Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 493 · 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.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) extra comic books (c) a sticker album (d) milk
2. 2.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) school shoes (c) a raincoat (d) extra comic books
3. 3.For Priya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) sweets every day (c) medicine when ill (d) a fancy phone cover
5. 5.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a fancy phone cover (c) designer sunglasses (d) a glitter pen set
6. 6.For Manav, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) sweets every day (c) rice and dal (d) a glitter pen set
8. 8.Ishaan has ₹450. First Ishaan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹50) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) extra comic books (c) soap (d) a glitter pen set
10. 10.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a toy robot (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a video game
11. 11.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) vegetables (c) a glitter pen set (d) toothpaste
12. 12.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) medicine when ill (c) notebooks for school (d) a sticker album
13. 13.Dev has ₹450. First Dev pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and a raincoat (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) notebooks for school (c) drinking water (d) vegetables
15. 15.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) drinking water (c) bus fare to school (d) a glitter pen set
16. 16.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) drinking water (c) sweets every day (d) school shoes
17. 17.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a schoolbag (d) a warm blanket
18. 18.Aarav has ₹1000. First Aarav pays for needs: socks (₹180) and a school uniform (₹300). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Sneha has ₹850. First Sneha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and a lunch box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.For Manav, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
21. 21.Saanvi has ₹400. First Saanvi pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a new party dress (c) a fancy phone cover (d) drinking water
23. 23.For Rohan, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.Dev has ₹900. First Dev pays for needs: school shoes (₹300) and a geometry box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a video game (c) a third cricket bat (d) a glitter pen set
26. 26.Karan has ₹400. First Karan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) extra comic books (c) a school uniform (d) drinking water
28. 28.For Priya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.Kabir has ₹900. First Kabir pays for needs: socks (₹140) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Tara has ₹300. First Tara pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Diya has ₹650. First Diya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹110) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.For Rohan, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
33. 33.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) vegetables (c) a video game (d) notebooks for school
34. 34.For Ananya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.Zoya has ₹300. First Zoya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.For Aarav, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
37. 37.Rohan has ₹400. First Rohan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹120) and socks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.For Isha, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.Tara has ₹300. First Tara pays for needs: socks (₹60) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) rice and dal (c) a third cricket bat (d) a sticker album

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