Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 700 · 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.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a school uniform (c) sweets every day (d) bus fare to school
2. 2.For Zoya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) designer sunglasses (c) a new party dress (d) drinking water
4. 4.Diya has ₹900. First Diya pays for needs: socks (₹220) and a geometry box (₹290). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) milk (c) designer sunglasses (d) rice and dal
6. 6.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) medicine when ill (c) a video game (d) toothpaste
7. 7.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a school uniform (c) milk (d) extra comic books
8. 8.Rohan has ₹300. First Rohan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and a water bottle (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) toothpaste (c) a school uniform (d) a sticker album
10. 10.For Kabir, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
11. 11.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a new party dress (c) bus fare to school (d) a warm blanket
12. 12.Lakshmi has ₹700. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a raincoat (₹200) and a geometry box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) vegetables (c) designer sunglasses (d) drinking water
14. 14.Isha has ₹800. First Isha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹140) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.For Kabir, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
16. 16.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a raincoat (c) a school uniform (d) bus fare to school
17. 17.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) designer sunglasses (c) extra comic books (d) a video game
18. 18.For Arjun, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
19. 19.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) extra comic books (c) medicine when ill (d) a school uniform
20. 20.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a video game (c) drinking water (d) designer sunglasses
21. 21.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a sticker album (c) milk (d) vegetables
22. 22.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) notebooks for school (c) a video game (d) a warm blanket
23. 23.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a remote-control car (c) rice and dal (d) a fancy phone cover
24. 24.Rahul has ₹350. First Rahul pays for needs: socks (₹50) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.For Pooja, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
26. 26.Zoya has ₹800. First Zoya pays for needs: school shoes (₹120) and a lunch box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a warm blanket (c) a toy robot (d) milk
28. 28.For Vivaan, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
29. 29.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) toothpaste (c) a sticker album (d) extra comic books
30. 30.For Rahul, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.For Gurpreet, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
32. 32.Pooja has ₹600. First Pooja pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and a geometry box (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Sneha has ₹450. First Sneha pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a warm blanket (c) a bigger TV (d) milk
35. 35.For Farhan, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a warm blanket (c) vegetables (d) a third cricket bat
37. 37.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a new party dress (c) a school uniform (d) rice and dal
38. 38.Nisha has ₹750. First Nisha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹150) and school shoes (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) extra comic books (c) notebooks for school (d) a fancy phone cover
40. 40.Kabir has ₹750. First Kabir pays for needs: notebooks (₹230) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?

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