Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 70 · 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.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) bus fare to school (c) a video game (d) notebooks for school
2. 2.Manav has ₹700. First Manav pays for needs: notebooks (₹160) and school shoes (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.For Aarav, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) designer sunglasses (c) a toy robot (d) a new party dress
5. 5.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) bus fare to school (c) a school uniform (d) drinking water
6. 6.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a glitter pen set (c) a schoolbag (d) a school uniform
7. 7.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a raincoat (c) vegetables (d) a toy robot
8. 8.Tara has ₹1000. First Tara pays for needs: a raincoat (₹310) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) sweets every day (c) extra comic books (d) a remote-control car
10. 10.For Arjun, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
11. 11.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a sticker album (c) school shoes (d) a remote-control car
12. 12.Joseph has ₹300. First Joseph pays for needs: a raincoat (₹90) and socks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a school uniform (c) soap (d) a sticker album
14. 14.For Priya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
15. 15.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) notebooks for school (c) school shoes (d) a schoolbag
16. 16.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a third cricket bat (c) toothpaste (d) a video game
17. 17.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) medicine when ill (c) designer sunglasses (d) a raincoat
18. 18.Arjun has ₹1000. First Arjun pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and school shoes (₹280). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Aarav has ₹850. First Aarav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹130) and socks (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a remote-control car (c) a third cricket bat (d) bus fare to school
21. 21.Arjun has ₹600. First Arjun pays for needs: a water bottle (₹150) and a geometry box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Ananya has ₹700. First Ananya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and notebooks (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a schoolbag (c) soap (d) a video game
24. 24.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) bus fare to school (c) a warm blanket (d) a sticker album
25. 25.For Pooja, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
26. 26.Kabir has ₹950. First Kabir pays for needs: a water bottle (₹250) and a geometry box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a sticker album (c) medicine when ill (d) a third cricket bat
28. 28.For Isha, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) extra comic books (c) a third cricket bat (d) sweets every day
30. 30.Vivaan has ₹450. First Vivaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Pooja has ₹1000. First Pooja pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and socks (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.For Ishaan, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
33. 33.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) bus fare to school (c) milk (d) a school uniform
34. 34.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a video game (c) a schoolbag (d) a third cricket bat
35. 35.Aarav has ₹1000. First Aarav pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and a school uniform (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) drinking water (c) a sticker album (d) school shoes
37. 37.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a warm blanket (c) a school uniform (d) a remote-control car
38. 38.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) vegetables (c) a schoolbag (d) designer sunglasses
39. 39.For Karan, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
40. 40.For Pooja, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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