Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 847 · 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.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) drinking water (d) a remote-control car
2. 2.Ananya has ₹500. First Ananya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹90) and a geometry box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a glitter pen set (c) designer sunglasses (d) a fancy phone cover
4. 4.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a glitter pen set (c) extra comic books (d) a video game
5. 5.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a toy robot (c) a third cricket bat (d) a schoolbag
6. 6.For Kavya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.For Dev, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) bus fare to school (c) a third cricket bat (d) sweets every day
9. 9.Vivaan has ₹500. First Vivaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a warm blanket (c) a fancy phone cover (d) toothpaste
11. 11.For Rohan, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
12. 12.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a fancy phone cover (c) bus fare to school (d) a remote-control car
13. 13.For Priya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.For Rahul, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
15. 15.For Rohan, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
16. 16.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) designer sunglasses (c) school shoes (d) sweets every day
17. 17.For Nisha, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a sticker album (c) medicine when ill (d) a new party dress
19. 19.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a video game (c) milk (d) designer sunglasses
20. 20.Isha has ₹350. First Isha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) designer sunglasses (c) extra comic books (d) milk
22. 22.Pooja has ₹850. First Pooja pays for needs: a geometry box (₹220) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) notebooks for school (c) drinking water (d) a schoolbag
24. 24.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a schoolbag (c) a glitter pen set (d) a new party dress
25. 25.For Priya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
26. 26.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) toothpaste (c) a fancy phone cover (d) extra comic books
27. 27.Diya has ₹750. First Diya pays for needs: socks (₹250) and a geometry box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Tara has ₹500. First Tara pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and socks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) medicine when ill (c) a schoolbag (d) a new party dress
30. 30.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) bus fare to school (c) milk (d) sweets every day
31. 31.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a third cricket bat (c) toothpaste (d) bus fare to school
32. 32.For Zoya, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) rice and dal (c) a warm blanket (d) a sticker album
34. 34.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) soap (c) a warm blanket (d) a new party dress
35. 35.For Nisha, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.For Arjun, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
37. 37.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) designer sunglasses (c) a raincoat (d) drinking water
38. 38.Vivaan has ₹1000. First Vivaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and a lunch box (₹290). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Isha has ₹650. First Isha pays for needs: socks (₹100) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a warm blanket (c) drinking water (d) a glitter pen set

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