Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 529 · 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.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a bigger TV (c) medicine when ill (d) a new party dress
2. 2.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) notebooks for school (c) toothpaste (d) a glitter pen set
3. 3.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) sweets every day (c) milk (d) a fancy phone cover
4. 4.Ananya has ₹800. First Ananya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹180) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) designer sunglasses (c) a video game (d) a school uniform
6. 6.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a sticker album (c) notebooks for school (d) vegetables
7. 7.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a raincoat (c) milk (d) a sticker album
8. 8.Gurpreet has ₹800. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a raincoat (₹250) and notebooks (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) rice and dal (c) designer sunglasses (d) school shoes
10. 10.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) bus fare to school (c) rice and dal (d) a glitter pen set
11. 11.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a remote-control car (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a schoolbag
12. 12.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a third cricket bat (d) designer sunglasses
13. 13.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a remote-control car (c) designer sunglasses (d) vegetables
14. 14.Sneha has ₹300. First Sneha pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) milk (c) a sticker album (d) a fancy phone cover
16. 16.Aditya has ₹300. First Aditya pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Diya has ₹350. First Diya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.For Zoya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
19. 19.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a school uniform (c) a video game (d) rice and dal
20. 20.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) sweets every day (c) rice and dal (d) a bigger TV
21. 21.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) bus fare to school (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a third cricket bat
22. 22.Karan has ₹600. First Karan pays for needs: notebooks (₹180) and a school uniform (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) rice and dal (c) a warm blanket (d) a bigger TV
24. 24.For Kavya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.Kabir has ₹550. First Kabir pays for needs: a lunch box (₹150) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a school uniform (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a video game
27. 27.For Joseph, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
28. 28.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) bus fare to school (c) rice and dal (d) a video game
29. 29.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) milk (c) a new party dress (d) a fancy phone cover
30. 30.For Tara, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
31. 31.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) bus fare to school (c) a raincoat (d) a new party dress
32. 32.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a glitter pen set (c) a bigger TV (d) soap
33. 33.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) extra comic books (c) vegetables (d) a schoolbag
34. 34.For Aditya, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.Ishaan has ₹450. First Ishaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹140) and a geometry box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a video game (c) a raincoat (d) a third cricket bat
37. 37.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a warm blanket (c) a school uniform (d) sweets every day
38. 38.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a new party dress (c) extra comic books (d) a raincoat
39. 39.Diya has ₹750. First Diya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹120) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.For Kavya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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