Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 834 · 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.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) designer sunglasses (c) soap (d) a bigger TV
2. 2.For Aditya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
3. 3.Meera has ₹500. First Meera pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and school shoes (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Manav has ₹850. First Manav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹260) and a raincoat (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Aarav has ₹950. First Aarav pays for needs: a geometry box (₹160) and school shoes (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Arjun has ₹500. First Arjun pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a raincoat (c) a school uniform (d) a third cricket bat
8. 8.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a sticker album (c) bus fare to school (d) a third cricket bat
9. 9.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a bigger TV (c) toothpaste (d) rice and dal
10. 10.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a remote-control car (c) extra comic books (d) a glitter pen set
11. 11.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a glitter pen set (c) vegetables (d) medicine when ill
12. 12.For Isha, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.Isha has ₹850. First Isha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹280) and a water bottle (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Sneha has ₹400. First Sneha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹120) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.For Vivaan, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
16. 16.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a bigger TV (c) a toy robot (d) rice and dal
17. 17.Kabir has ₹800. First Kabir pays for needs: a water bottle (₹240) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a warm blanket (c) designer sunglasses (d) school shoes
19. 19.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) designer sunglasses (c) a third cricket bat (d) rice and dal
20. 20.For Diya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
21. 21.Farhan has ₹750. First Farhan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹220) and a raincoat (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.For Aditya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.Karan has ₹850. First Karan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹90) and a raincoat (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) extra comic books (c) a sticker album (d) drinking water
25. 25.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) medicine when ill (c) a school uniform (d) a fancy phone cover
26. 26.For Rahul, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
27. 27.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) bus fare to school (c) a video game (d) notebooks for school
28. 28.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) notebooks for school (c) a glitter pen set (d) a fancy phone cover
29. 29.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a school uniform (c) a glitter pen set (d) a warm blanket
30. 30.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) notebooks for school (c) a glitter pen set (d) bus fare to school
31. 31.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) medicine when ill (c) a schoolbag (d) drinking water
32. 32.For Rahul, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
33. 33.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) extra comic books (c) a schoolbag (d) a raincoat
34. 34.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a remote-control car (c) a warm blanket (d) rice and dal
35. 35.Rohan has ₹900. First Rohan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹240) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a bigger TV (c) a sticker album (d) a glitter pen set
37. 37.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a remote-control car (c) a glitter pen set (d) a raincoat
38. 38.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) extra comic books (c) vegetables (d) a new party dress
39. 39.For Nisha, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
40. 40.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) rice and dal (c) a school uniform (d) a toy robot

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