Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 828 · 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.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) extra comic books (c) a third cricket bat (d) designer sunglasses
2. 2.Kabir has ₹400. First Kabir pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and a water bottle (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) soap (c) a third cricket bat (d) designer sunglasses
4. 4.Aarav has ₹850. First Aarav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹270) and notebooks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a remote-control car (c) a raincoat (d) a fancy phone cover
6. 6.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a new party dress (c) a glitter pen set (d) a warm blanket
7. 7.Dev has ₹500. First Dev pays for needs: a water bottle (₹70) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.For Diya, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
9. 9.For Pooja, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a raincoat (c) a video game (d) a warm blanket
11. 11.For Riya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
12. 12.Vivaan has ₹950. First Vivaan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹160) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a warm blanket (c) a toy robot (d) milk
14. 14.Arjun has ₹700. First Arjun pays for needs: a lunch box (₹130) and school shoes (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Kabir has ₹1000. First Kabir pays for needs: school shoes (₹290) and a school uniform (₹320). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a toy robot (c) sweets every day (d) school shoes
17. 17.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) toothpaste (c) designer sunglasses (d) a fancy phone cover
18. 18.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) extra comic books (c) rice and dal (d) a warm blanket
19. 19.Meera has ₹700. First Meera pays for needs: socks (₹70) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Saanvi has ₹500. First Saanvi pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.For Pooja, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
22. 22.Lakshmi has ₹800. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹200) and notebooks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) sweets every day (c) a video game (d) a remote-control car
24. 24.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) milk (c) designer sunglasses (d) a toy robot
25. 25.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) a warm blanket (c) school shoes (d) toothpaste
26. 26.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a toy robot (c) milk (d) a warm blanket
27. 27.Kabir has ₹600. First Kabir pays for needs: a lunch box (₹120) and a water bottle (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.For Vivaan, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
29. 29.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a third cricket bat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a raincoat
30. 30.Rohan has ₹500. First Rohan pays for needs: socks (₹50) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a schoolbag (c) rice and dal (d) toothpaste
32. 32.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a schoolbag (d) a school uniform
33. 33.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) school shoes (c) extra comic books (d) a toy robot
34. 34.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) rice and dal (c) drinking water (d) designer sunglasses
35. 35.For Riya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a bigger TV (c) a third cricket bat (d) a video game
37. 37.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a toy robot (d) a schoolbag
38. 38.Dev has ₹500. First Dev pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and a lunch box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.For Isha, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
40. 40.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a warm blanket (c) a toy robot (d) a video game

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