Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 8 · 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.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a glitter pen set (c) a bigger TV (d) vegetables
2. 2.Arjun has ₹650. First Arjun pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and a school uniform (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a video game (c) sweets every day (d) a third cricket bat
4. 4.For Diya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a raincoat (c) a third cricket bat (d) rice and dal
6. 6.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a sticker album (c) a raincoat (d) sweets every day
7. 7.For Nisha, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.Ishaan has ₹400. First Ishaan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹90) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a video game (c) designer sunglasses (d) milk
10. 10.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a bigger TV (c) a schoolbag (d) a warm blanket
11. 11.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) toothpaste (c) a school uniform (d) extra comic books
12. 12.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) sweets every day (c) rice and dal (d) designer sunglasses
13. 13.Aditya has ₹400. First Aditya pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and notebooks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Saanvi has ₹500. First Saanvi pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and a geometry box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) milk (c) a warm blanket (d) medicine when ill
16. 16.Rohan has ₹650. First Rohan pays for needs: notebooks (₹160) and socks (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) notebooks for school (c) soap (d) rice and dal
18. 18.Arjun has ₹1000. First Arjun pays for needs: a water bottle (₹210) and socks (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) drinking water (c) designer sunglasses (d) extra comic books
20. 20.For Zoya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
21. 21.For Sneha, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
22. 22.Dev has ₹550. First Dev pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and a raincoat (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a third cricket bat (c) a remote-control car (d) a bigger TV
24. 24.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) designer sunglasses (c) a remote-control car (d) rice and dal
25. 25.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) milk (c) a raincoat (d) designer sunglasses
26. 26.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) notebooks for school (c) a remote-control car (d) a sticker album
27. 27.Ananya has ₹350. First Ananya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) bus fare to school (c) drinking water (d) school shoes
29. 29.For Gurpreet, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
30. 30.For Ishaan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.For Priya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a glitter pen set (c) a raincoat (d) notebooks for school
33. 33.Aarav has ₹700. First Aarav pays for needs: socks (₹50) and a school uniform (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) drinking water (c) a warm blanket (d) a fancy phone cover
35. 35.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) designer sunglasses (c) a warm blanket (d) a video game
36. 36.Aarav has ₹350. First Aarav pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Ishaan has ₹850. First Ishaan pays for needs: socks (₹90) and a water bottle (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.For Kavya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a bigger TV (c) school shoes (d) medicine when ill
40. 40.For Riya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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