Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 835 · 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 has ₹500. First Ananya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹120) and a raincoat (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a toy robot (c) a new party dress (d) designer sunglasses
3. 3.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) drinking water (c) a glitter pen set (d) toothpaste
4. 4.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) designer sunglasses (c) a fancy phone cover (d) school shoes
5. 5.For Meera, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
6. 6.For Diya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a bigger TV (c) bus fare to school (d) extra comic books
8. 8.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) drinking water (c) sweets every day (d) a glitter pen set
9. 9.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) a warm blanket (c) drinking water (d) medicine when ill
10. 10.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) notebooks for school (c) soap (d) a bigger TV
11. 11.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) rice and dal (c) vegetables (d) soap
12. 12.For Manav, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
13. 13.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a toy robot (c) a sticker album (d) notebooks for school
14. 14.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) school shoes (c) a fancy phone cover (d) designer sunglasses
15. 15.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) vegetables (c) toothpaste (d) a warm blanket
16. 16.For Vivaan, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.For Farhan, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
18. 18.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a toy robot (c) a bigger TV (d) a raincoat
19. 19.Diya has ₹800. First Diya pays for needs: notebooks (₹170) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.For Nisha, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
21. 21.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) soap (c) a glitter pen set (d) sweets every day
22. 22.Rahul has ₹450. First Rahul pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a toy robot (c) a bigger TV (d) a fancy phone cover
24. 24.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) rice and dal (c) a glitter pen set (d) drinking water
25. 25.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a glitter pen set (c) milk (d) a toy robot
26. 26.Riya has ₹550. First Riya pays for needs: socks (₹120) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.For Meera, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
28. 28.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) extra comic books (c) a fancy phone cover (d) soap
29. 29.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) school shoes (c) bus fare to school (d) a fancy phone cover
30. 30.Sneha has ₹850. First Sneha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹200) and school shoes (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) rice and dal (c) extra comic books (d) a warm blanket
32. 32.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a glitter pen set (c) sweets every day (d) extra comic books
33. 33.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a warm blanket (c) drinking water (d) a bigger TV
34. 34.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) vegetables (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a warm blanket
35. 35.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) milk (c) drinking water (d) a video game
36. 36.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) bus fare to school (c) a third cricket bat (d) a school uniform
37. 37.Nisha has ₹450. First Nisha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹90) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) drinking water (c) milk (d) a schoolbag
39. 39.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a remote-control car (c) sweets every day (d) school shoes
40. 40.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) rice and dal (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a video game

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