Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 723 · 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.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a raincoat (c) rice and dal (d) extra comic books
2. 2.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a fancy phone cover (c) extra comic books (d) notebooks for school
3. 3.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a bigger TV (c) a remote-control car (d) notebooks for school
4. 4.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a toy robot (c) a glitter pen set (d) drinking water
5. 5.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) medicine when ill (c) a video game (d) drinking water
6. 6.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a remote-control car (c) designer sunglasses (d) milk
7. 7.For Ananya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
8. 8.For Aarav, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
9. 9.Saanvi has ₹500. First Saanvi pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.For Farhan, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) designer sunglasses (c) a toy robot (d) medicine when ill
12. 12.Manav has ₹650. First Manav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹160) and a school uniform (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) extra comic books (c) bus fare to school (d) a glitter pen set
14. 14.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a raincoat (c) soap (d) sweets every day
15. 15.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) milk (c) a warm blanket (d) a sticker album
16. 16.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) notebooks for school (c) soap (d) a video game
17. 17.Arjun has ₹350. First Arjun pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a video game (c) bus fare to school (d) soap
19. 19.For Priya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.Pooja has ₹1000. First Pooja pays for needs: notebooks (₹200) and a raincoat (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Sneha has ₹350. First Sneha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Manav has ₹900. First Manav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and a geometry box (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a schoolbag (c) a new party dress (d) soap
24. 24.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) school shoes (c) extra comic books (d) a fancy phone cover
25. 25.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a warm blanket (c) a raincoat (d) notebooks for school
26. 26.Lakshmi has ₹400. First Lakshmi pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) a warm blanket (c) a school uniform (d) drinking water
28. 28.Pooja has ₹500. First Pooja pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) school shoes (c) a third cricket bat (d) a schoolbag
30. 30.Rohan has ₹600. First Rohan pays for needs: school shoes (₹130) and a school uniform (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) drinking water (c) a glitter pen set (d) a third cricket bat
32. 32.Dev has ₹550. First Dev pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) sweets every day (c) a toy robot (d) extra comic books
34. 34.For Ananya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.For Zoya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a third cricket bat (c) a video game (d) vegetables
37. 37.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) extra comic books (c) medicine when ill (d) notebooks for school
38. 38.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) notebooks for school (c) a toy robot (d) toothpaste
39. 39.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) soap (c) a sticker album (d) a glitter pen set
40. 40.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a remote-control car (c) rice and dal (d) a warm blanket

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