Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 707 · 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.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) vegetables (c) a bigger TV (d) extra comic books
2. 2.Arjun has ₹350. First Arjun pays for needs: a raincoat (₹80) and school shoes (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a third cricket bat (c) vegetables (d) school shoes
4. 4.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a new party dress (c) school shoes (d) a remote-control car
5. 5.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) rice and dal (c) designer sunglasses (d) soap
6. 6.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a third cricket bat (c) a new party dress (d) soap
7. 7.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a new party dress (c) a fancy phone cover (d) toothpaste
8. 8.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a third cricket bat (d) a warm blanket
9. 9.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a sticker album (d) a remote-control car
10. 10.For Diya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.Saanvi has ₹400. First Saanvi pays for needs: a water bottle (₹110) and school shoes (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) rice and dal (c) soap (d) a bigger TV
13. 13.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) soap (c) a third cricket bat (d) toothpaste
14. 14.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) extra comic books (c) a fancy phone cover (d) soap
15. 15.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a toy robot (c) vegetables (d) sweets every day
16. 16.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a schoolbag (c) a video game (d) a warm blanket
17. 17.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a school uniform (d) a remote-control car
18. 18.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) a schoolbag (c) milk (d) notebooks for school
19. 19.For Ananya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a school uniform (c) a remote-control car (d) a bigger TV
21. 21.For Gurpreet, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.Pooja has ₹400. First Pooja pays for needs: a raincoat (₹130) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Meera has ₹450. First Meera pays for needs: socks (₹140) and a geometry box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) sweets every day (c) a raincoat (d) a fancy phone cover
25. 25.Farhan has ₹350. First Farhan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a warm blanket (c) bus fare to school (d) a sticker album
27. 27.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) sweets every day (c) drinking water (d) a sticker album
28. 28.For Aditya, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.Karan has ₹500. First Karan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹120) and school shoes (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Saanvi has ₹450. First Saanvi pays for needs: a lunch box (₹130) and school shoes (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a warm blanket (c) a third cricket bat (d) designer sunglasses
32. 32.For Isha, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a remote-control car (c) soap (d) sweets every day
34. 34.For Meera, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Manav has ₹550. First Manav pays for needs: notebooks (₹120) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.For Kabir, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
37. 37.For Aditya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a sticker album (c) a new party dress (d) rice and dal
39. 39.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a remote-control car (c) sweets every day (d) a raincoat
40. 40.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a school uniform (c) sweets every day (d) a video game

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