Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 856 · 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.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) rice and dal (c) medicine when ill (d) school shoes
2. 2.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a schoolbag (c) a third cricket bat (d) a raincoat
3. 3.Arjun has ₹300. First Arjun pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Rohan has ₹800. First Rohan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and socks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a third cricket bat (c) a raincoat (d) drinking water
6. 6.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) milk (c) medicine when ill (d) a remote-control car
7. 7.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) drinking water (c) a fancy phone cover (d) sweets every day
8. 8.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a video game (c) toothpaste (d) bus fare to school
9. 9.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) bus fare to school (c) a fancy phone cover (d) drinking water
10. 10.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a sticker album (c) drinking water (d) medicine when ill
11. 11.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a fancy phone cover (c) vegetables (d) extra comic books
12. 12.Pooja has ₹700. First Pooja pays for needs: a school uniform (₹170) and school shoes (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a new party dress (c) a school uniform (d) designer sunglasses
14. 14.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) medicine when ill (c) sweets every day (d) a remote-control car
15. 15.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) toothpaste (c) medicine when ill (d) a third cricket bat
16. 16.For Tara, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) a warm blanket (c) soap (d) a schoolbag
18. 18.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) sweets every day (c) a bigger TV (d) a fancy phone cover
19. 19.Priya has ₹350. First Priya pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and a lunch box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) rice and dal (c) sweets every day (d) a new party dress
21. 21.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a schoolbag (c) a video game (d) drinking water
22. 22.For Aditya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
23. 23.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a school uniform (c) designer sunglasses (d) extra comic books
24. 24.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a bigger TV (c) drinking water (d) a remote-control car
25. 25.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) a warm blanket (c) toothpaste (d) milk
26. 26.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a remote-control car (c) a sticker album (d) a warm blanket
27. 27.Kabir has ₹300. First Kabir pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) drinking water (c) vegetables (d) a new party dress
29. 29.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a bigger TV (c) a fancy phone cover (d) rice and dal
30. 30.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) extra comic books (c) rice and dal (d) a new party dress
31. 31.For Zoya, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.Joseph has ₹800. First Joseph pays for needs: a geometry box (₹110) and school shoes (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Gurpreet has ₹350. First Gurpreet pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and a water bottle (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Dev has ₹950. First Dev pays for needs: school shoes (₹190) and a school uniform (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Riya has ₹750. First Riya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹90) and a school uniform (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.For Ishaan, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
37. 37.For Ishaan, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a remote-control car (c) a school uniform (d) a video game
39. 39.Kabir has ₹550. First Kabir pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a raincoat (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.For Aarav, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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