Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 613 · 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.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a fancy phone cover (c) bus fare to school (d) extra comic books
2. 2.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) school shoes (c) a fancy phone cover (d) milk
3. 3.Vivaan has ₹350. First Vivaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and a school uniform (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a school uniform (c) a third cricket bat (d) school shoes
5. 5.For Rohan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a third cricket bat (c) medicine when ill (d) rice and dal
7. 7.Gurpreet has ₹950. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a school uniform (₹270) and notebooks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a video game (c) school shoes (d) a fancy phone cover
9. 9.For Kavya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) extra comic books (c) a schoolbag (d) rice and dal
11. 11.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a warm blanket (c) drinking water (d) a glitter pen set
12. 12.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) sweets every day (c) a remote-control car (d) a fancy phone cover
13. 13.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) milk (c) a fancy phone cover (d) sweets every day
14. 14.For Aditya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
15. 15.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) a schoolbag (c) school shoes (d) medicine when ill
16. 16.Isha has ₹550. First Isha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Zoya has ₹500. First Zoya pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and a raincoat (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Saanvi has ₹600. First Saanvi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹140) and school shoes (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Aditya has ₹350. First Aditya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹110) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) sweets every day (c) a raincoat (d) soap
21. 21.For Ananya, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a fancy phone cover (c) drinking water (d) a sticker album
23. 23.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) notebooks for school (c) medicine when ill (d) a sticker album
24. 24.Dev has ₹950. First Dev pays for needs: a lunch box (₹160) and a raincoat (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) sweets every day (c) designer sunglasses (d) a schoolbag
26. 26.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) rice and dal (c) sweets every day (d) bus fare to school
27. 27.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a video game (c) a remote-control car (d) a toy robot
28. 28.For Meera, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
29. 29.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a bigger TV (d) a toy robot
30. 30.Arjun has ₹350. First Arjun pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and a geometry box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Lakshmi has ₹750. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹170) and a water bottle (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Zoya has ₹850. First Zoya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and a raincoat (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) sweets every day (c) vegetables (d) a raincoat
34. 34.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) a school uniform (c) a raincoat (d) bus fare to school
35. 35.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) sweets every day (c) designer sunglasses (d) a fancy phone cover
36. 36.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) medicine when ill (c) a toy robot (d) a remote-control car
37. 37.Lakshmi has ₹400. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a raincoat (₹130) and school shoes (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Aarav has ₹350. First Aarav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹100) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Priya has ₹1000. First Priya pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and a water bottle (₹320). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) vegetables (c) extra comic books (d) a toy robot

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