Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 774 · 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.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) school shoes (c) extra comic books (d) a video game
2. 2.Meera has ₹450. First Meera pays for needs: school shoes (₹150) and notebooks (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.For Kabir, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) school shoes (c) rice and dal (d) a sticker album
5. 5.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) milk (c) a raincoat (d) a fancy phone cover
6. 6.For Diya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.Lakshmi has ₹850. First Lakshmi pays for needs: school shoes (₹150) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.For Farhan, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
9. 9.Aditya has ₹550. First Aditya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) school shoes (c) notebooks for school (d) a third cricket bat
11. 11.Riya has ₹700. First Riya pays for needs: school shoes (₹140) and a school uniform (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.For Isha, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
13. 13.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) medicine when ill (c) a remote-control car (d) school shoes
14. 14.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) extra comic books (c) vegetables (d) a glitter pen set
15. 15.Gurpreet has ₹350. First Gurpreet pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a video game (c) a third cricket bat (d) bus fare to school
17. 17.Nisha has ₹650. First Nisha pays for needs: school shoes (₹190) and a water bottle (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Ananya has ₹700. First Ananya pays for needs: school shoes (₹160) and a school uniform (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Gurpreet has ₹1000. First Gurpreet pays for needs: school shoes (₹320) and a lunch box (₹330). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Rahul has ₹850. First Rahul pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and a lunch box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) medicine when ill (c) school shoes (d) a schoolbag
22. 22.For Saanvi, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.Kabir has ₹800. First Kabir pays for needs: a school uniform (₹130) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Pooja has ₹300. First Pooja pays for needs: a lunch box (₹100) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a warm blanket (c) a raincoat (d) a remote-control car
26. 26.Arjun has ₹450. First Arjun pays for needs: a water bottle (₹130) and notebooks (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a bigger TV (c) notebooks for school (d) medicine when ill
28. 28.For Rohan, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
29. 29.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) soap (c) extra comic books (d) a warm blanket
30. 30.For Arjun, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
31. 31.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) sweets every day (c) school shoes (d) rice and dal
32. 32.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a fancy phone cover (c) designer sunglasses (d) soap
33. 33.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a bigger TV (c) a new party dress (d) designer sunglasses
34. 34.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) bus fare to school (c) a glitter pen set (d) milk
35. 35.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a sticker album (c) a warm blanket (d) a third cricket bat
36. 36.Gurpreet has ₹400. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a bigger TV (c) a fancy phone cover (d) notebooks for school
38. 38.For Dev, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a remote-control car (c) sweets every day (d) designer sunglasses
40. 40.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) vegetables (c) a toy robot (d) bus fare to school

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