Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 528 · 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 toy robot (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a sticker album (d) rice and dal
2. 2.Diya has ₹600. First Diya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹190) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a third cricket bat (c) bus fare to school (d) sweets every day
4. 4.Gurpreet has ₹600. First Gurpreet pays for needs: socks (₹70) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.For Aditya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
6. 6.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) toothpaste (c) school shoes (d) a new party dress
7. 7.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) bus fare to school (c) vegetables (d) a video game
8. 8.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) drinking water (c) a warm blanket (d) bus fare to school
9. 9.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) designer sunglasses (c) a video game (d) a remote-control car
10. 10.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) extra comic books (c) a glitter pen set (d) a fancy phone cover
11. 11.For Zoya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) soap (c) sweets every day (d) a glitter pen set
13. 13.Meera has ₹450. First Meera pays for needs: socks (₹130) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) soap (c) extra comic books (d) a sticker album
15. 15.For Joseph, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
16. 16.For Saanvi, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
17. 17.Rahul has ₹500. First Rahul pays for needs: a school uniform (₹120) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.For Aditya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
19. 19.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a third cricket bat (c) toothpaste (d) notebooks for school
20. 20.For Farhan, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.For Kavya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.Sneha has ₹800. First Sneha pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) bus fare to school (c) toothpaste (d) extra comic books
24. 24.For Kabir, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.For Aarav, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
26. 26.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a raincoat (c) a video game (d) a fancy phone cover
27. 27.For Kabir, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.Priya has ₹400. First Priya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹90) and socks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Aditya has ₹400. First Aditya pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and a raincoat (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a video game (c) bus fare to school (d) a bigger TV
31. 31.For Saanvi, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
32. 32.For Priya, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
33. 33.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) drinking water (c) milk (d) extra comic books
34. 34.Saanvi has ₹750. First Saanvi pays for needs: a lunch box (₹250) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) medicine when ill (c) a toy robot (d) a glitter pen set
36. 36.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) extra comic books (c) a video game (d) a warm blanket
37. 37.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a warm blanket (c) a raincoat (d) designer sunglasses
38. 38.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) medicine when ill (c) a schoolbag (d) a video game
39. 39.For Riya, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
40. 40.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a third cricket bat (c) a remote-control car (d) notebooks for school

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