Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 509 · 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 bigger TV (b) designer sunglasses (c) a sticker album (d) soap
2. 2.For Zoya, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
3. 3.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) soap (c) a school uniform (d) a warm blanket
4. 4.For Nisha, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) vegetables (c) extra comic books (d) a schoolbag
6. 6.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) rice and dal (c) drinking water (d) notebooks for school
7. 7.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a glitter pen set (c) rice and dal (d) extra comic books
8. 8.Kabir has ₹900. First Kabir pays for needs: a school uniform (₹200) and a water bottle (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) toothpaste (c) a glitter pen set (d) a warm blanket
10. 10.Joseph has ₹850. First Joseph pays for needs: notebooks (₹120) and a water bottle (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.For Isha, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
12. 12.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) toothpaste (c) vegetables (d) a video game
13. 13.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) rice and dal (c) a third cricket bat (d) medicine when ill
14. 14.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) school shoes (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a raincoat
15. 15.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) drinking water (c) medicine when ill (d) sweets every day
16. 16.For Rahul, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.Kabir has ₹650. First Kabir pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and school shoes (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) bus fare to school (c) a glitter pen set (d) designer sunglasses
19. 19.Zoya has ₹350. First Zoya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹110) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) a school uniform (c) rice and dal (d) vegetables
21. 21.For Vivaan, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a bigger TV (c) notebooks for school (d) sweets every day
23. 23.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) vegetables (c) sweets every day (d) a raincoat
24. 24.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) toothpaste (c) bus fare to school (d) a school uniform
25. 25.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) sweets every day (c) a school uniform (d) milk
26. 26.Riya has ₹350. First Riya pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.For Farhan, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.For Sneha, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a school uniform (c) extra comic books (d) notebooks for school
30. 30.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a video game (c) vegetables (d) extra comic books
31. 31.Ananya has ₹1000. First Ananya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and notebooks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Ishaan has ₹550. First Ishaan pays for needs: socks (₹60) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.For Rahul, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
34. 34.For Priya, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a new party dress (c) a toy robot (d) notebooks for school
36. 36.For Aditya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
37. 37.For Karan, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
38. 38.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) extra comic books (c) a school uniform (d) a third cricket bat
39. 39.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) school shoes (c) a schoolbag (d) sweets every day
40. 40.Dev has ₹450. First Dev pays for needs: school shoes (₹120) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?

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