Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 567 · 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 remote-control car (b) a video game (c) a glitter pen set (d) drinking water
2. 2.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) notebooks for school (c) a schoolbag (d) soap
3. 3.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) rice and dal (c) a toy robot (d) a school uniform
4. 4.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a school uniform (c) bus fare to school (d) extra comic books
5. 5.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a raincoat (c) designer sunglasses (d) a toy robot
6. 6.For Tara, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.Aditya has ₹850. First Aditya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹180) and socks (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) drinking water (c) a remote-control car (d) a fancy phone cover
9. 9.For Tara, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a toy robot (c) vegetables (d) a new party dress
11. 11.Ishaan has ₹450. First Ishaan pays for needs: socks (₹110) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Vivaan has ₹700. First Vivaan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹210) and a lunch box (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) vegetables (c) a school uniform (d) school shoes
14. 14.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a toy robot (c) a school uniform (d) a fancy phone cover
15. 15.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a raincoat (c) a warm blanket (d) school shoes
16. 16.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a warm blanket (c) a sticker album (d) a remote-control car
17. 17.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a glitter pen set (c) a remote-control car (d) a video game
18. 18.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a fancy phone cover (c) toothpaste (d) a remote-control car
19. 19.Joseph has ₹750. First Joseph pays for needs: a raincoat (₹110) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a glitter pen set (c) a school uniform (d) a third cricket bat
21. 21.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a warm blanket (c) a remote-control car (d) rice and dal
22. 22.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a glitter pen set (c) a sticker album (d) a video game
23. 23.Isha has ₹900. First Isha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹300) and a geometry box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) toothpaste (c) a bigger TV (d) a schoolbag
25. 25.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a new party dress (d) a school uniform
26. 26.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a schoolbag (c) toothpaste (d) a third cricket bat
27. 27.Isha has ₹600. First Isha pays for needs: socks (₹70) and a school uniform (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) bus fare to school (c) a bigger TV (d) drinking water
29. 29.Sneha has ₹900. First Sneha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹240) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.For Nisha, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
31. 31.For Priya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
32. 32.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a third cricket bat (c) a new party dress (d) a raincoat
33. 33.For Arjun, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
34. 34.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) medicine when ill (c) a third cricket bat (d) a remote-control car
35. 35.For Sneha, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.Aarav has ₹300. First Aarav pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a bigger TV (c) a toy robot (d) a remote-control car
38. 38.Meera has ₹1000. First Meera pays for needs: school shoes (₹160) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Ananya has ₹900. First Ananya pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and a raincoat (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Kabir has ₹550. First Kabir pays for needs: school shoes (₹150) and a geometry box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?

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