Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 513 · 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.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a sticker album (c) drinking water (d) a video game
2. 2.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a remote-control car (c) a fancy phone cover (d) vegetables
3. 3.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) medicine when ill (c) vegetables (d) sweets every day
4. 4.Isha has ₹900. First Isha pays for needs: school shoes (₹200) and notebooks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a new party dress (c) a schoolbag (d) a bigger TV
6. 6.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a new party dress (c) a toy robot (d) bus fare to school
7. 7.For Meera, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a new party dress (c) bus fare to school (d) a remote-control car
9. 9.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) bus fare to school (c) extra comic books (d) a video game
10. 10.Karan has ₹600. First Karan pays for needs: school shoes (₹160) and socks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Tara has ₹800. First Tara pays for needs: notebooks (₹130) and a lunch box (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Vivaan has ₹450. First Vivaan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹110) and a school uniform (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) sweets every day (c) a toy robot (d) soap
14. 14.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a school uniform (c) extra comic books (d) a bigger TV
15. 15.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) designer sunglasses (c) school shoes (d) a fancy phone cover
16. 16.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a new party dress (c) a fancy phone cover (d) sweets every day
17. 17.For Saanvi, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
18. 18.Meera has ₹600. First Meera pays for needs: socks (₹130) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a sticker album (c) a raincoat (d) drinking water
20. 20.Sneha has ₹800. First Sneha pays for needs: socks (₹90) and notebooks (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Vivaan has ₹700. First Vivaan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹110) and school shoes (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) extra comic books (c) a new party dress (d) a glitter pen set
23. 23.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) toothpaste (c) medicine when ill (d) a glitter pen set
24. 24.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) extra comic books (c) a remote-control car (d) a toy robot
25. 25.Joseph has ₹950. First Joseph pays for needs: a school uniform (₹140) and a lunch box (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) sweets every day (c) a schoolbag (d) school shoes
27. 27.For Pooja, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) bus fare to school (c) a bigger TV (d) a third cricket bat
29. 29.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) designer sunglasses (c) rice and dal (d) bus fare to school
30. 30.For Gurpreet, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.Rohan has ₹800. First Rohan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹160) and a raincoat (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a video game (d) a glitter pen set
33. 33.For Nisha, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
34. 34.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a third cricket bat (c) milk (d) a fancy phone cover
35. 35.Kabir has ₹750. First Kabir pays for needs: school shoes (₹160) and a raincoat (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) extra comic books (c) rice and dal (d) a toy robot
37. 37.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a third cricket bat (c) a new party dress (d) a bigger TV
38. 38.For Arjun, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a schoolbag (c) a raincoat (d) a remote-control car
40. 40.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a remote-control car (c) a bigger TV (d) school shoes

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