Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 500 · 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.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a video game (c) school shoes (d) a fancy phone cover
2. 2.Farhan has ₹550. First Farhan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹140) and a school uniform (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) rice and dal (c) a glitter pen set (d) a school uniform
4. 4.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) vegetables (c) a school uniform (d) a third cricket bat
5. 5.Aarav has ₹850. First Aarav pays for needs: notebooks (₹250) and socks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) drinking water (c) a new party dress (d) bus fare to school
7. 7.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) rice and dal (c) a remote-control car (d) a third cricket bat
8. 8.Sneha has ₹300. First Sneha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a schoolbag (c) vegetables (d) designer sunglasses
10. 10.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) notebooks for school (c) a fancy phone cover (d) school shoes
11. 11.For Pooja, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) bus fare to school (c) school shoes (d) a third cricket bat
13. 13.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) milk (c) a fancy phone cover (d) extra comic books
14. 14.Kabir has ₹500. First Kabir pays for needs: a school uniform (₹130) and socks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) school shoes (c) a third cricket bat (d) a warm blanket
16. 16.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) sweets every day (c) a schoolbag (d) school shoes
17. 17.Riya has ₹950. First Riya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹260) and a geometry box (₹290). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Manav has ₹1000. First Manav pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Rahul has ₹550. First Rahul pays for needs: a lunch box (₹110) and a water bottle (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.For Gurpreet, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.For Farhan, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
22. 22.Ananya has ₹650. First Ananya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹200) and a school uniform (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Farhan has ₹800. First Farhan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹190) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Gurpreet has ₹300. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a bigger TV (c) designer sunglasses (d) a school uniform
26. 26.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a toy robot (c) extra comic books (d) sweets every day
27. 27.For Meera, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.For Meera, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
29. 29.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) rice and dal (c) a fancy phone cover (d) bus fare to school
30. 30.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a warm blanket (c) extra comic books (d) a new party dress
31. 31.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a third cricket bat (c) extra comic books (d) a warm blanket
32. 32.For Dev, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) vegetables (c) a bigger TV (d) a raincoat
34. 34.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) notebooks for school (c) a bigger TV (d) a new party dress
35. 35.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a toy robot (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a raincoat
36. 36.For Ananya, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
37. 37.For Gurpreet, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a glitter pen set (c) bus fare to school (d) a video game
39. 39.Ishaan has ₹400. First Ishaan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Arjun has ₹950. First Arjun pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?

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