Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 579 · 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 want? (a) medicine when ill (b) milk (c) school shoes (d) a bigger TV
2. 2.For Sneha, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
3. 3.Lakshmi has ₹600. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Saanvi has ₹700. First Saanvi pays for needs: a water bottle (₹110) and a raincoat (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a schoolbag (c) rice and dal (d) sweets every day
6. 6.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a glitter pen set (c) a fancy phone cover (d) sweets every day
7. 7.Aditya has ₹800. First Aditya pays for needs: notebooks (₹200) and school shoes (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a bigger TV (c) a raincoat (d) bus fare to school
9. 9.For Farhan, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a sticker album (d) a toy robot
11. 11.Zoya has ₹300. First Zoya pays for needs: socks (₹80) and a geometry box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a sticker album (d) milk
13. 13.For Karan, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) bus fare to school (c) a video game (d) a new party dress
15. 15.For Kavya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
16. 16.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a fancy phone cover (c) sweets every day (d) a remote-control car
17. 17.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) sweets every day (c) a schoolbag (d) notebooks for school
18. 18.Isha has ₹550. First Isha pays for needs: socks (₹120) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) sweets every day (c) a video game (d) vegetables
20. 20.Gurpreet has ₹1000. First Gurpreet pays for needs: socks (₹140) and school shoes (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) rice and dal (c) a raincoat (d) bus fare to school
22. 22.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) notebooks for school (c) drinking water (d) a toy robot
23. 23.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) bus fare to school (c) a schoolbag (d) a fancy phone cover
24. 24.For Kabir, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.Ishaan has ₹600. First Ishaan pays for needs: socks (₹140) and a water bottle (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a fancy phone cover (c) toothpaste (d) designer sunglasses
27. 27.For Aarav, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a video game (c) designer sunglasses (d) rice and dal
29. 29.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) drinking water (c) notebooks for school (d) a warm blanket
30. 30.Meera has ₹700. First Meera pays for needs: a school uniform (₹160) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.For Vivaan, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
32. 32.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a sticker album (c) vegetables (d) a fancy phone cover
33. 33.Arjun has ₹750. First Arjun pays for needs: a water bottle (₹220) and a school uniform (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.For Diya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.Joseph has ₹400. First Joseph pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) rice and dal (c) medicine when ill (d) a bigger TV
37. 37.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) vegetables (c) a fancy phone cover (d) extra comic books
38. 38.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) sweets every day (c) a glitter pen set (d) milk
39. 39.For Saanvi, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
40. 40.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a fancy phone cover (c) designer sunglasses (d) a toy robot

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