Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 666 · 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.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) toothpaste (c) designer sunglasses (d) extra comic books
2. 2.For Karan, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) school shoes (c) a new party dress (d) toothpaste
4. 4.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a glitter pen set (c) drinking water (d) bus fare to school
5. 5.For Lakshmi, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
6. 6.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) drinking water (c) rice and dal (d) a raincoat
7. 7.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a schoolbag (c) a bigger TV (d) medicine when ill
8. 8.Sneha has ₹950. First Sneha pays for needs: school shoes (₹240) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Pooja has ₹400. First Pooja pays for needs: notebooks (₹110) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Riya has ₹300. First Riya pays for needs: socks (₹80) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.For Isha, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
12. 12.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) designer sunglasses (c) a toy robot (d) a remote-control car
13. 13.Isha has ₹300. First Isha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.For Karan, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
15. 15.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) rice and dal (c) a third cricket bat (d) milk
16. 16.Aarav has ₹1000. First Aarav pays for needs: notebooks (₹290) and a lunch box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Lakshmi has ₹450. First Lakshmi pays for needs: notebooks (₹140) and school shoes (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.For Arjun, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.Farhan has ₹600. First Farhan pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) drinking water (c) designer sunglasses (d) a remote-control car
21. 21.For Diya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.Kabir has ₹800. First Kabir pays for needs: a geometry box (₹110) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) sweets every day (c) a bigger TV (d) a schoolbag
24. 24.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a sticker album (c) a third cricket bat (d) toothpaste
25. 25.For Gurpreet, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
26. 26.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) vegetables (c) toothpaste (d) a warm blanket
27. 27.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a sticker album (c) a toy robot (d) a raincoat
28. 28.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) drinking water (c) designer sunglasses (d) soap
29. 29.For Manav, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
30. 30.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a new party dress (c) a schoolbag (d) milk
31. 31.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a fancy phone cover (c) soap (d) toothpaste
32. 32.For Aarav, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) notebooks for school (c) milk (d) a new party dress
34. 34.Arjun has ₹700. First Arjun pays for needs: a water bottle (₹220) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) vegetables (c) a bigger TV (d) a fancy phone cover
36. 36.Dev has ₹500. First Dev pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and school shoes (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) notebooks for school (c) extra comic books (d) drinking water
38. 38.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) bus fare to school (c) a new party dress (d) medicine when ill
39. 39.Lakshmi has ₹800. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.For Rahul, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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