Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 650 · 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.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a sticker album (c) vegetables (d) a fancy phone cover
2. 2.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) designer sunglasses (c) school shoes (d) a schoolbag
3. 3.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) bus fare to school (c) a third cricket bat (d) a new party dress
4. 4.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) bus fare to school (c) extra comic books (d) a schoolbag
5. 5.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a fancy phone cover (c) school shoes (d) a warm blanket
6. 6.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) extra comic books (c) a remote-control car (d) vegetables
7. 7.Manav has ₹650. First Manav pays for needs: socks (₹110) and a school uniform (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Isha has ₹850. First Isha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹120) and school shoes (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Diya has ₹950. First Diya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹130) and socks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a glitter pen set (c) a toy robot (d) rice and dal
11. 11.Priya has ₹750. First Priya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹250) and school shoes (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a new party dress (c) toothpaste (d) designer sunglasses
13. 13.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) sweets every day (c) notebooks for school (d) drinking water
14. 14.For Ishaan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
15. 15.For Riya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
16. 16.Zoya has ₹850. First Zoya pays for needs: school shoes (₹260) and a lunch box (₹280). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Kabir has ₹750. First Kabir pays for needs: a lunch box (₹190) and socks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a fancy phone cover (c) school shoes (d) a schoolbag
19. 19.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a raincoat (c) a new party dress (d) a fancy phone cover
20. 20.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) extra comic books (c) drinking water (d) a third cricket bat
21. 21.Pooja has ₹800. First Pooja pays for needs: a water bottle (₹150) and a geometry box (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) extra comic books (c) a raincoat (d) a school uniform
23. 23.For Tara, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a remote-control car (c) rice and dal (d) a third cricket bat
25. 25.Ishaan has ₹450. First Ishaan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹100) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Diya has ₹450. First Diya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹130) and a school uniform (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Pooja has ₹700. First Pooja pays for needs: school shoes (₹200) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.For Aarav, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) notebooks for school (c) sweets every day (d) toothpaste
30. 30.Arjun has ₹950. First Arjun pays for needs: a geometry box (₹110) and socks (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Rohan has ₹450. First Rohan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹130) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a third cricket bat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a bigger TV
33. 33.For Meera, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.For Rohan, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) milk (c) a third cricket bat (d) a bigger TV
36. 36.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a new party dress (c) bus fare to school (d) a schoolbag
37. 37.Lakshmi has ₹600. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a lunch box (₹140) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) sweets every day (c) a fancy phone cover (d) vegetables
39. 39.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) sweets every day (c) a glitter pen set (d) a toy robot
40. 40.For Ishaan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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