Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 63 · 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.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) milk (c) soap (d) a toy robot
2. 2.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) sweets every day (c) vegetables (d) a fancy phone cover
3. 3.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) drinking water (c) designer sunglasses (d) a toy robot
4. 4.Arjun has ₹450. First Arjun pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and socks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Aditya has ₹400. First Aditya pays for needs: school shoes (₹130) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a fancy phone cover (c) soap (d) a raincoat
7. 7.For Sneha, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.Isha has ₹1000. First Isha pays for needs: notebooks (₹190) and a lunch box (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) medicine when ill (c) sweets every day (d) extra comic books
10. 10.For Tara, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a remote-control car (c) a sticker album (d) a warm blanket
12. 12.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) sweets every day (c) soap (d) bus fare to school
13. 13.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) notebooks for school (c) sweets every day (d) a fancy phone cover
14. 14.Joseph has ₹350. First Joseph pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Nisha has ₹950. First Nisha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹170) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) designer sunglasses (c) bus fare to school (d) a glitter pen set
17. 17.For Riya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
18. 18.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) extra comic books (c) a toy robot (d) designer sunglasses
19. 19.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a raincoat (c) a warm blanket (d) a bigger TV
20. 20.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) school shoes (c) drinking water (d) a third cricket bat
21. 21.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a video game (c) a school uniform (d) extra comic books
22. 22.For Kabir, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) vegetables (c) a bigger TV (d) a fancy phone cover
24. 24.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) designer sunglasses (c) drinking water (d) sweets every day
25. 25.For Nisha, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
26. 26.Kabir has ₹450. First Kabir pays for needs: a raincoat (₹150) and a school uniform (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.For Gurpreet, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.Kavya has ₹700. First Kavya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹160) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Isha has ₹950. First Isha pays for needs: socks (₹210) and a geometry box (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a third cricket bat (d) school shoes
31. 31.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) soap (c) a glitter pen set (d) extra comic books
32. 32.For Arjun, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
33. 33.Ananya has ₹700. First Ananya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Tara has ₹350. First Tara pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and a geometry box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Diya has ₹650. First Diya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹130) and school shoes (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) notebooks for school (c) soap (d) sweets every day
37. 37.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) soap (c) a bigger TV (d) notebooks for school
38. 38.For Arjun, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.Vivaan has ₹650. First Vivaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹200) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a raincoat (c) a toy robot (d) a remote-control car

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