Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 796 · 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.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a school uniform (c) a glitter pen set (d) a raincoat
2. 2.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) vegetables (c) designer sunglasses (d) toothpaste
3. 3.Pooja has ₹400. First Pooja pays for needs: a water bottle (₹90) and a school uniform (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Arjun has ₹550. First Arjun pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and school shoes (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Kavya has ₹1000. First Kavya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹180) and a raincoat (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a school uniform (c) extra comic books (d) a schoolbag
7. 7.For Kabir, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) drinking water (c) a warm blanket (d) a video game
9. 9.For Zoya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.Rohan has ₹950. First Rohan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and a lunch box (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Ananya has ₹400. First Ananya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and a lunch box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Isha has ₹550. First Isha pays for needs: school shoes (₹160) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Sneha has ₹350. First Sneha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and a raincoat (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a remote-control car (c) a schoolbag (d) a toy robot
15. 15.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) toothpaste (c) drinking water (d) notebooks for school
16. 16.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) sweets every day (c) a third cricket bat (d) a toy robot
17. 17.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a school uniform (c) a third cricket bat (d) bus fare to school
18. 18.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a warm blanket (c) toothpaste (d) a remote-control car
19. 19.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a raincoat (c) sweets every day (d) vegetables
20. 20.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) drinking water (c) a toy robot (d) a bigger TV
21. 21.Ananya has ₹850. First Ananya pays for needs: notebooks (₹140) and socks (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a warm blanket (c) a third cricket bat (d) rice and dal
23. 23.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) a warm blanket (c) school shoes (d) a schoolbag
24. 24.For Tara, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.Tara has ₹300. First Tara pays for needs: a raincoat (₹90) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.For Tara, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
27. 27.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) medicine when ill (c) a new party dress (d) a glitter pen set
28. 28.Farhan has ₹300. First Farhan pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and a geometry box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.For Rohan, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.For Vivaan, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
31. 31.Kavya has ₹450. First Kavya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and a lunch box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) designer sunglasses (c) bus fare to school (d) a glitter pen set
33. 33.For Rohan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
34. 34.Zoya has ₹300. First Zoya pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and a water bottle (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.For Kabir, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) sweets every day (c) a warm blanket (d) a glitter pen set
37. 37.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) soap (c) a new party dress (d) school shoes
38. 38.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) rice and dal (c) a video game (d) vegetables
39. 39.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a school uniform (c) sweets every day (d) bus fare to school
40. 40.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a new party dress (c) a video game (d) soap

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