Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 78 · 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 fancy phone cover (b) school shoes (c) extra comic books (d) a third cricket bat
2. 2.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a glitter pen set (c) designer sunglasses (d) soap
3. 3.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) vegetables (c) a school uniform (d) drinking water
4. 4.Nisha has ₹550. First Nisha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹120) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) milk (c) a school uniform (d) rice and dal
6. 6.Joseph has ₹800. First Joseph pays for needs: a lunch box (₹90) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) school shoes (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a bigger TV
8. 8.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a third cricket bat (d) a warm blanket
9. 9.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a glitter pen set (c) a third cricket bat (d) notebooks for school
10. 10.For Saanvi, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.Arjun has ₹800. First Arjun pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.For Sneha, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
13. 13.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) milk (c) a remote-control car (d) notebooks for school
14. 14.Diya has ₹700. First Diya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹140) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.For Diya, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
16. 16.Pooja has ₹700. First Pooja pays for needs: a raincoat (₹220) and a lunch box (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Riya has ₹650. First Riya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹190) and school shoes (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a warm blanket (c) sweets every day (d) a third cricket bat
19. 19.For Isha, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.Karan has ₹650. First Karan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and a lunch box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.For Riya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) rice and dal (c) school shoes (d) medicine when ill
23. 23.For Vivaan, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
24. 24.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) extra comic books (c) school shoes (d) a toy robot
25. 25.Dev has ₹800. First Dev pays for needs: a school uniform (₹210) and school shoes (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a warm blanket (c) school shoes (d) extra comic books
27. 27.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a third cricket bat (c) drinking water (d) a video game
28. 28.Ishaan has ₹800. First Ishaan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹250) and socks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) toothpaste (c) medicine when ill (d) sweets every day
30. 30.Aarav has ₹1000. First Aarav pays for needs: a raincoat (₹290) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) designer sunglasses (c) toothpaste (d) notebooks for school
32. 32.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a third cricket bat (c) a warm blanket (d) medicine when ill
33. 33.Pooja has ₹500. First Pooja pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Kabir has ₹400. First Kabir pays for needs: notebooks (₹120) and a geometry box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) bus fare to school (c) a school uniform (d) a video game
36. 36.For Meera, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
37. 37.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) sweets every day (c) medicine when ill (d) a glitter pen set
38. 38.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a toy robot (c) vegetables (d) a fancy phone cover
39. 39.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) vegetables (c) a new party dress (d) a video game
40. 40.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) sweets every day (c) a glitter pen set (d) a remote-control car

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