Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 811 · 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 need? (a) a video game (b) drinking water (c) a new party dress (d) extra comic books
2. 2.Dev has ₹400. First Dev pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) milk (c) a bigger TV (d) rice and dal
4. 4.Gurpreet has ₹900. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a geometry box (₹190) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a new party dress (c) a video game (d) toothpaste
6. 6.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) drinking water (c) extra comic books (d) a bigger TV
7. 7.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) milk (c) a video game (d) a third cricket bat
8. 8.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) milk (c) rice and dal (d) a fancy phone cover
9. 9.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) milk (c) notebooks for school (d) a raincoat
10. 10.For Zoya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
11. 11.Sneha has ₹350. First Sneha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a video game (d) a third cricket bat
13. 13.For Karan, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) soap (c) a third cricket bat (d) a fancy phone cover
15. 15.For Aarav, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
16. 16.Aarav has ₹500. First Aarav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹80) and a water bottle (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) designer sunglasses (c) a toy robot (d) extra comic books
18. 18.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) designer sunglasses (c) a sticker album (d) a third cricket bat
19. 19.Sneha has ₹450. First Sneha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹90) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) designer sunglasses (c) a warm blanket (d) soap
21. 21.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a school uniform (c) designer sunglasses (d) a video game
22. 22.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) medicine when ill (c) a third cricket bat (d) vegetables
23. 23.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) drinking water (c) a sticker album (d) a school uniform
24. 24.For Saanvi, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a raincoat (c) a glitter pen set (d) a remote-control car
26. 26.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) notebooks for school (c) extra comic books (d) sweets every day
27. 27.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a video game (c) bus fare to school (d) a remote-control car
28. 28.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a video game (c) a bigger TV (d) designer sunglasses
29. 29.Arjun has ₹500. First Arjun pays for needs: notebooks (₹140) and socks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.For Ananya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
31. 31.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a school uniform (c) a new party dress (d) drinking water
32. 32.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a video game (c) a school uniform (d) milk
33. 33.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) sweets every day (c) a fancy phone cover (d) notebooks for school
34. 34.Isha has ₹600. First Isha pays for needs: socks (₹50) and a water bottle (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.For Tara, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) sweets every day (c) soap (d) a schoolbag
37. 37.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a third cricket bat (c) a sticker album (d) sweets every day
38. 38.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) soap (c) designer sunglasses (d) a toy robot
39. 39.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) drinking water (c) a bigger TV (d) bus fare to school
40. 40.Rohan has ₹550. First Rohan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and a water bottle (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?

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