Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 76 · 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.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) school shoes (c) sweets every day (d) notebooks for school
2. 2.Dev has ₹650. First Dev pays for needs: a lunch box (₹210) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.For Meera, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.For Zoya, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
5. 5.Rohan has ₹750. First Rohan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹190) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) rice and dal (c) a third cricket bat (d) milk
7. 7.For Karan, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.For Kavya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
9. 9.For Rohan, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.Lakshmi has ₹300. First Lakshmi pays for needs: socks (₹60) and a geometry box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.For Aarav, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) sweets every day (c) drinking water (d) a glitter pen set
13. 13.For Ishaan, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) toothpaste (c) a video game (d) a fancy phone cover
15. 15.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) extra comic books (c) a warm blanket (d) a new party dress
16. 16.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a video game (c) soap (d) school shoes
17. 17.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a video game (c) a school uniform (d) rice and dal
18. 18.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a sticker album (d) a warm blanket
19. 19.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a bigger TV (d) milk
20. 20.For Gurpreet, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
21. 21.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a school uniform (c) a fancy phone cover (d) medicine when ill
22. 22.Pooja has ₹300. First Pooja pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.For Farhan, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.For Sneha, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.Isha has ₹400. First Isha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹120) and a lunch box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.For Priya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.Kavya has ₹450. First Kavya pays for needs: school shoes (₹120) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a video game (c) a glitter pen set (d) vegetables
29. 29.For Isha, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a warm blanket (c) extra comic books (d) medicine when ill
31. 31.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) sweets every day (c) a glitter pen set (d) designer sunglasses
32. 32.Diya has ₹850. First Diya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹190) and school shoes (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a warm blanket (c) drinking water (d) a toy robot
34. 34.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) rice and dal (c) drinking water (d) extra comic books
35. 35.For Vivaan, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.Kavya has ₹500. First Kavya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹90) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.For Vivaan, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
38. 38.For Dev, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a schoolbag (c) school shoes (d) a bigger TV
40. 40.For Rahul, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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