Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 881 · 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.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) school shoes (c) a new party dress (d) drinking water
2. 2.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) milk (c) drinking water (d) a raincoat
3. 3.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) toothpaste (c) bus fare to school (d) a fancy phone cover
4. 4.Ananya has ₹850. First Ananya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹220) and a school uniform (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Saanvi has ₹500. First Saanvi pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) toothpaste (c) drinking water (d) sweets every day
7. 7.For Sneha, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.Tara has ₹300. First Tara pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a sticker album (c) extra comic books (d) a glitter pen set
10. 10.For Lakshmi, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.For Riya, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
12. 12.For Riya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) rice and dal (c) vegetables (d) a fancy phone cover
14. 14.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a remote-control car (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a toy robot
15. 15.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a bigger TV (c) milk (d) a new party dress
16. 16.For Lakshmi, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
17. 17.Rahul has ₹350. First Rahul pays for needs: a water bottle (₹70) and a geometry box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) notebooks for school (c) a remote-control car (d) soap
19. 19.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a video game (c) milk (d) a bigger TV
20. 20.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) toothpaste (c) a new party dress (d) a fancy phone cover
21. 21.Aditya has ₹450. First Aditya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹90) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) bus fare to school (c) designer sunglasses (d) a bigger TV
23. 23.Dev has ₹400. First Dev pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) school shoes (c) drinking water (d) a new party dress
25. 25.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a schoolbag (c) milk (d) a new party dress
26. 26.Rohan has ₹750. First Rohan pays for needs: socks (₹120) and a raincoat (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.For Vivaan, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
28. 28.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a toy robot (c) milk (d) a fancy phone cover
29. 29.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a video game (c) a sticker album (d) a raincoat
30. 30.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) drinking water (c) extra comic books (d) a raincoat
31. 31.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a bigger TV (c) medicine when ill (d) rice and dal
32. 32.For Zoya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Rohan has ₹800. First Rohan pays for needs: socks (₹190) and a school uniform (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) milk (c) a raincoat (d) a remote-control car
35. 35.Isha has ₹450. First Isha pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and a lunch box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a glitter pen set (c) a toy robot (d) a school uniform
37. 37.For Kavya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
38. 38.For Rahul, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a school uniform (c) a schoolbag (d) toothpaste
40. 40.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a remote-control car (c) a third cricket bat (d) notebooks for school

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