Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 793 · 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.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a fancy phone cover (c) sweets every day (d) a bigger TV
2. 2.For Pooja, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
3. 3.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) sweets every day (c) bus fare to school (d) school shoes
4. 4.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a school uniform (c) sweets every day (d) designer sunglasses
5. 5.For Dev, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.Isha has ₹750. First Isha pays for needs: school shoes (₹210) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Rahul has ₹300. First Rahul pays for needs: a lunch box (₹100) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.For Karan, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
9. 9.Rahul has ₹850. First Rahul pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) school shoes (c) notebooks for school (d) a video game
11. 11.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) vegetables (c) bus fare to school (d) designer sunglasses
12. 12.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) vegetables (c) bus fare to school (d) notebooks for school
13. 13.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a remote-control car (c) school shoes (d) a video game
14. 14.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) rice and dal (d) a toy robot
15. 15.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a glitter pen set (c) vegetables (d) a school uniform
16. 16.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) soap (c) rice and dal (d) sweets every day
17. 17.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) notebooks for school (c) extra comic books (d) a toy robot
18. 18.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) designer sunglasses (c) a new party dress (d) soap
19. 19.For Rohan, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a school uniform (c) a glitter pen set (d) designer sunglasses
21. 21.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a remote-control car (c) a third cricket bat (d) a bigger TV
22. 22.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) rice and dal (c) a third cricket bat (d) a new party dress
23. 23.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a toy robot (c) drinking water (d) a new party dress
24. 24.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a remote-control car (c) a toy robot (d) a school uniform
25. 25.Saanvi has ₹850. First Saanvi pays for needs: a water bottle (₹90) and school shoes (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a video game (c) sweets every day (d) notebooks for school
27. 27.Dev has ₹400. First Dev pays for needs: school shoes (₹130) and a school uniform (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.For Riya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
29. 29.For Tara, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Vivaan has ₹700. First Vivaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹170) and socks (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a video game (c) a glitter pen set (d) rice and dal
32. 32.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) notebooks for school (c) bus fare to school (d) extra comic books
33. 33.Pooja has ₹1000. First Pooja pays for needs: a water bottle (₹270) and a lunch box (₹320). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.For Ananya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) drinking water (c) notebooks for school (d) a new party dress
36. 36.Nisha has ₹800. First Nisha pays for needs: socks (₹240) and a water bottle (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Kabir has ₹600. First Kabir pays for needs: a water bottle (₹90) and a raincoat (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a toy robot (c) a glitter pen set (d) sweets every day
39. 39.Isha has ₹1000. First Isha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹170) and school shoes (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Ananya has ₹800. First Ananya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹210) and socks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?

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