Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 716 · 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) extra comic books (b) a raincoat (c) soap (d) bus fare to school
2. 2.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) notebooks for school (c) a raincoat (d) a warm blanket
3. 3.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a video game (c) a bigger TV (d) toothpaste
4. 4.For Ananya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Pooja has ₹900. First Pooja pays for needs: a raincoat (₹270) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Aarav has ₹750. First Aarav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a remote-control car (c) a sticker album (d) a raincoat
8. 8.Pooja has ₹600. First Pooja pays for needs: a geometry box (₹90) and socks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Joseph has ₹300. First Joseph pays for needs: a lunch box (₹100) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Isha has ₹400. First Isha pays for needs: school shoes (₹130) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a remote-control car (c) a sticker album (d) a glitter pen set
12. 12.For Rahul, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
13. 13.For Priya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) school shoes (c) a remote-control car (d) a schoolbag
15. 15.Diya has ₹600. First Diya pays for needs: notebooks (₹200) and a geometry box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Tara has ₹400. First Tara pays for needs: notebooks (₹130) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Lakshmi has ₹600. First Lakshmi pays for needs: socks (₹110) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Ishaan has ₹950. First Ishaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and a raincoat (₹290). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a toy robot (c) bus fare to school (d) extra comic books
20. 20.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a third cricket bat (d) a video game
21. 21.For Aarav, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
22. 22.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) designer sunglasses (c) bus fare to school (d) school shoes
23. 23.Isha has ₹650. First Isha pays for needs: socks (₹180) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a new party dress (c) a bigger TV (d) toothpaste
25. 25.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) notebooks for school (c) medicine when ill (d) bus fare to school
26. 26.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) school shoes (c) sweets every day (d) a toy robot
27. 27.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a new party dress (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a glitter pen set
28. 28.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) toothpaste (c) sweets every day (d) designer sunglasses
29. 29.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) rice and dal (c) toothpaste (d) a sticker album
30. 30.For Rohan, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a bigger TV (c) extra comic books (d) toothpaste
32. 32.For Saanvi, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a bigger TV (c) extra comic books (d) vegetables
34. 34.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a schoolbag (c) a sticker album (d) a glitter pen set
35. 35.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a glitter pen set (c) milk (d) a warm blanket
36. 36.For Ishaan, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
37. 37.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a glitter pen set (c) toothpaste (d) extra comic books
38. 38.For Dev, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.Rohan has ₹750. First Rohan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹80) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) soap (c) a video game (d) rice and dal

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