Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 606 · 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.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a warm blanket (c) notebooks for school (d) a sticker album
2. 2.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) designer sunglasses (c) notebooks for school (d) a fancy phone cover
3. 3.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a toy robot (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a video game
4. 4.For Karan, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) soap (c) bus fare to school (d) designer sunglasses
6. 6.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a remote-control car (c) a video game (d) medicine when ill
7. 7.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) rice and dal (c) a video game (d) sweets every day
8. 8.Manav has ₹550. First Manav pays for needs: school shoes (₹120) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.For Vivaan, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.Saanvi has ₹850. First Saanvi pays for needs: school shoes (₹250) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a remote-control car (c) milk (d) bus fare to school
12. 12.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a raincoat (c) a toy robot (d) extra comic books
13. 13.Farhan has ₹650. First Farhan pays for needs: socks (₹170) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Zoya has ₹600. First Zoya pays for needs: notebooks (₹110) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a bigger TV (c) medicine when ill (d) drinking water
16. 16.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) milk (c) a schoolbag (d) a bigger TV
17. 17.Rahul has ₹450. First Rahul pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and a raincoat (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a toy robot (c) a bigger TV (d) school shoes
19. 19.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a raincoat (c) a new party dress (d) notebooks for school
20. 20.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a warm blanket (c) soap (d) a bigger TV
21. 21.Joseph has ₹1000. First Joseph pays for needs: notebooks (₹200) and a raincoat (₹290). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) a warm blanket (c) soap (d) toothpaste
23. 23.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a sticker album (c) a schoolbag (d) drinking water
24. 24.Rahul has ₹950. First Rahul pays for needs: a lunch box (₹100) and a geometry box (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) designer sunglasses (c) a third cricket bat (d) a fancy phone cover
26. 26.For Pooja, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
27. 27.For Aditya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
28. 28.For Pooja, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
29. 29.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a toy robot (c) a sticker album (d) soap
30. 30.For Vivaan, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
31. 31.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) medicine when ill (c) drinking water (d) a third cricket bat
32. 32.Nisha has ₹400. First Nisha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a warm blanket (c) drinking water (d) a glitter pen set
34. 34.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a warm blanket (c) a fancy phone cover (d) medicine when ill
35. 35.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a toy robot (c) school shoes (d) vegetables
36. 36.Priya 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) extra comic books
37. 37.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a schoolbag (d) school shoes
38. 38.Ananya has ₹950. First Ananya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹90) and school shoes (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.For Kavya, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
40. 40.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) drinking water (c) sweets every day (d) vegetables

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