Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 874 · 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.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a remote-control car (c) a warm blanket (d) soap
2. 2.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a new party dress (c) soap (d) a remote-control car
3. 3.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a remote-control car (c) a new party dress (d) medicine when ill
4. 4.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a toy robot (c) a raincoat (d) a school uniform
5. 5.Vivaan has ₹300. First Vivaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) toothpaste (c) a toy robot (d) bus fare to school
7. 7.Joseph has ₹850. First Joseph pays for needs: a geometry box (₹130) and school shoes (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a remote-control car (c) extra comic books (d) toothpaste
9. 9.Ananya has ₹950. First Ananya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹130) and a water bottle (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Sneha has ₹900. First Sneha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹100) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a raincoat (c) designer sunglasses (d) soap
12. 12.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) medicine when ill (c) rice and dal (d) a toy robot
13. 13.Arjun has ₹600. First Arjun pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and a geometry box (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Gurpreet has ₹450. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a geometry box (₹110) and a lunch box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) a school uniform (c) rice and dal (d) a raincoat
16. 16.Rohan has ₹700. First Rohan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹70) and school shoes (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.For Vivaan, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
18. 18.Gurpreet has ₹800. First Gurpreet pays for needs: school shoes (₹180) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Meera has ₹500. First Meera pays for needs: socks (₹150) and a raincoat (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a new party dress (c) a toy robot (d) a sticker album
21. 21.For Aarav, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
22. 22.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) toothpaste (c) school shoes (d) a glitter pen set
23. 23.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) bus fare to school (c) a bigger TV (d) extra comic books
24. 24.Farhan has ₹500. First Farhan pays for needs: socks (₹50) and a water bottle (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Meera has ₹750. First Meera pays for needs: a water bottle (₹150) and a raincoat (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Rohan has ₹400. First Rohan pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and a school uniform (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.For Kabir, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
28. 28.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) bus fare to school (c) school shoes (d) a raincoat
29. 29.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) soap (c) a third cricket bat (d) a new party dress
30. 30.For Rahul, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
31. 31.For Pooja, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a raincoat (c) soap (d) a remote-control car
33. 33.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) notebooks for school (c) vegetables (d) a new party dress
34. 34.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a third cricket bat (d) a bigger TV
35. 35.For Zoya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.Aditya has ₹300. First Aditya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a video game (c) a glitter pen set (d) a bigger TV
38. 38.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a third cricket bat (c) soap (d) a video game
39. 39.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) sweets every day (c) designer sunglasses (d) a new party dress
40. 40.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a third cricket bat (c) milk (d) notebooks for school

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