Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 685 · 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.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a fancy phone cover (c) extra comic books (d) a toy robot
2. 2.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a remote-control car (c) medicine when ill (d) a third cricket bat
3. 3.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) vegetables (c) rice and dal (d) designer sunglasses
4. 4.Kabir has ₹500. First Kabir pays for needs: a water bottle (₹60) and a school uniform (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) rice and dal (c) a sticker album (d) a warm blanket
6. 6.Vivaan has ₹550. First Vivaan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and a geometry box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.For Rohan, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
8. 8.Diya has ₹650. First Diya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹190) and a geometry box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Lakshmi has ₹1000. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹150) and a water bottle (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a toy robot (c) a video game (d) a third cricket bat
11. 11.Gurpreet has ₹450. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a water bottle (₹70) and a geometry box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) extra comic books (c) a bigger TV (d) a schoolbag
13. 13.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a new party dress (c) a school uniform (d) designer sunglasses
14. 14.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) a school uniform (c) a schoolbag (d) a raincoat
15. 15.Saanvi has ₹700. First Saanvi pays for needs: socks (₹230) and school shoes (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Meera has ₹700. First Meera pays for needs: a geometry box (₹220) and a raincoat (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) milk (c) a glitter pen set (d) a video game
18. 18.Kabir has ₹650. First Kabir pays for needs: a school uniform (₹140) and notebooks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a new party dress (c) extra comic books (d) a video game
20. 20.For Dev, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) drinking water (c) designer sunglasses (d) vegetables
22. 22.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) designer sunglasses (c) medicine when ill (d) school shoes
23. 23.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) rice and dal (c) a raincoat (d) a video game
24. 24.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a new party dress (c) school shoes (d) extra comic books
25. 25.Diya has ₹750. First Diya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹140) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Diya has ₹1000. First Diya pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a glitter pen set (c) a schoolbag (d) a toy robot
28. 28.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a toy robot (c) a warm blanket (d) a bigger TV
29. 29.For Dev, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.For Ananya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.Diya has ₹500. First Diya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹150) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.For Riya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
33. 33.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a third cricket bat (c) a remote-control car (d) notebooks for school
34. 34.Gurpreet has ₹800. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and a school uniform (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) bus fare to school (c) medicine when ill (d) a glitter pen set
36. 36.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a glitter pen set (c) rice and dal (d) vegetables
37. 37.For Vivaan, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.Vivaan has ₹800. First Vivaan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a bigger TV (c) notebooks for school (d) milk
40. 40.For Diya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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