Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 534 · 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) extra comic books (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a glitter pen set (d) a school uniform
2. 2.Karan has ₹1000. First Karan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹190) and school shoes (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.For Ananya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) toothpaste (c) medicine when ill (d) a video game
5. 5.Kavya has ₹750. First Kavya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹90) and school shoes (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a video game (d) a school uniform
7. 7.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a glitter pen set (c) a third cricket bat (d) a school uniform
8. 8.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a warm blanket (c) extra comic books (d) a third cricket bat
9. 9.Pooja has ₹650. First Pooja pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Joseph has ₹1000. First Joseph pays for needs: socks (₹200) and a geometry box (₹320). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) toothpaste (c) soap (d) sweets every day
12. 12.For Dev, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) vegetables (c) a bigger TV (d) extra comic books
14. 14.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) extra comic books (c) toothpaste (d) a fancy phone cover
15. 15.For Meera, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
16. 16.For Sneha, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
17. 17.For Isha, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
18. 18.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) medicine when ill (c) a remote-control car (d) a video game
19. 19.Priya has ₹950. First Priya pays for needs: school shoes (₹120) and a school uniform (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Vivaan has ₹300. First Vivaan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹70) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a raincoat (c) a new party dress (d) a video game
22. 22.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) drinking water (c) a warm blanket (d) bus fare to school
23. 23.For Tara, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a third cricket bat (c) a bigger TV (d) a toy robot
25. 25.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) bus fare to school (c) school shoes (d) rice and dal
26. 26.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a new party dress (c) a third cricket bat (d) school shoes
27. 27.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a video game (c) a new party dress (d) a school uniform
28. 28.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) vegetables (c) rice and dal (d) drinking water
29. 29.Pooja has ₹1000. First Pooja pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and notebooks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) extra comic books (c) school shoes (d) drinking water
31. 31.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) milk (c) a glitter pen set (d) a sticker album
32. 32.Rohan has ₹300. First Rohan pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.For Isha, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
34. 34.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) sweets every day (c) milk (d) a school uniform
35. 35.Dev has ₹350. First Dev pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and a geometry box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) school shoes (c) a fancy phone cover (d) designer sunglasses
37. 37.For Rohan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
38. 38.Diya has ₹300. First Diya pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) a raincoat (c) rice and dal (d) vegetables
40. 40.For Rahul, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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