Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 678 · 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.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) soap (c) designer sunglasses (d) extra comic books
2. 2.Sneha has ₹750. First Sneha pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and socks (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) sweets every day (c) designer sunglasses (d) a toy robot
4. 4.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a raincoat (c) toothpaste (d) a sticker album
5. 5.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) medicine when ill (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a video game
6. 6.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a raincoat (c) rice and dal (d) a video game
7. 7.Pooja has ₹400. First Pooja pays for needs: notebooks (₹130) and school shoes (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Aditya has ₹450. First Aditya pays for needs: notebooks (₹110) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Rahul has ₹600. First Rahul pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Pooja has ₹1000. First Pooja pays for needs: school shoes (₹240) and a lunch box (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a schoolbag (c) designer sunglasses (d) sweets every day
12. 12.For Ananya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.Sneha has ₹450. First Sneha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹150) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a school uniform (c) bus fare to school (d) a fancy phone cover
15. 15.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) designer sunglasses (c) a glitter pen set (d) rice and dal
16. 16.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) medicine when ill (c) a new party dress (d) a warm blanket
17. 17.Manav has ₹450. First Manav pays for needs: socks (₹90) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Vivaan has ₹600. First Vivaan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹100) and a geometry box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a warm blanket (c) notebooks for school (d) a video game
20. 20.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) drinking water (c) a remote-control car (d) soap
21. 21.Ananya has ₹400. First Ananya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.For Riya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
23. 23.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a sticker album (c) sweets every day (d) milk
24. 24.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) medicine when ill (c) milk (d) drinking water
25. 25.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a glitter pen set (c) rice and dal (d) soap
26. 26.For Arjun, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
27. 27.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) soap (c) extra comic books (d) school shoes
28. 28.For Gurpreet, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.Gurpreet has ₹650. First Gurpreet pays for needs: school shoes (₹130) and a geometry box (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a sticker album (c) a bigger TV (d) a fancy phone cover
31. 31.Ishaan has ₹600. First Ishaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹130) and socks (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a schoolbag (c) a new party dress (d) rice and dal
33. 33.For Rohan, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
34. 34.Diya has ₹650. First Diya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹120) and a geometry box (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a remote-control car (c) extra comic books (d) sweets every day
36. 36.Manav has ₹600. First Manav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹180) and socks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a glitter pen set (c) sweets every day (d) a school uniform
38. 38.Rohan has ₹950. First Rohan pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and a school uniform (₹290). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.For Meera, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
40. 40.For Aarav, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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