Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 540 · 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.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a remote-control car (c) a new party dress (d) a warm blanket
2. 2.Dev has ₹1000. First Dev pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.For Isha, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.Kabir has ₹450. First Kabir pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) toothpaste (c) bus fare to school (d) milk
6. 6.For Manav, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.For Arjun, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
8. 8.Sneha has ₹300. First Sneha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.For Joseph, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.For Ishaan, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.For Rohan, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) soap (c) drinking water (d) bus fare to school
13. 13.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a remote-control car (c) soap (d) a sticker album
14. 14.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) sweets every day (c) notebooks for school (d) rice and dal
15. 15.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a new party dress (c) a bigger TV (d) a remote-control car
16. 16.Aarav has ₹600. First Aarav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Priya has ₹550. First Priya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹130) and notebooks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) medicine when ill (c) sweets every day (d) vegetables
19. 19.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) designer sunglasses (c) drinking water (d) rice and dal
20. 20.Vivaan has ₹400. First Vivaan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a warm blanket (c) a bigger TV (d) designer sunglasses
22. 22.For Arjun, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a sticker album (c) a glitter pen set (d) a bigger TV
24. 24.Saanvi has ₹550. First Saanvi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) extra comic books (c) a school uniform (d) toothpaste
26. 26.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) medicine when ill (c) a third cricket bat (d) a video game
27. 27.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) rice and dal (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a schoolbag
28. 28.For Ananya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.For Farhan, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
30. 30.For Pooja, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) rice and dal (c) vegetables (d) drinking water
32. 32.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a toy robot (c) medicine when ill (d) a school uniform
33. 33.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) school shoes (c) extra comic books (d) a new party dress
34. 34.Aditya has ₹600. First Aditya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹200) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.For Zoya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a warm blanket (c) a sticker album (d) soap
37. 37.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) bus fare to school (c) milk (d) extra comic books
38. 38.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a sticker album (c) soap (d) a glitter pen set
39. 39.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a new party dress (d) rice and dal
40. 40.Priya has ₹550. First Priya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹130) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?

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