Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 740 · 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.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) soap (c) a new party dress (d) medicine when ill
2. 2.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) vegetables (c) rice and dal (d) soap
3. 3.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) school shoes (c) a fancy phone cover (d) bus fare to school
4. 4.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) bus fare to school (c) a third cricket bat (d) notebooks for school
5. 5.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a glitter pen set (c) soap (d) milk
6. 6.For Lakshmi, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a bigger TV (c) a toy robot (d) a school uniform
8. 8.Arjun has ₹950. First Arjun pays for needs: a lunch box (₹180) and a geometry box (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.For Gurpreet, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.Meera has ₹300. First Meera pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Ishaan has ₹500. First Ishaan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹70) and a lunch box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Aarav has ₹650. First Aarav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) extra comic books (c) sweets every day (d) medicine when ill
14. 14.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a warm blanket (c) designer sunglasses (d) a toy robot
15. 15.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) extra comic books (c) sweets every day (d) a warm blanket
16. 16.For Rahul, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.Aditya has ₹500. First Aditya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹100) and a water bottle (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) rice and dal (c) a glitter pen set (d) a remote-control car
19. 19.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a remote-control car (c) extra comic books (d) a toy robot
20. 20.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a raincoat (c) a third cricket bat (d) a remote-control car
21. 21.Dev has ₹800. First Dev pays for needs: a raincoat (₹100) and school shoes (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) a warm blanket (c) a schoolbag (d) drinking water
23. 23.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a fancy phone cover (c) drinking water (d) rice and dal
24. 24.For Pooja, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.Arjun has ₹550. First Arjun pays for needs: notebooks (₹180) and a school uniform (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a glitter pen set (c) a warm blanket (d) a school uniform
27. 27.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) a school uniform (c) notebooks for school (d) soap
28. 28.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a schoolbag (c) a glitter pen set (d) bus fare to school
29. 29.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a sticker album (c) rice and dal (d) a video game
30. 30.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a school uniform (c) sweets every day (d) rice and dal
31. 31.For Kabir, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.Kabir has ₹900. First Kabir pays for needs: socks (₹300) and a raincoat (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.For Manav, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
34. 34.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a third cricket bat (c) designer sunglasses (d) toothpaste
35. 35.For Isha, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) extra comic books (c) bus fare to school (d) a fancy phone cover
37. 37.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) school shoes (c) a new party dress (d) a sticker album
38. 38.Nisha has ₹650. First Nisha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹190) and a raincoat (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Zoya has ₹600. First Zoya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹190) and a lunch box (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Diya has ₹750. First Diya pays for needs: school shoes (₹170) and a raincoat (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?

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