Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 515 · 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.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) designer sunglasses (c) a glitter pen set (d) bus fare to school
2. 2.Rohan has ₹450. First Rohan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹130) and socks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) extra comic books (c) a sticker album (d) bus fare to school
4. 4.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) a warm blanket (c) vegetables (d) milk
5. 5.Karan has ₹350. First Karan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹50) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.For Vivaan, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a raincoat (c) a glitter pen set (d) toothpaste
8. 8.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) vegetables (c) a sticker album (d) a remote-control car
9. 9.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a schoolbag (c) a toy robot (d) sweets every day
10. 10.Tara has ₹550. First Tara pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and a school uniform (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a schoolbag (c) a warm blanket (d) a sticker album
12. 12.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a fancy phone cover (c) extra comic books (d) sweets every day
13. 13.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a remote-control car (c) a third cricket bat (d) extra comic books
14. 14.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) sweets every day (c) a video game (d) soap
15. 15.Lakshmi has ₹450. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a bigger TV (c) drinking water (d) a fancy phone cover
17. 17.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a video game (c) school shoes (d) a school uniform
18. 18.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a sticker album (c) a toy robot (d) a schoolbag
19. 19.For Joseph, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) sweets every day (c) medicine when ill (d) notebooks for school
21. 21.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a glitter pen set (c) a bigger TV (d) toothpaste
22. 22.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a school uniform (c) sweets every day (d) a third cricket bat
23. 23.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a glitter pen set (c) rice and dal (d) designer sunglasses
24. 24.For Tara, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.Dev has ₹450. First Dev pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and socks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a schoolbag (c) a fancy phone cover (d) extra comic books
27. 27.For Ishaan, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a school uniform (c) a toy robot (d) sweets every day
29. 29.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) sweets every day (c) a toy robot (d) rice and dal
30. 30.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a sticker album (c) medicine when ill (d) a third cricket bat
31. 31.Gurpreet has ₹300. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Nisha has ₹800. First Nisha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹170) and socks (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.For Karan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) sweets every day (c) a video game (d) a third cricket bat
35. 35.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) milk (c) a school uniform (d) a third cricket bat
36. 36.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a video game (c) extra comic books (d) a remote-control car
37. 37.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) soap (c) medicine when ill (d) a video game
38. 38.For Arjun, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) rice and dal (c) a raincoat (d) notebooks for school
40. 40.Diya has ₹900. First Diya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹180) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?

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