Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 532 · 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.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a remote-control car (c) rice and dal (d) designer sunglasses
2. 2.Farhan has ₹900. First Farhan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹260) and notebooks (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) designer sunglasses (c) a video game (d) a new party dress
4. 4.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a glitter pen set (c) a toy robot (d) a warm blanket
5. 5.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a toy robot (c) a school uniform (d) a sticker album
6. 6.For Pooja, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) rice and dal (c) designer sunglasses (d) toothpaste
8. 8.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) rice and dal (c) a school uniform (d) a sticker album
9. 9.For Tara, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) rice and dal (c) designer sunglasses (d) a video game
11. 11.For Manav, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.Riya has ₹650. First Riya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹100) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) designer sunglasses (c) extra comic books (d) a third cricket bat
14. 14.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a school uniform (c) vegetables (d) a third cricket bat
15. 15.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a fancy phone cover (c) toothpaste (d) a video game
16. 16.Lakshmi has ₹850. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and a lunch box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.For Karan, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) school shoes (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a bigger TV
19. 19.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) notebooks for school (c) bus fare to school (d) a warm blanket
20. 20.For Kabir, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
21. 21.Rohan has ₹300. First Rohan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹90) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.For Vivaan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
23. 23.For Gurpreet, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
24. 24.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) medicine when ill (c) a fancy phone cover (d) milk
25. 25.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) drinking water (c) extra comic books (d) rice and dal
26. 26.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) soap (d) a sticker album
27. 27.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) toothpaste (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a schoolbag
28. 28.Dev has ₹300. First Dev pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) soap (c) a toy robot (d) a raincoat
30. 30.Meera has ₹800. First Meera pays for needs: a geometry box (₹130) and a lunch box (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Ishaan has ₹350. First Ishaan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and socks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a sticker album (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a bigger TV
33. 33.Zoya has ₹400. First Zoya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and a geometry box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) vegetables (c) a bigger TV (d) a video game
35. 35.For Farhan, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) designer sunglasses (c) extra comic books (d) a glitter pen set
37. 37.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) rice and dal (c) a warm blanket (d) a glitter pen set
38. 38.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a raincoat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) notebooks for school
39. 39.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) rice and dal (c) a sticker album (d) a video game
40. 40.Kabir has ₹850. First Kabir pays for needs: school shoes (₹130) and a water bottle (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?

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