Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 531 · 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.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a third cricket bat (c) a warm blanket (d) sweets every day
2. 2.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a warm blanket (c) a schoolbag (d) milk
3. 3.Farhan has ₹800. First Farhan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹120) and a geometry box (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) sweets every day (c) drinking water (d) a remote-control car
5. 5.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) school shoes (c) drinking water (d) a fancy phone cover
6. 6.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a raincoat (c) a new party dress (d) rice and dal
7. 7.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a sticker album (c) milk (d) drinking water
8. 8.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) bus fare to school (c) a schoolbag (d) extra comic books
9. 9.Rahul has ₹900. First Rahul pays for needs: a raincoat (₹300) and socks (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Lakshmi has ₹400. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a toy robot (c) bus fare to school (d) a third cricket bat
12. 12.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a raincoat (c) extra comic books (d) bus fare to school
13. 13.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) sweets every day (c) a new party dress (d) drinking water
14. 14.For Lakshmi, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
15. 15.Rahul has ₹850. First Rahul pays for needs: school shoes (₹250) and a water bottle (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Saanvi has ₹700. First Saanvi pays for needs: socks (₹170) and a school uniform (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) medicine when ill (c) a glitter pen set (d) extra comic books
18. 18.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) designer sunglasses (c) a school uniform (d) drinking water
19. 19.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) rice and dal (c) soap (d) school shoes
20. 20.Dev has ₹350. First Dev pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a schoolbag (c) rice and dal (d) a third cricket bat
22. 22.Farhan has ₹650. First Farhan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹140) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) rice and dal (c) a new party dress (d) medicine when ill
24. 24.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a sticker album (c) soap (d) milk
25. 25.For Isha, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
26. 26.Joseph has ₹700. First Joseph pays for needs: school shoes (₹180) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a video game (d) a glitter pen set
28. 28.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a remote-control car (c) extra comic books (d) soap
29. 29.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a fancy phone cover (c) extra comic books (d) school shoes
30. 30.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a sticker album (c) a bigger TV (d) designer sunglasses
31. 31.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a bigger TV (c) vegetables (d) a schoolbag
32. 32.For Gurpreet, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
33. 33.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a bigger TV (c) a toy robot (d) a schoolbag
34. 34.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) bus fare to school (c) a toy robot (d) a bigger TV
35. 35.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) drinking water (c) a toy robot (d) a school uniform
36. 36.For Tara, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
37. 37.Diya has ₹400. First Diya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹110) and a lunch box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a sticker album (c) drinking water (d) a glitter pen set
39. 39.For Aditya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
40. 40.Kabir has ₹300. First Kabir pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and a water bottle (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?

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