Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 737 · 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.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a warm blanket (c) a fancy phone cover (d) bus fare to school
2. 2.Farhan has ₹750. First Farhan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹140) and socks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Dev has ₹700. First Dev pays for needs: notebooks (₹120) and socks (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) designer sunglasses (c) a remote-control car (d) extra comic books
5. 5.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a video game (c) a raincoat (d) a remote-control car
6. 6.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a warm blanket (c) designer sunglasses (d) school shoes
7. 7.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) medicine when ill (c) vegetables (d) designer sunglasses
8. 8.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a fancy phone cover (c) sweets every day (d) a new party dress
9. 9.For Farhan, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) bus fare to school (c) school shoes (d) vegetables
11. 11.Diya has ₹950. First Diya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹300) and a water bottle (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Sneha has ₹350. First Sneha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and school shoes (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) designer sunglasses (c) a schoolbag (d) a sticker album
14. 14.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a sticker album (c) soap (d) a bigger TV
15. 15.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) vegetables (c) a raincoat (d) a sticker album
16. 16.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) milk (c) sweets every day (d) toothpaste
17. 17.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a warm blanket (c) medicine when ill (d) a bigger TV
18. 18.For Rahul, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a remote-control car (c) a new party dress (d) rice and dal
20. 20.Aditya has ₹850. First Aditya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and a water bottle (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Manav has ₹800. First Manav pays for needs: socks (₹100) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.For Kavya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.Kabir has ₹350. First Kabir pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) milk (c) school shoes (d) extra comic books
25. 25.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a video game (c) a new party dress (d) milk
26. 26.Isha has ₹550. First Isha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹130) and a geometry box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Zoya has ₹950. First Zoya pays for needs: socks (₹100) and notebooks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) rice and dal (c) school shoes (d) soap
29. 29.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a raincoat (c) a new party dress (d) designer sunglasses
30. 30.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a raincoat (c) a video game (d) a schoolbag
31. 31.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) soap (c) a new party dress (d) medicine when ill
32. 32.Aditya has ₹1000. First Aditya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹180) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) vegetables (c) soap (d) a glitter pen set
34. 34.For Rohan, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a school uniform (d) drinking water
36. 36.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a glitter pen set (c) medicine when ill (d) sweets every day
37. 37.For Joseph, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
38. 38.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) extra comic books (c) a school uniform (d) a bigger TV
39. 39.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) notebooks for school (c) medicine when ill (d) a third cricket bat
40. 40.Manav has ₹950. First Manav pays for needs: a geometry box (₹90) and school shoes (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?

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