Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 812 · 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.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) sweets every day (c) a third cricket bat (d) a bigger TV
2. 2.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a school uniform (c) a toy robot (d) a raincoat
3. 3.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) school shoes (c) a glitter pen set (d) bus fare to school
4. 4.Karan has ₹450. First Karan pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and a raincoat (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) designer sunglasses (c) drinking water (d) a school uniform
6. 6.Meera has ₹500. First Meera pays for needs: a raincoat (₹110) and a geometry box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a warm blanket (c) a remote-control car (d) a fancy phone cover
8. 8.For Rohan, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
9. 9.Ananya has ₹850. First Ananya pays for needs: socks (₹270) and a school uniform (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) sweets every day (c) medicine when ill (d) a video game
11. 11.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a video game (c) a school uniform (d) extra comic books
12. 12.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a warm blanket (c) a third cricket bat (d) drinking water
13. 13.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) soap (c) a third cricket bat (d) a glitter pen set
14. 14.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a warm blanket (c) a toy robot (d) a fancy phone cover
15. 15.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) soap (c) a glitter pen set (d) sweets every day
16. 16.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a school uniform (c) sweets every day (d) a fancy phone cover
17. 17.Karan has ₹300. First Karan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Riya has ₹450. First Riya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and socks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) milk (c) a warm blanket (d) a bigger TV
20. 20.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a remote-control car (c) vegetables (d) a toy robot
21. 21.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a remote-control car (c) designer sunglasses (d) drinking water
22. 22.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) vegetables (c) a school uniform (d) a remote-control car
23. 23.Farhan has ₹450. First Farhan pays for needs: school shoes (₹140) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Ananya has ₹400. First Ananya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a bigger TV (c) bus fare to school (d) designer sunglasses
26. 26.For Ishaan, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) milk (c) a bigger TV (d) a toy robot
28. 28.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) drinking water (c) a fancy phone cover (d) bus fare to school
29. 29.For Diya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
30. 30.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a sticker album (c) a toy robot (d) a new party dress
31. 31.Arjun has ₹350. First Arjun pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) soap (c) notebooks for school (d) a third cricket bat
33. 33.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) bus fare to school (c) a toy robot (d) a sticker album
34. 34.Joseph has ₹650. First Joseph pays for needs: a lunch box (₹80) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a toy robot (c) a bigger TV (d) milk
36. 36.Arjun has ₹900. First Arjun pays for needs: a school uniform (₹230) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.For Joseph, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
38. 38.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) notebooks for school (c) a remote-control car (d) a schoolbag
39. 39.Ananya has ₹350. First Ananya pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a warm blanket (c) a video game (d) milk

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