Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 660 · 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 third cricket bat (c) a sticker album (d) notebooks for school
2. 2.Tara has ₹500. First Tara pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and a school uniform (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Gurpreet has ₹700. First Gurpreet pays for needs: school shoes (₹140) and a water bottle (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) sweets every day (c) rice and dal (d) designer sunglasses
5. 5.For Arjun, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
6. 6.For Joseph, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.Kabir has ₹850. First Kabir pays for needs: a geometry box (₹260) and a lunch box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Gurpreet has ₹1000. First Gurpreet pays for needs: notebooks (₹300) and school shoes (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a warm blanket (c) a school uniform (d) bus fare to school
10. 10.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) medicine when ill (c) a toy robot (d) a third cricket bat
11. 11.For Meera, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
12. 12.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) a school uniform (c) notebooks for school (d) a raincoat
13. 13.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) sweets every day (c) a raincoat (d) bus fare to school
14. 14.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a new party dress (c) sweets every day (d) a video game
15. 15.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a new party dress (c) a bigger TV (d) milk
16. 16.For Rohan, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
17. 17.For Isha, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a warm blanket (c) sweets every day (d) drinking water
19. 19.For Pooja, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.Vivaan has ₹900. First Vivaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and notebooks (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Zoya has ₹400. First Zoya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹130) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Vivaan has ₹1000. First Vivaan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹330) and a school uniform (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.For Tara, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) medicine when ill (c) a warm blanket (d) a fancy phone cover
25. 25.Lakshmi has ₹550. First Lakshmi pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and a raincoat (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a toy robot (c) a warm blanket (d) a new party dress
27. 27.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) drinking water (c) milk (d) a sticker album
28. 28.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a raincoat (c) a glitter pen set (d) bus fare to school
29. 29.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) medicine when ill (c) vegetables (d) a bigger TV
30. 30.For Vivaan, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.Priya has ₹950. First Priya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹290) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) rice and dal (c) designer sunglasses (d) a toy robot
33. 33.Kabir has ₹550. First Kabir pays for needs: notebooks (₹120) and school shoes (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a warm blanket (c) milk (d) a third cricket bat
35. 35.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) vegetables (c) a sticker album (d) milk
36. 36.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) school shoes (c) notebooks for school (d) a new party dress
37. 37.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) bus fare to school (c) a glitter pen set (d) vegetables
38. 38.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) notebooks for school (c) a third cricket bat (d) a video game
39. 39.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a new party dress (c) a raincoat (d) sweets every day
40. 40.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) notebooks for school (c) vegetables (d) a raincoat

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