoes (d) extra comic books
7. 7.For Arjun, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
8. 8.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a toy robot (c) medicine when ill (d) a video game
9. 9.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) drinking water (c) a toy robot (d) vegetables
10. 10.Joseph has ₹700. First Joseph pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and a lunch box (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) vegetables (c) a schoolbag (d) designer sunglasses
12. 12.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a school uniform (c) designer sunglasses (d) notebooks for school
13. 13.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a toy robot (c) school shoes (d) rice and dal
14. 14.For Aarav, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
15. 15.Kavya has ₹500. First Kavya pays for needs: socks (₹80) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Kabir has ₹500. First Kabir pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) sweets every day (c) a glitter pen set (d) a bigger TV
18. 18.Karan has ₹800. First Karan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹260) and socks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Rahul has ₹850. First Rahul pays for needs: school shoes (₹200) and a geometry box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a toy robot (c) soap (d) a schoolbag
21. 21.Isha has ₹1000. First Isha pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and a geometry box (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.For Vivaan, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.For Tara, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
24. 24.For Joseph, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) rice and dal (c) notebooks for school (d) sweets every day
26. 26.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a video game (c) a fancy phone cover (d) medicine when ill
27. 27.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) toothpaste (c) a video game (d) a third cricket bat
28. 28.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) milk (c) a raincoat (d) designer sunglasses
29. 29.Farhan has ₹350. First Farhan pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a video game (c) milk (d) rice and dal
31. 31.For Kabir, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
32. 32.For Pooja, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
33. 33.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a third cricket bat (c) notebooks for school (d) medicine when ill
34. 34.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a sticker album (c) a video game (d) notebooks for school
35. 35.For Diya, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.Lakshmi has ₹800. First Lakshmi pays for needs: socks (₹50) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a school uniform (c) medicine when ill (d) a fancy phone cover
38. 38.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a video game (c) designer sunglasses (d) a third cricket bat
39. 39.For Rohan, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
40. 40.Aarav has ₹350. First Aarav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?

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