Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 858 · 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.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) milk (c) a fancy phone cover (d) notebooks for school
2. 2.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) designer sunglasses (c) a toy robot (d) soap
3. 3.Diya has ₹900. First Diya pays for needs: socks (₹250) and notebooks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Zoya has ₹450. First Zoya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a new party dress (c) a glitter pen set (d) toothpaste
6. 6.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) designer sunglasses (c) a video game (d) bus fare to school
7. 7.Saanvi has ₹600. First Saanvi pays for needs: school shoes (₹140) and a water bottle (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Manav has ₹900. First Manav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹190) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.For Aarav, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a bigger TV (c) a fancy phone cover (d) medicine when ill
11. 11.Rahul has ₹950. First Rahul pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and school shoes (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) sweets every day (c) a third cricket bat (d) milk
13. 13.For Pooja, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.Diya has ₹450. First Diya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and a lunch box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a school uniform (c) a fancy phone cover (d) designer sunglasses
16. 16.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) rice and dal (c) vegetables (d) notebooks for school
17. 17.Joseph has ₹1000. First Joseph pays for needs: notebooks (₹270) and a lunch box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) soap (c) extra comic books (d) a remote-control car
19. 19.Dev has ₹800. First Dev pays for needs: a lunch box (₹190) and a water bottle (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a warm blanket (c) designer sunglasses (d) school shoes
21. 21.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) designer sunglasses (c) a video game (d) sweets every day
22. 22.Isha has ₹850. First Isha pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) notebooks for school (c) a remote-control car (d) medicine when ill
24. 24.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) drinking water (c) school shoes (d) a third cricket bat
25. 25.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a warm blanket (c) a fancy phone cover (d) sweets every day
26. 26.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) sweets every day (c) a new party dress (d) a third cricket bat
27. 27.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) sweets every day (c) a remote-control car (d) a third cricket bat
28. 28.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a video game (c) school shoes (d) a bigger TV
29. 29.For Vivaan, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a toy robot (c) a bigger TV (d) a fancy phone cover
31. 31.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) school shoes (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a video game
32. 32.For Meera, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
33. 33.Karan has ₹850. First Karan pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and a water bottle (₹280). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a bigger TV (c) extra comic books (d) notebooks for school
35. 35.Saanvi has ₹650. First Saanvi pays for needs: notebooks (₹110) and a geometry box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Karan has ₹400. First Karan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and a geometry box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a glitter pen set (c) a video game (d) a raincoat
38. 38.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a third cricket bat (c) a video game (d) a sticker album
39. 39.Sneha has ₹750. First Sneha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹160) and a raincoat (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Isha has ₹750. First Isha pays for needs: socks (₹70) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?

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