Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 731 · 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 want? (a) toothpaste (b) soap (c) medicine when ill (d) a bigger TV
2. 2.Kavya has ₹450. First Kavya pays for needs: socks (₹150) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.For Karan, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.Priya has ₹500. First Priya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and school shoes (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a video game (c) notebooks for school (d) a third cricket bat
6. 6.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a glitter pen set (c) a remote-control car (d) extra comic books
7. 7.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) medicine when ill (c) rice and dal (d) a remote-control car
8. 8.Vivaan has ₹400. First Vivaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) toothpaste (c) rice and dal (d) drinking water
10. 10.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a glitter pen set (c) rice and dal (d) extra comic books
11. 11.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a video game (d) a remote-control car
12. 12.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a warm blanket (c) a school uniform (d) extra comic books
13. 13.For Manav, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a third cricket bat (c) a sticker album (d) a new party dress
15. 15.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) toothpaste (c) a fancy phone cover (d) extra comic books
16. 16.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a video game (c) a warm blanket (d) soap
17. 17.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a schoolbag (c) extra comic books (d) a warm blanket
18. 18.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a raincoat (c) a sticker album (d) soap
19. 19.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) bus fare to school (c) a glitter pen set (d) a new party dress
20. 20.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) milk (c) toothpaste (d) soap
21. 21.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) notebooks for school (c) a third cricket bat (d) designer sunglasses
22. 22.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) vegetables (c) extra comic books (d) a school uniform
23. 23.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) drinking water (c) vegetables (d) bus fare to school
24. 24.For Sneha, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a new party dress (d) a glitter pen set
26. 26.Dev has ₹650. First Dev pays for needs: school shoes (₹180) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.For Zoya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
28. 28.For Rahul, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) bus fare to school (c) medicine when ill (d) a fancy phone cover
30. 30.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) milk (c) a warm blanket (d) rice and dal
31. 31.For Aarav, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
32. 32.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) school shoes (c) a school uniform (d) a new party dress
33. 33.Lakshmi has ₹950. First Lakshmi pays for needs: socks (₹110) and a geometry box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Dev has ₹950. First Dev pays for needs: a geometry box (₹200) and socks (₹300). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.For Rahul, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.Manav has ₹550. First Manav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹140) and a lunch box (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.For Isha, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
38. 38.For Kavya, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a sticker album (c) medicine when ill (d) a fancy phone cover
40. 40.Tara has ₹400. First Tara pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and a water bottle (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?

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