Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 565 · 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) a bigger TV (b) soap (c) extra comic books (d) a third cricket bat
2. 2.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a glitter pen set (c) a sticker album (d) a toy robot
3. 3.For Meera, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.Farhan has ₹950. First Farhan pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) drinking water (c) soap (d) rice and dal
6. 6.Diya has ₹550. First Diya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹90) and a geometry box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a sticker album (c) a warm blanket (d) notebooks for school
8. 8.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) designer sunglasses (c) a raincoat (d) medicine when ill
9. 9.Priya has ₹800. First Priya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and a school uniform (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Meera has ₹750. First Meera pays for needs: school shoes (₹120) and a lunch box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.For Aarav, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.Riya has ₹500. First Riya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Gurpreet has ₹850. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a school uniform (₹140) and school shoes (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a third cricket bat (c) sweets every day (d) designer sunglasses
15. 15.Diya has ₹1000. First Diya pays for needs: socks (₹110) and a raincoat (₹320). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.For Karan, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a remote-control car (c) a third cricket bat (d) a glitter pen set
18. 18.Ishaan has ₹600. First Ishaan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹140) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Isha has ₹400. First Isha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a bigger TV (c) sweets every day (d) milk
21. 21.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) school shoes (c) a bigger TV (d) medicine when ill
22. 22.For Sneha, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
23. 23.Rahul has ₹850. First Rahul pays for needs: socks (₹50) and a water bottle (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) milk (c) sweets every day (d) a remote-control car
25. 25.For Saanvi, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
26. 26.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) a warm blanket (c) soap (d) notebooks for school
27. 27.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a sticker album (c) a new party dress (d) a raincoat
28. 28.For Kavya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
29. 29.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a remote-control car (c) drinking water (d) a sticker album
30. 30.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) vegetables (c) a schoolbag (d) a warm blanket
31. 31.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a schoolbag (c) sweets every day (d) a fancy phone cover
32. 32.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) school shoes (c) drinking water (d) milk
33. 33.Karan has ₹1000. First Karan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹230) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) school shoes (c) a school uniform (d) a third cricket bat
35. 35.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a bigger TV (c) a video game (d) vegetables
36. 36.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a warm blanket (c) designer sunglasses (d) a glitter pen set
37. 37.For Kabir, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a remote-control car (c) a new party dress (d) designer sunglasses
39. 39.Gurpreet has ₹650. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a raincoat (₹80) and a school uniform (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a toy robot (c) vegetables (d) designer sunglasses

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