Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 566 · 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 video game (b) a glitter pen set (c) extra comic books (d) bus fare to school
2. 2.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a fancy phone cover (c) medicine when ill (d) rice and dal
3. 3.Dev has ₹450. First Dev pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Dev has ₹950. First Dev pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and a water bottle (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a fancy phone cover (c) school shoes (d) a school uniform
6. 6.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) a warm blanket (c) toothpaste (d) a schoolbag
7. 7.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) school shoes (c) a schoolbag (d) extra comic books
8. 8.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a third cricket bat (c) a new party dress (d) a glitter pen set
9. 9.For Aditya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.Rohan has ₹400. First Rohan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and a water bottle (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a toy robot (c) milk (d) drinking water
12. 12.Pooja has ₹350. First Pooja pays for needs: a lunch box (₹80) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) a raincoat (c) toothpaste (d) milk
14. 14.For Manav, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
15. 15.For Dev, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
16. 16.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) notebooks for school (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a bigger TV
17. 17.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) sweets every day (c) rice and dal (d) medicine when ill
18. 18.Karan has ₹600. First Karan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹130) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a glitter pen set (c) medicine when ill (d) designer sunglasses
20. 20.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) rice and dal (c) a sticker album (d) notebooks for school
21. 21.For Kabir, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
22. 22.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) extra comic books (c) notebooks for school (d) bus fare to school
23. 23.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a video game (c) medicine when ill (d) a school uniform
24. 24.Aditya has ₹900. First Aditya pays for needs: school shoes (₹190) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) sweets every day (c) a third cricket bat (d) notebooks for school
26. 26.Farhan has ₹700. First Farhan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹130) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Gurpreet has ₹900. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a water bottle (₹130) and a raincoat (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a sticker album (c) school shoes (d) sweets every day
29. 29.For Zoya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
30. 30.For Kabir, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
31. 31.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a remote-control car (c) a school uniform (d) a glitter pen set
32. 32.Diya has ₹750. First Diya pays for needs: notebooks (₹250) and a water bottle (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) extra comic books (c) vegetables (d) a sticker album
34. 34.Dev has ₹500. First Dev pays for needs: a geometry box (₹110) and a raincoat (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Rohan has ₹850. First Rohan pays for needs: school shoes (₹230) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.For Pooja, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
37. 37.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a schoolbag (c) milk (d) designer sunglasses
38. 38.For Saanvi, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.For Aarav, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
40. 40.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) designer sunglasses (c) a new party dress (d) a toy robot

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