Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 504 · 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.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) drinking water (c) a third cricket bat (d) a new party dress
2. 2.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a raincoat (c) a sticker album (d) vegetables
3. 3.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) notebooks for school (c) bus fare to school (d) a toy robot
4. 4.Karan has ₹750. First Karan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹140) and notebooks (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a raincoat (c) soap (d) extra comic books
6. 6.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) soap (c) medicine when ill (d) notebooks for school
7. 7.Farhan has ₹350. First Farhan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and socks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) a warm blanket (c) medicine when ill (d) rice and dal
9. 9.Lakshmi has ₹1000. First Lakshmi pays for needs: school shoes (₹180) and a school uniform (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.For Diya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.Arjun has ₹1000. First Arjun pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and notebooks (₹290). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Aarav has ₹650. First Aarav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹150) and a geometry box (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) sweets every day (c) a remote-control car (d) school shoes
14. 14.Riya has ₹750. First Riya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹250) and a school uniform (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) extra comic books (c) sweets every day (d) a warm blanket
16. 16.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) a warm blanket (c) a school uniform (d) drinking water
17. 17.Ananya has ₹850. First Ananya pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and a water bottle (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Dev has ₹600. First Dev pays for needs: a geometry box (₹180) and notebooks (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.For Tara, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) soap (c) school shoes (d) notebooks for school
21. 21.Priya has ₹750. First Priya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹240) and a water bottle (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Priya has ₹950. First Priya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹110) and a raincoat (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) toothpaste (c) a new party dress (d) a bigger TV
24. 24.Isha has ₹750. First Isha pays for needs: notebooks (₹180) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a new party dress (c) a video game (d) medicine when ill
26. 26.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a school uniform (c) soap (d) a fancy phone cover
27. 27.Isha has ₹950. First Isha pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and a lunch box (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a warm blanket (c) a glitter pen set (d) designer sunglasses
29. 29.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) extra comic books (c) designer sunglasses (d) a toy robot
30. 30.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) milk (c) a schoolbag (d) a remote-control car
31. 31.Tara has ₹650. First Tara pays for needs: school shoes (₹200) and a geometry box (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a video game (c) sweets every day (d) extra comic books
33. 33.For Kabir, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
34. 34.Meera has ₹650. First Meera pays for needs: a geometry box (₹160) and a raincoat (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Manav has ₹300. First Manav pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.For Kavya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
37. 37.For Meera, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
38. 38.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a toy robot (d) extra comic books
39. 39.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a video game (c) designer sunglasses (d) toothpaste
40. 40.For Meera, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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