Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 494 · 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.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a warm blanket (c) designer sunglasses (d) sweets every day
2. 2.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) soap (c) extra comic books (d) a remote-control car
3. 3.For Kavya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.Joseph has ₹400. First Joseph pays for needs: a lunch box (₹50) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) extra comic books (c) a third cricket bat (d) soap
6. 6.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a remote-control car (c) designer sunglasses (d) a glitter pen set
7. 7.Manav has ₹350. First Manav pays for needs: a raincoat (₹80) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.For Diya, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
9. 9.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) school shoes (c) bus fare to school (d) a remote-control car
10. 10.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) drinking water (c) bus fare to school (d) extra comic books
11. 11.For Aditya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.Diya has ₹700. First Diya pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and a geometry box (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Arjun has ₹300. First Arjun pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and a geometry box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) school shoes (c) a schoolbag (d) notebooks for school
15. 15.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a warm blanket (c) a school uniform (d) a glitter pen set
16. 16.Kabir has ₹350. First Kabir pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Gurpreet has ₹1000. First Gurpreet pays for needs: school shoes (₹130) and a raincoat (₹290). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a glitter pen set (c) a school uniform (d) milk
19. 19.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a toy robot (c) designer sunglasses (d) soap
20. 20.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a bigger TV (c) a toy robot (d) designer sunglasses
21. 21.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) drinking water (c) a raincoat (d) a toy robot
22. 22.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) medicine when ill (c) a warm blanket (d) a bigger TV
23. 23.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a glitter pen set (c) a fancy phone cover (d) vegetables
24. 24.For Aditya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.Vivaan has ₹750. First Vivaan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹220) and a school uniform (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Riya has ₹400. First Riya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹120) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Meera has ₹350. First Meera pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and a lunch box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.For Kabir, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
29. 29.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) rice and dal (c) a glitter pen set (d) a new party dress
30. 30.For Priya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.Manav has ₹1000. First Manav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹320) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) designer sunglasses (c) a bigger TV (d) notebooks for school
33. 33.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a fancy phone cover (c) medicine when ill (d) vegetables
34. 34.For Priya, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) soap (c) designer sunglasses (d) a third cricket bat
36. 36.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) medicine when ill (c) toothpaste (d) milk
37. 37.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a sticker album (c) a remote-control car (d) drinking water
38. 38.Karan has ₹400. First Karan pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and school shoes (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Pooja has ₹950. First Pooja pays for needs: socks (₹210) and a geometry box (₹280). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Riya has ₹950. First Riya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹90) and a lunch box (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?

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