Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 538 · 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 has ₹400. First Rahul pays for needs: a school uniform (₹130) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.For Vivaan, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
3. 3.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) sweets every day (c) a toy robot (d) vegetables
4. 4.Rohan has ₹900. First Rohan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹100) and socks (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) milk (c) a new party dress (d) a warm blanket
6. 6.For Nisha, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.For Ishaan, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a glitter pen set (c) a bigger TV (d) designer sunglasses
9. 9.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) school shoes (c) a glitter pen set (d) a fancy phone cover
10. 10.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) school shoes (c) rice and dal (d) a raincoat
11. 11.For Zoya, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.Sneha has ₹700. First Sneha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and socks (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) milk (c) a school uniform (d) a sticker album
14. 14.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a sticker album (c) a school uniform (d) a bigger TV
15. 15.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a school uniform (c) soap (d) a sticker album
16. 16.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a new party dress (c) extra comic books (d) a video game
17. 17.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) notebooks for school (c) school shoes (d) designer sunglasses
18. 18.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a remote-control car (c) medicine when ill (d) designer sunglasses
19. 19.For Gurpreet, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.For Arjun, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) sweets every day (c) a raincoat (d) a warm blanket
22. 22.Lakshmi has ₹650. First Lakshmi pays for needs: notebooks (₹110) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.For Isha, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
24. 24.Manav has ₹950. First Manav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹140) and a raincoat (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a bigger TV (c) a fancy phone cover (d) school shoes
26. 26.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) rice and dal (c) a school uniform (d) drinking water
27. 27.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a remote-control car (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a toy robot
28. 28.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) designer sunglasses (c) a toy robot (d) a new party dress
29. 29.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) rice and dal (c) soap (d) a bigger TV
30. 30.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a toy robot (c) a schoolbag (d) soap
31. 31.For Pooja, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a new party dress (c) soap (d) a sticker album
33. 33.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) school shoes (c) a sticker album (d) a fancy phone cover
34. 34.Ananya has ₹850. First Ananya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹110) and a school uniform (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) sweets every day (c) a glitter pen set (d) soap
36. 36.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) medicine when ill (c) vegetables (d) a glitter pen set
37. 37.Kavya has ₹450. First Kavya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and school shoes (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Karan has ₹800. First Karan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹190) and socks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a toy robot (c) a third cricket bat (d) notebooks for school
40. 40.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a raincoat (c) milk (d) a toy robot

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