Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 585 · 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.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a schoolbag (c) drinking water (d) a video game
2. 2.Riya has ₹750. First Riya pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and a water bottle (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Gurpreet has ₹300. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) milk (c) rice and dal (d) drinking water
5. 5.Kabir has ₹450. First Kabir pays for needs: a water bottle (₹110) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Ananya has ₹850. First Ananya pays for needs: socks (₹180) and a raincoat (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a sticker album (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a toy robot
8. 8.Joseph has ₹750. First Joseph pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) extra comic books (c) medicine when ill (d) soap
10. 10.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) sweets every day (c) a schoolbag (d) a video game
11. 11.For Kabir, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
12. 12.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a bigger TV (c) school shoes (d) a fancy phone cover
13. 13.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) toothpaste (c) bus fare to school (d) a bigger TV
14. 14.Zoya has ₹900. First Zoya pays for needs: socks (₹110) and notebooks (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a glitter pen set (c) a schoolbag (d) rice and dal
16. 16.For Ananya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
17. 17.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a school uniform (c) extra comic books (d) a third cricket bat
18. 18.For Meera, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a new party dress (c) toothpaste (d) a bigger TV
20. 20.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a raincoat (c) sweets every day (d) a bigger TV
21. 21.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a school uniform (c) vegetables (d) a sticker album
22. 22.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a third cricket bat (c) a new party dress (d) a sticker album
23. 23.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) school shoes (c) a schoolbag (d) bus fare to school
24. 24.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a video game (c) soap (d) vegetables
25. 25.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a schoolbag (c) a fancy phone cover (d) extra comic books
26. 26.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) sweets every day (c) rice and dal (d) milk
27. 27.For Aarav, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.Saanvi has ₹650. First Saanvi pays for needs: school shoes (₹180) and notebooks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) rice and dal (c) a school uniform (d) a sticker album
30. 30.For Dev, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
31. 31.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) drinking water (c) a fancy phone cover (d) soap
32. 32.Riya has ₹950. First Riya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹210) and socks (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a glitter pen set (c) soap (d) a new party dress
34. 34.Tara has ₹850. First Tara pays for needs: a water bottle (₹110) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) medicine when ill (c) school shoes (d) a warm blanket
36. 36.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) milk (c) a sticker album (d) a new party dress
37. 37.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a video game (c) a bigger TV (d) a school uniform
38. 38.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) medicine when ill (c) a warm blanket (d) sweets every day
39. 39.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a third cricket bat (c) a new party dress (d) a schoolbag
40. 40.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a video game (c) milk (d) extra comic books

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