Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 501 · 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 third cricket bat (b) designer sunglasses (c) vegetables (d) a bigger TV
2. 2.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a school uniform (c) a video game (d) school shoes
3. 3.Pooja has ₹300. First Pooja pays for needs: a raincoat (₹90) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) medicine when ill (c) milk (d) a remote-control car
5. 5.For Arjun, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) drinking water (c) a new party dress (d) a warm blanket
7. 7.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a glitter pen set (c) a new party dress (d) a bigger TV
8. 8.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a third cricket bat (c) a warm blanket (d) soap
9. 9.For Meera, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.Joseph has ₹350. First Joseph pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.For Joseph, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
12. 12.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a third cricket bat (c) a sticker album (d) a video game
13. 13.Manav has ₹900. First Manav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹200) and a lunch box (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) drinking water (d) designer sunglasses
15. 15.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a third cricket bat (c) drinking water (d) rice and dal
16. 16.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) soap (c) drinking water (d) school shoes
17. 17.Meera has ₹900. First Meera pays for needs: socks (₹230) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) extra comic books (c) a glitter pen set (d) soap
19. 19.For Nisha, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) vegetables (c) a warm blanket (d) a video game
21. 21.Kavya has ₹450. First Kavya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a warm blanket (c) a fancy phone cover (d) designer sunglasses
23. 23.For Rohan, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a fancy phone cover (c) medicine when ill (d) a video game
25. 25.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) milk (c) a remote-control car (d) a school uniform
26. 26.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a third cricket bat (c) milk (d) a fancy phone cover
27. 27.For Meera, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
28. 28.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) toothpaste (c) a schoolbag (d) rice and dal
29. 29.For Vivaan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Aditya has ₹900. First Aditya pays for needs: socks (₹150) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.For Dev, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) sweets every day (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a raincoat
33. 33.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a fancy phone cover (c) toothpaste (d) a bigger TV
34. 34.Riya has ₹450. First Riya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and notebooks (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a third cricket bat (c) a toy robot (d) school shoes
36. 36.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) notebooks for school (c) a glitter pen set (d) drinking water
37. 37.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a video game (c) a raincoat (d) vegetables
38. 38.Aditya has ₹600. First Aditya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and socks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) notebooks for school (c) a toy robot (d) a fancy phone cover
40. 40.For Manav, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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