Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 867 · 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.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a bigger TV (c) a new party dress (d) toothpaste
2. 2.For Manav, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.Rahul has ₹600. First Rahul pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and socks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Gurpreet has ₹650. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a lunch box (₹100) and a geometry box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.For Ishaan, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.For Aarav, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) toothpaste (c) a sticker album (d) milk
8. 8.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) notebooks for school (c) a glitter pen set (d) a fancy phone cover
9. 9.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a schoolbag (c) a sticker album (d) a third cricket bat
10. 10.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) sweets every day (c) a raincoat (d) medicine when ill
11. 11.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a raincoat (c) a warm blanket (d) vegetables
12. 12.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) designer sunglasses (c) a glitter pen set (d) a third cricket bat
13. 13.Joseph has ₹900. First Joseph pays for needs: notebooks (₹150) and socks (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.For Zoya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
15. 15.For Kavya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
16. 16.For Manav, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) designer sunglasses (c) a third cricket bat (d) a warm blanket
18. 18.For Meera, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.For Farhan, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a video game (c) milk (d) rice and dal
21. 21.Aditya has ₹800. First Aditya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹220) and socks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Zoya has ₹300. First Zoya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) school shoes (c) a third cricket bat (d) a video game
24. 24.Saanvi has ₹700. First Saanvi pays for needs: a raincoat (₹110) and notebooks (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) sweets every day (c) a third cricket bat (d) milk
26. 26.Pooja has ₹900. First Pooja pays for needs: school shoes (₹160) and notebooks (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) medicine when ill (c) drinking water (d) soap
28. 28.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) designer sunglasses (c) a new party dress (d) soap
29. 29.Gurpreet has ₹350. First Gurpreet pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) rice and dal (c) a sticker album (d) milk
31. 31.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) extra comic books (c) a video game (d) a third cricket bat
32. 32.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) bus fare to school (c) designer sunglasses (d) a remote-control car
33. 33.Gurpreet has ₹600. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a raincoat (₹160) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Rahul has ₹300. First Rahul pays for needs: a lunch box (₹80) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) designer sunglasses (c) a video game (d) soap
36. 36.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) drinking water (c) extra comic books (d) a new party dress
37. 37.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) vegetables (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a warm blanket
38. 38.Arjun has ₹800. First Arjun pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and a lunch box (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a video game (c) a glitter pen set (d) bus fare to school
40. 40.Aarav has ₹650. First Aarav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹190) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?

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