Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 758 · 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) a video game (c) a schoolbag (d) drinking water
2. 2.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) soap (c) school shoes (d) a remote-control car
3. 3.For Tara, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.For Sneha, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.For Karan, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
6. 6.Karan has ₹300. First Karan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹50) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.For Diya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.Farhan has ₹900. First Farhan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹160) and notebooks (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.For Karan, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) designer sunglasses (c) a warm blanket (d) a toy robot
11. 11.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a raincoat (c) a bigger TV (d) a video game
12. 12.For Meera, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.Rahul has ₹600. First Rahul pays for needs: a geometry box (₹90) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) designer sunglasses (c) soap (d) extra comic books
15. 15.For Riya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
16. 16.For Lakshmi, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
17. 17.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a bigger TV (c) school shoes (d) a raincoat
18. 18.Aditya has ₹700. First Aditya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹110) and a school uniform (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) drinking water (c) designer sunglasses (d) extra comic books
20. 20.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) milk (c) sweets every day (d) soap
21. 21.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a video game (c) rice and dal (d) extra comic books
22. 22.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) school shoes (c) soap (d) a raincoat
23. 23.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a sticker album (c) sweets every day (d) a third cricket bat
24. 24.Arjun has ₹550. First Arjun pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) vegetables (c) sweets every day (d) a remote-control car
26. 26.Vivaan has ₹700. First Vivaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹120) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.For Rohan, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
28. 28.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) school shoes (c) a video game (d) designer sunglasses
29. 29.For Kavya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Nisha has ₹400. First Nisha pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Zoya has ₹350. First Zoya pays for needs: socks (₹80) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Manav has ₹400. First Manav pays for needs: school shoes (₹120) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) medicine when ill (c) soap (d) a sticker album
34. 34.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a video game (c) notebooks for school (d) a fancy phone cover
35. 35.Arjun has ₹300. First Arjun pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.For Pooja, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
37. 37.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a video game (c) a schoolbag (d) a bigger TV
38. 38.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a school uniform (c) a warm blanket (d) a fancy phone cover
39. 39.Pooja has ₹700. First Pooja pays for needs: a raincoat (₹230) and a lunch box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) drinking water (c) a sticker album (d) a video game

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