Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 583 · 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.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a new party dress (c) soap (d) a warm blanket
2. 2.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) sweets every day (c) toothpaste (d) a remote-control car
3. 3.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) sweets every day (c) a remote-control car (d) a video game
4. 4.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) school shoes (c) medicine when ill (d) a fancy phone cover
5. 5.Nisha has ₹550. First Nisha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.For Kabir, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) soap (c) a warm blanket (d) medicine when ill
8. 8.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) vegetables (c) school shoes (d) a glitter pen set
9. 9.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a remote-control car (c) a third cricket bat (d) designer sunglasses
10. 10.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a glitter pen set (c) designer sunglasses (d) a new party dress
11. 11.For Vivaan, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
12. 12.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) extra comic books (c) a bigger TV (d) rice and dal
13. 13.For Aditya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a schoolbag (d) bus fare to school
15. 15.For Kavya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
16. 16.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a remote-control car (c) a warm blanket (d) a video game
17. 17.For Aarav, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a third cricket bat (c) medicine when ill (d) a warm blanket
19. 19.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a toy robot (c) a video game (d) a third cricket bat
20. 20.Kavya has ₹900. First Kavya pays for needs: socks (₹70) and school shoes (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Dev has ₹900. First Dev pays for needs: a geometry box (₹110) and notebooks (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) school shoes (c) a new party dress (d) bus fare to school
23. 23.Isha has ₹700. First Isha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹130) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a video game (c) sweets every day (d) a school uniform
25. 25.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a sticker album (c) a school uniform (d) milk
26. 26.Rohan has ₹550. First Rohan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹90) and a school uniform (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) extra comic books (c) soap (d) notebooks for school
28. 28.Diya has ₹950. First Diya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Manav 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 new party dress
30. 30.For Rohan, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
31. 31.Rahul has ₹900. First Rahul pays for needs: a school uniform (₹220) and a water bottle (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.For Vivaan, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Ananya has ₹800. First Ananya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and socks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Rahul has ₹950. First Rahul pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and a geometry box (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Nisha has ₹300. First Nisha pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) drinking water (c) a bigger TV (d) bus fare to school
37. 37.Rohan has ₹400. First Rohan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹120) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a sticker album (c) medicine when ill (d) designer sunglasses
39. 39.Lakshmi has ₹750. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a raincoat (₹140) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) school shoes (c) rice and dal (d) toothpaste

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