Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 597 · 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.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) bus fare to school (c) school shoes (d) soap
2. 2.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) sweets every day (c) extra comic books (d) a fancy phone cover
3. 3.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) toothpaste (c) school shoes (d) a toy robot
4. 4.For Aditya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) bus fare to school (c) a toy robot (d) a third cricket bat
6. 6.Vivaan has ₹400. First Vivaan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹80) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Diya has ₹350. First Diya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹100) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.For Aarav, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
9. 9.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a third cricket bat (c) a bigger TV (d) a raincoat
10. 10.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) medicine when ill (c) milk (d) school shoes
11. 11.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a toy robot (c) drinking water (d) a sticker album
12. 12.Riya has ₹750. First Riya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) drinking water (c) soap (d) sweets every day
14. 14.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a school uniform (c) a glitter pen set (d) a raincoat
15. 15.For Arjun, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
16. 16.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a glitter pen set (c) designer sunglasses (d) a remote-control car
17. 17.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a bigger TV (c) a sticker album (d) a new party dress
18. 18.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) notebooks for school (c) a raincoat (d) a fancy phone cover
19. 19.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) toothpaste (c) drinking water (d) extra comic books
20. 20.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) designer sunglasses (c) soap (d) a remote-control car
21. 21.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a third cricket bat (c) a new party dress (d) bus fare to school
22. 22.For Ananya, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.Zoya has ₹950. First Zoya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹310) and notebooks (₹300). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a new party dress (c) a third cricket bat (d) bus fare to school
25. 25.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) milk (c) sweets every day (d) rice and dal
26. 26.For Karan, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
27. 27.Meera has ₹350. First Meera pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Meera has ₹650. First Meera pays for needs: a school uniform (₹130) and school shoes (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.For Rahul, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Farhan has ₹950. First Farhan pays for needs: socks (₹170) and a water bottle (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a glitter pen set (c) milk (d) a fancy phone cover
32. 32.For Aarav, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) school shoes (c) a new party dress (d) vegetables
34. 34.Kabir has ₹700. First Kabir pays for needs: notebooks (₹120) and school shoes (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) school shoes (c) designer sunglasses (d) a remote-control car
36. 36.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a toy robot (c) bus fare to school (d) a video game
37. 37.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) bus fare to school (c) milk (d) a glitter pen set
38. 38.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a raincoat (c) a schoolbag (d) a video game
39. 39.Vivaan has ₹450. First Vivaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and notebooks (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a fancy phone cover (c) extra comic books (d) designer sunglasses

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