Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 741 · 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) bus fare to school (b) milk (c) a new party dress (d) rice and dal
2. 2.For Priya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
3. 3.Sneha has ₹1000. First Sneha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹170) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.For Rohan, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.For Gurpreet, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a video game (d) a glitter pen set
7. 7.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a third cricket bat (c) notebooks for school (d) a warm blanket
8. 8.Arjun has ₹700. First Arjun pays for needs: socks (₹170) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.For Diya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a toy robot (c) a new party dress (d) a raincoat
11. 11.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) bus fare to school (c) a bigger TV (d) a remote-control car
12. 12.For Rohan, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
13. 13.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) designer sunglasses (c) soap (d) rice and dal
14. 14.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a glitter pen set (c) a schoolbag (d) designer sunglasses
15. 15.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a remote-control car (d) medicine when ill
16. 16.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) notebooks for school (c) sweets every day (d) drinking water
17. 17.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a video game (c) a warm blanket (d) a fancy phone cover
18. 18.For Kabir, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
19. 19.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a remote-control car (c) a warm blanket (d) milk
20. 20.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a school uniform (c) a remote-control car (d) a video game
21. 21.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a remote-control car (c) a new party dress (d) rice and dal
22. 22.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) medicine when ill (c) vegetables (d) extra comic books
23. 23.Ishaan has ₹1000. First Ishaan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and a school uniform (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Manav has ₹600. First Manav pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.For Vivaan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
26. 26.For Sneha, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.For Sneha, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
28. 28.Kavya has ₹750. First Kavya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹240) and a school uniform (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a third cricket bat (c) a new party dress (d) a raincoat
30. 30.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) drinking water (c) a warm blanket (d) designer sunglasses
31. 31.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a new party dress (c) toothpaste (d) a third cricket bat
32. 32.Diya has ₹500. First Diya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹90) and a water bottle (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Rohan has ₹550. First Rohan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and notebooks (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a new party dress (c) notebooks for school (d) a glitter pen set
35. 35.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a glitter pen set (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a bigger TV
36. 36.For Priya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
37. 37.Aarav has ₹400. First Aarav pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.For Arjun, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Zoya has ₹300. First Zoya pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Arjun has ₹650. First Arjun pays for needs: a water bottle (₹110) and a school uniform (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?

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