Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 785 · 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) toothpaste (b) a raincoat (c) sweets every day (d) a school uniform
2. 2.Tara has ₹300. First Tara pays for needs: a lunch box (₹90) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) designer sunglasses (c) toothpaste (d) a remote-control car
4. 4.Vivaan has ₹800. First Vivaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹210) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a third cricket bat (c) a video game (d) a warm blanket
6. 6.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) vegetables (c) drinking water (d) milk
7. 7.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) sweets every day (c) a school uniform (d) a video game
8. 8.Meera has ₹900. First Meera pays for needs: a geometry box (₹150) and a water bottle (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.For Nisha, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.For Rohan, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) sweets every day (c) a sticker album (d) medicine when ill
12. 12.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a warm blanket (c) bus fare to school (d) a bigger TV
13. 13.Tara has ₹500. First Tara pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a school uniform (c) a bigger TV (d) notebooks for school
15. 15.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a remote-control car (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a warm blanket
16. 16.For Zoya, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
17. 17.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a warm blanket (c) a video game (d) rice and dal
18. 18.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) milk (c) a schoolbag (d) a sticker album
19. 19.For Tara, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a remote-control car (c) extra comic books (d) sweets every day
21. 21.Dev has ₹600. First Dev pays for needs: a water bottle (₹160) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a glitter pen set (d) a schoolbag
23. 23.For Diya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a warm blanket (c) a new party dress (d) notebooks for school
25. 25.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) drinking water (c) medicine when ill (d) a warm blanket
26. 26.Zoya has ₹400. First Zoya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹110) and socks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a remote-control car (c) milk (d) school shoes
28. 28.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) sweets every day (c) extra comic books (d) a warm blanket
29. 29.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) drinking water (c) a schoolbag (d) extra comic books
30. 30.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) a raincoat (c) bus fare to school (d) notebooks for school
31. 31.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) extra comic books (c) a bigger TV (d) a toy robot
32. 32.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) a warm blanket (c) milk (d) drinking water
33. 33.Priya has ₹750. First Priya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and notebooks (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) designer sunglasses (c) a new party dress (d) toothpaste
35. 35.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) sweets every day (c) medicine when ill (d) soap
36. 36.Kavya has ₹500. First Kavya pays for needs: school shoes (₹130) and a lunch box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Priya has ₹550. First Priya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) bus fare to school (c) a video game (d) a toy robot
39. 39.For Kavya, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
40. 40.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a glitter pen set (c) notebooks for school (d) a raincoat

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