Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 551 · 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.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a sticker album (c) a remote-control car (d) a fancy phone cover
2. 2.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a video game (c) rice and dal (d) school shoes
3. 3.For Ananya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.For Saanvi, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.For Tara, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) milk (c) toothpaste (d) rice and dal
7. 7.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a fancy phone cover (c) school shoes (d) soap
8. 8.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) milk (c) a video game (d) a third cricket bat
9. 9.Tara has ₹950. First Tara pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and a school uniform (₹290). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) toothpaste (c) a new party dress (d) a sticker album
11. 11.Aarav has ₹750. First Aarav pays for needs: socks (₹120) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Riya has ₹500. First Riya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹150) and a geometry box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) drinking water (c) a schoolbag (d) a new party dress
14. 14.For Tara, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
15. 15.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a new party dress (c) a bigger TV (d) school shoes
16. 16.For Ananya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
17. 17.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) designer sunglasses (c) extra comic books (d) a new party dress
18. 18.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a school uniform (c) rice and dal (d) a toy robot
19. 19.Aarav has ₹750. First Aarav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹240) and a water bottle (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) extra comic books (c) soap (d) a new party dress
21. 21.For Nisha, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
22. 22.Manav has ₹550. First Manav pays for needs: notebooks (₹170) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) toothpaste (c) designer sunglasses (d) a schoolbag
24. 24.Aarav has ₹350. First Aarav pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) rice and dal (c) a remote-control car (d) a raincoat
26. 26.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) notebooks for school (c) rice and dal (d) a fancy phone cover
27. 27.For Joseph, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
28. 28.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a schoolbag (c) a remote-control car (d) a toy robot
29. 29.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a fancy phone cover (c) sweets every day (d) a video game
30. 30.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a toy robot (c) a glitter pen set (d) milk
31. 31.Ananya has ₹950. First Ananya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹190) and a raincoat (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) sweets every day (c) designer sunglasses (d) school shoes
33. 33.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a third cricket bat (c) a school uniform (d) rice and dal
34. 34.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) bus fare to school (c) a school uniform (d) rice and dal
35. 35.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) sweets every day (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a raincoat
36. 36.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a sticker album (c) a bigger TV (d) soap
37. 37.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) notebooks for school (c) a bigger TV (d) a remote-control car
38. 38.Gurpreet has ₹800. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a raincoat (₹250) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Nisha has ₹300. First Nisha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Kavya has ₹800. First Kavya pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and a water bottle (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?

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