Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 815 · 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.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a glitter pen set (c) a school uniform (d) a remote-control car
2. 2.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a sticker album (c) school shoes (d) medicine when ill
3. 3.For Riya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) milk (c) designer sunglasses (d) a glitter pen set
5. 5.Meera has ₹950. First Meera pays for needs: socks (₹100) and school shoes (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a remote-control car (d) rice and dal
7. 7.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) sweets every day (c) a new party dress (d) a bigger TV
8. 8.Saanvi has ₹400. First Saanvi pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and a school uniform (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Joseph has ₹400. First Joseph pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Meera has ₹650. First Meera pays for needs: socks (₹80) and a raincoat (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a glitter pen set (c) a fancy phone cover (d) medicine when ill
12. 12.Gurpreet has ₹550. First Gurpreet pays for needs: notebooks (₹130) and a raincoat (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a warm blanket (c) a sticker album (d) soap
14. 14.For Pooja, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
15. 15.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a third cricket bat (c) a school uniform (d) a toy robot
16. 16.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) drinking water (c) a toy robot (d) toothpaste
17. 17.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) bus fare to school (c) a new party dress (d) soap
18. 18.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) bus fare to school (c) a third cricket bat (d) a fancy phone cover
19. 19.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a school uniform (c) a toy robot (d) vegetables
20. 20.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a toy robot (c) a video game (d) a fancy phone cover
21. 21.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) rice and dal (c) soap (d) designer sunglasses
22. 22.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a remote-control car (c) vegetables (d) a schoolbag
23. 23.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a third cricket bat (c) a raincoat (d) a bigger TV
24. 24.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a bigger TV (d) a raincoat
25. 25.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) notebooks for school (c) vegetables (d) rice and dal
26. 26.For Diya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
27. 27.Kabir has ₹300. First Kabir pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and socks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a warm blanket (c) drinking water (d) a toy robot
29. 29.For Zoya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Pooja has ₹300. First Pooja pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.For Manav, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a sticker album (c) a new party dress (d) a glitter pen set
33. 33.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) extra comic books (c) a new party dress (d) drinking water
34. 34.For Ishaan, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Rohan has ₹950. First Rohan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹130) and a water bottle (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Manav has ₹450. First Manav pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) rice and dal (c) a fancy phone cover (d) milk
38. 38.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) designer sunglasses (c) notebooks for school (d) a raincoat
39. 39.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) notebooks for school (c) drinking water (d) a warm blanket
40. 40.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a bigger TV (c) a sticker album (d) designer sunglasses

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