Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 681 · 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.Karan has ₹950. First Karan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹220) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a warm blanket (c) a remote-control car (d) a glitter pen set
3. 3.For Rahul, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) soap (c) toothpaste (d) a video game
5. 5.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) school shoes (c) vegetables (d) a fancy phone cover
6. 6.For Arjun, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) school shoes (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a remote-control car
8. 8.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a school uniform (c) a remote-control car (d) a video game
9. 9.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a warm blanket (c) sweets every day (d) medicine when ill
10. 10.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) medicine when ill (c) milk (d) soap
11. 11.For Ananya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.Priya has ₹900. First Priya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹280) and a raincoat (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a remote-control car (c) a video game (d) milk
14. 14.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a bigger TV (c) school shoes (d) toothpaste
15. 15.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) soap (c) a raincoat (d) notebooks for school
16. 16.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) school shoes (c) toothpaste (d) a third cricket bat
17. 17.Farhan has ₹400. First Farhan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹110) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Arjun has ₹500. First Arjun pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and school shoes (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Nisha has ₹650. First Nisha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and notebooks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a bigger TV (c) soap (d) sweets every day
21. 21.For Ishaan, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) extra comic books (c) toothpaste (d) rice and dal
23. 23.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a video game (c) sweets every day (d) a fancy phone cover
24. 24.Dev has ₹550. First Dev pays for needs: a water bottle (₹120) and a school uniform (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.For Nisha, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
26. 26.Zoya has ₹500. First Zoya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a schoolbag (c) a school uniform (d) a bigger TV
28. 28.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) school shoes (c) a third cricket bat (d) designer sunglasses
29. 29.For Nisha, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
30. 30.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a video game (c) rice and dal (d) notebooks for school
31. 31.For Gurpreet, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
32. 32.For Lakshmi, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Tara has ₹600. First Tara pays for needs: a water bottle (₹140) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.For Joseph, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a remote-control car (c) a toy robot (d) a video game
36. 36.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a bigger TV (c) a video game (d) designer sunglasses
37. 37.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a sticker album (c) a warm blanket (d) a video game
38. 38.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) notebooks for school (c) a remote-control car (d) medicine when ill
39. 39.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a new party dress (d) a glitter pen set
40. 40.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) rice and dal (c) vegetables (d) a video game

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