Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 503 · 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 remote-control car (b) extra comic books (c) rice and dal (d) a fancy phone cover
2. 2.For Aarav, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
3. 3.For Ishaan, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a bigger TV (c) a third cricket bat (d) a toy robot
5. 5.Saanvi has ₹750. First Saanvi pays for needs: notebooks (₹170) and a lunch box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) medicine when ill (c) designer sunglasses (d) vegetables
7. 7.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a schoolbag (c) a glitter pen set (d) school shoes
8. 8.Sneha has ₹450. First Sneha pays for needs: notebooks (₹110) and a lunch box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.For Ishaan, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) milk (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a toy robot
11. 11.For Dev, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.For Karan, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.Aditya has ₹500. First Aditya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and socks (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) toothpaste (c) sweets every day (d) soap
15. 15.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a new party dress (c) toothpaste (d) a video game
16. 16.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a third cricket bat (d) a warm blanket
17. 17.Diya has ₹950. First Diya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹170) and a lunch box (₹310). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Nisha has ₹450. First Nisha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and a water bottle (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) drinking water (c) a bigger TV (d) school shoes
20. 20.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a bigger TV (c) a new party dress (d) a warm blanket
21. 21.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) sweets every day (c) rice and dal (d) a new party dress
22. 22.Aarav has ₹400. First Aarav pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a bigger TV (c) a new party dress (d) a toy robot
24. 24.Diya has ₹850. First Diya pays for needs: socks (₹120) and a school uniform (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a bigger TV (c) a school uniform (d) designer sunglasses
26. 26.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) school shoes (c) a schoolbag (d) a new party dress
27. 27.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) school shoes (c) a glitter pen set (d) sweets every day
28. 28.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) extra comic books (c) vegetables (d) bus fare to school
29. 29.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) soap (c) a video game (d) a new party dress
30. 30.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a new party dress (c) soap (d) a raincoat
31. 31.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) a warm blanket (c) notebooks for school (d) school shoes
32. 32.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) vegetables (c) school shoes (d) medicine when ill
33. 33.Rohan 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) drinking water
34. 34.For Ananya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Diya has ₹900. First Diya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹180) and a water bottle (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) bus fare to school (c) a remote-control car (d) drinking water
37. 37.For Farhan, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a warm blanket (c) a bigger TV (d) a fancy phone cover
39. 39.Tara has ₹950. First Tara pays for needs: a school uniform (₹230) and a raincoat (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a third cricket bat (c) a schoolbag (d) designer sunglasses

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