Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 573 · 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.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a remote-control car (c) a warm blanket (d) school shoes
2. 2.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a sticker album (c) sweets every day (d) a video game
3. 3.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a school uniform (c) sweets every day (d) drinking water
4. 4.Rohan has ₹1000. First Rohan pays for needs: socks (₹240) and a geometry box (₹320). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a raincoat (c) milk (d) bus fare to school
6. 6.For Farhan, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) vegetables (c) medicine when ill (d) soap
8. 8.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a toy robot (c) a school uniform (d) a remote-control car
9. 9.Dev has ₹750. First Dev pays for needs: socks (₹180) and a raincoat (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) sweets every day (c) a new party dress (d) a warm blanket
11. 11.Aarav has ₹950. First Aarav pays for needs: notebooks (₹310) and a water bottle (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a new party dress (c) a fancy phone cover (d) rice and dal
13. 13.For Pooja, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a raincoat (d) a remote-control car
15. 15.Diya has ₹500. First Diya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹150) and socks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) school shoes (c) rice and dal (d) a glitter pen set
17. 17.For Ananya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.For Karan, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
19. 19.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a bigger TV (c) toothpaste (d) a third cricket bat
20. 20.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) milk (c) school shoes (d) medicine when ill
21. 21.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) extra comic books (c) designer sunglasses (d) milk
22. 22.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a toy robot (c) toothpaste (d) a sticker album
23. 23.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a third cricket bat (d) a bigger TV
24. 24.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a raincoat (c) a warm blanket (d) toothpaste
25. 25.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a school uniform (c) a video game (d) rice and dal
26. 26.Nisha has ₹450. First Nisha pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) notebooks for school (c) a warm blanket (d) toothpaste
28. 28.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a raincoat (c) a bigger TV (d) a glitter pen set
29. 29.Kabir has ₹450. First Kabir pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a sticker album (c) vegetables (d) a remote-control car
31. 31.Gurpreet has ₹1000. First Gurpreet pays for needs: school shoes (₹300) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) drinking water (c) a sticker album (d) a third cricket bat
33. 33.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) notebooks for school (c) designer sunglasses (d) a toy robot
34. 34.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a school uniform (d) a toy robot
35. 35.Gurpreet has ₹800. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a water bottle (₹90) and a lunch box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) sweets every day (c) vegetables (d) designer sunglasses
37. 37.Lakshmi has ₹500. First Lakshmi pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and socks (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.For Farhan, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a video game (c) a bigger TV (d) toothpaste
40. 40.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a sticker album (c) a bigger TV (d) rice and dal

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