Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 518 · 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 school uniform (b) a third cricket bat (c) a remote-control car (d) a video game
2. 2.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a warm blanket (c) designer sunglasses (d) a raincoat
3. 3.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) notebooks for school (c) a toy robot (d) a school uniform
4. 4.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a raincoat (c) notebooks for school (d) soap
5. 5.Gurpreet has ₹550. First Gurpreet pays for needs: socks (₹160) and notebooks (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Aarav has ₹900. First Aarav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and a geometry box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Meera has ₹650. First Meera pays for needs: a lunch box (₹90) and a water bottle (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Farhan has ₹900. First Farhan pays for needs: notebooks (₹140) and a lunch box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) notebooks for school (c) sweets every day (d) milk
10. 10.For Kavya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a glitter pen set (c) a school uniform (d) school shoes
12. 12.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a raincoat (c) rice and dal (d) sweets every day
13. 13.Aarav has ₹700. First Aarav pays for needs: a geometry box (₹110) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a glitter pen set (c) a new party dress (d) designer sunglasses
15. 15.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a toy robot (c) a bigger TV (d) a third cricket bat
16. 16.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) sweets every day (c) toothpaste (d) a third cricket bat
17. 17.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) bus fare to school (c) notebooks for school (d) school shoes
18. 18.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) sweets every day (c) a third cricket bat (d) a video game
19. 19.For Gurpreet, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) school shoes (c) a schoolbag (d) drinking water
21. 21.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) school shoes (c) a third cricket bat (d) a fancy phone cover
22. 22.For Aarav, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
23. 23.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) soap (c) a video game (d) designer sunglasses
24. 24.For Arjun, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.Meera has ₹850. First Meera pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and a lunch box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.For Farhan, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.For Tara, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.Riya has ₹550. First Riya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹120) and notebooks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a sticker album (c) milk (d) extra comic books
30. 30.Vivaan has ₹550. First Vivaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹130) and socks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.For Kabir, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a sticker album (c) bus fare to school (d) a raincoat
33. 33.Kabir has ₹350. First Kabir pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a toy robot (c) designer sunglasses (d) a fancy phone cover
35. 35.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) notebooks for school (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a video game
36. 36.For Riya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
37. 37.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) designer sunglasses (c) a video game (d) soap
38. 38.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a toy robot (c) a bigger TV (d) milk
39. 39.Rahul has ₹300. First Rahul pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) designer sunglasses (c) soap (d) a video game

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