Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 549 · 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.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) designer sunglasses (c) a sticker album (d) a raincoat
2. 2.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) drinking water (c) medicine when ill (d) a fancy phone cover
3. 3.For Manav, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.Ananya has ₹550. First Ananya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹110) and a lunch box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) designer sunglasses (c) extra comic books (d) drinking water
6. 6.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) rice and dal (c) a new party dress (d) soap
7. 7.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a sticker album (c) a third cricket bat (d) extra comic books
8. 8.Vivaan has ₹350. First Vivaan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹90) and socks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Sneha has ₹500. First Sneha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹150) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a new party dress (c) a bigger TV (d) bus fare to school
11. 11.Karan has ₹500. First Karan pays for needs: school shoes (₹160) and a school uniform (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a glitter pen set (d) toothpaste
13. 13.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a school uniform (c) a video game (d) a schoolbag
14. 14.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) vegetables (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a remote-control car
15. 15.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a sticker album (c) sweets every day (d) a video game
16. 16.Vivaan has ₹950. First Vivaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and a lunch box (₹300). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a schoolbag (c) bus fare to school (d) a third cricket bat
18. 18.For Sneha, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
19. 19.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) medicine when ill (c) extra comic books (d) school shoes
20. 20.For Tara, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.Pooja has ₹650. First Pooja pays for needs: notebooks (₹180) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.For Saanvi, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
23. 23.Arjun has ₹450. First Arjun pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) school shoes (c) a schoolbag (d) notebooks for school
25. 25.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a video game (c) a third cricket bat (d) sweets every day
26. 26.Ishaan has ₹550. First Ishaan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹150) and a school uniform (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) vegetables (c) designer sunglasses (d) toothpaste
28. 28.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a third cricket bat (c) a toy robot (d) soap
29. 29.For Dev, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
30. 30.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a new party dress (c) bus fare to school (d) milk
31. 31.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) school shoes (c) a schoolbag (d) notebooks for school
32. 32.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) milk (c) a warm blanket (d) a school uniform
33. 33.For Vivaan, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.Diya has ₹400. First Diya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹120) and a geometry box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a glitter pen set (c) extra comic books (d) a remote-control car
36. 36.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) rice and dal (c) a raincoat (d) vegetables
37. 37.For Vivaan, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
38. 38.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a sticker album (c) sweets every day (d) soap
39. 39.For Aditya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
40. 40.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) school shoes (c) a third cricket bat (d) a bigger TV

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