Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 517 · 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.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a video game (c) a warm blanket (d) a remote-control car
2. 2.Aditya has ₹400. First Aditya pays for needs: socks (₹110) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a sticker album (c) a remote-control car (d) school shoes
4. 4.For Tara, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
5. 5.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a sticker album (c) a third cricket bat (d) soap
6. 6.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a video game (c) milk (d) a toy robot
7. 7.For Gurpreet, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.Joseph has ₹750. First Joseph pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and a lunch box (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a raincoat (c) rice and dal (d) a video game
10. 10.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) a school uniform (c) rice and dal (d) soap
11. 11.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) bus fare to school (c) soap (d) vegetables
12. 12.For Diya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.Karan has ₹400. First Karan pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and a school uniform (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) toothpaste (c) rice and dal (d) bus fare to school
15. 15.Ananya has ₹700. First Ananya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹150) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a glitter pen set (c) toothpaste (d) a bigger TV
17. 17.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) sweets every day (c) milk (d) a glitter pen set
18. 18.For Gurpreet, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
19. 19.Arjun has ₹500. First Arjun pays for needs: socks (₹160) and a raincoat (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a raincoat (c) a school uniform (d) a video game
21. 21.Saanvi has ₹500. First Saanvi pays for needs: a water bottle (₹110) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.For Rohan, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
23. 23.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) notebooks for school (c) a new party dress (d) a toy robot
24. 24.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a new party dress (c) a glitter pen set (d) soap
25. 25.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) bus fare to school (c) a sticker album (d) a bigger TV
26. 26.For Ishaan, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.Karan has ₹700. First Karan pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and a water bottle (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Pooja has ₹750. First Pooja pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and a water bottle (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.For Aditya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Priya has ₹400. First Priya pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a third cricket bat (c) a schoolbag (d) a fancy phone cover
32. 32.For Zoya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Isha has ₹600. First Isha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹170) and a school uniform (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a schoolbag (c) a third cricket bat (d) vegetables
35. 35.For Pooja, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a remote-control car (c) a bigger TV (d) designer sunglasses
37. 37.For Diya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) drinking water (c) a new party dress (d) a third cricket bat
39. 39.Arjun has ₹800. First Arjun pays for needs: notebooks (₹260) and a school uniform (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a new party dress (c) bus fare to school (d) soap

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