Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 714 · 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.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a third cricket bat (c) rice and dal (d) vegetables
2. 2.For Aarav, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
3. 3.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a schoolbag (c) a toy robot (d) extra comic books
4. 4.Ananya has ₹550. First Ananya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and a school uniform (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Rohan has ₹750. First Rohan pays for needs: school shoes (₹200) and a raincoat (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a video game (c) a remote-control car (d) a new party dress
7. 7.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) soap (c) a schoolbag (d) a remote-control car
8. 8.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a new party dress (c) a video game (d) a warm blanket
9. 9.Farhan has ₹350. First Farhan pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) sweets every day (c) medicine when ill (d) soap
11. 11.For Ishaan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
12. 12.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a school uniform (c) notebooks for school (d) a third cricket bat
13. 13.Riya has ₹1000. First Riya pays for needs: school shoes (₹120) and a water bottle (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a warm blanket (c) a bigger TV (d) a glitter pen set
15. 15.Aarav has ₹500. First Aarav pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and a geometry box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.For Joseph, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
17. 17.Rahul has ₹650. First Rahul pays for needs: notebooks (₹210) and socks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Joseph has ₹450. First Joseph pays for needs: socks (₹140) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) medicine when ill (c) sweets every day (d) rice and dal
20. 20.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) sweets every day (c) a school uniform (d) school shoes
21. 21.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) designer sunglasses (c) soap (d) sweets every day
22. 22.For Karan, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
23. 23.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a glitter pen set (c) vegetables (d) a fancy phone cover
24. 24.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) extra comic books (c) soap (d) a third cricket bat
25. 25.For Diya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
26. 26.Karan has ₹400. First Karan pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and socks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.For Saanvi, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.Ananya has ₹300. First Ananya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and a water bottle (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) sweets every day (c) a toy robot (d) a warm blanket
30. 30.Karan has ₹450. First Karan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹140) and a raincoat (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) rice and dal (c) a remote-control car (d) a new party dress
32. 32.Tara has ₹700. First Tara pays for needs: a raincoat (₹160) and socks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) designer sunglasses (c) a school uniform (d) notebooks for school
34. 34.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) school shoes (c) a video game (d) a schoolbag
35. 35.For Rohan, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a bigger TV (c) a school uniform (d) milk
37. 37.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) toothpaste (c) a new party dress (d) rice and dal
38. 38.Tara has ₹300. First Tara pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) drinking water (c) a bigger TV (d) a raincoat
40. 40.Ananya has ₹400. First Ananya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹100) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?

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