Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 689 · 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.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) notebooks for school (c) a toy robot (d) sweets every day
2. 2.Aarav has ₹550. First Aarav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and notebooks (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) sweets every day (c) rice and dal (d) a warm blanket
4. 4.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) vegetables (c) milk (d) a remote-control car
5. 5.For Ishaan, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a remote-control car (c) toothpaste (d) a bigger TV
7. 7.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a bigger TV (c) medicine when ill (d) a raincoat
8. 8.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a fancy phone cover (c) notebooks for school (d) a video game
9. 9.Sneha has ₹850. First Sneha pays for needs: socks (₹200) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a glitter pen set (c) notebooks for school (d) a bigger TV
11. 11.For Isha, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.For Arjun, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
13. 13.Aditya has ₹300. First Aditya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a toy robot (c) school shoes (d) a school uniform
15. 15.For Arjun, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
16. 16.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a warm blanket (c) a remote-control car (d) medicine when ill
17. 17.For Zoya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
18. 18.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a warm blanket (d) a video game
19. 19.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) sweets every day (c) school shoes (d) toothpaste
20. 20.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) drinking water (c) a toy robot (d) soap
21. 21.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a raincoat (c) a video game (d) a third cricket bat
22. 22.For Priya, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
23. 23.Aarav has ₹950. First Aarav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹220) and school shoes (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) a warm blanket (c) a raincoat (d) notebooks for school
25. 25.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a third cricket bat (d) a glitter pen set
26. 26.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) notebooks for school (c) designer sunglasses (d) a third cricket bat
27. 27.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a schoolbag (c) school shoes (d) sweets every day
28. 28.For Nisha, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
29. 29.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) medicine when ill (c) a warm blanket (d) a schoolbag
30. 30.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a toy robot (c) bus fare to school (d) a schoolbag
31. 31.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a new party dress (c) a glitter pen set (d) a bigger TV
32. 32.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) sweets every day (c) a schoolbag (d) a video game
33. 33.Nisha has ₹450. First Nisha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Sneha has ₹650. First Sneha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹130) and a lunch box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a sticker album (c) soap (d) a new party dress
36. 36.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a bigger TV (c) extra comic books (d) a warm blanket
37. 37.Rohan has ₹350. First Rohan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹70) and a lunch box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Aditya has ₹400. First Aditya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹90) and socks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.For Dev, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
40. 40.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) a warm blanket (c) rice and dal (d) medicine when ill

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