Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 889 · 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.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a glitter pen set (c) a video game (d) a third cricket bat
2. 2.For Isha, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
3. 3.For Rahul, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a new party dress (c) a glitter pen set (d) soap
5. 5.Diya has ₹950. First Diya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹220) and school shoes (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a glitter pen set (c) rice and dal (d) a third cricket bat
7. 7.Meera has ₹600. First Meera pays for needs: notebooks (₹170) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) soap (c) a schoolbag (d) a raincoat
9. 9.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a school uniform (c) medicine when ill (d) a toy robot
10. 10.For Kavya, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
11. 11.For Rohan, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
12. 12.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) medicine when ill (c) a video game (d) school shoes
13. 13.Rohan has ₹650. First Rohan pays for needs: socks (₹50) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) vegetables (c) designer sunglasses (d) a bigger TV
15. 15.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) drinking water (c) a raincoat (d) a bigger TV
16. 16.Isha has ₹1000. First Isha pays for needs: school shoes (₹220) and notebooks (₹280). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Farhan has ₹450. First Farhan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹130) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) toothpaste (c) a glitter pen set (d) medicine when ill
19. 19.Dev has ₹450. First Dev pays for needs: a raincoat (₹80) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a sticker album (c) a remote-control car (d) a fancy phone cover
21. 21.For Ananya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a third cricket bat (c) school shoes (d) a schoolbag
23. 23.For Vivaan, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
24. 24.Aarav has ₹650. First Aarav pays for needs: a geometry box (₹160) and a lunch box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) vegetables (c) a glitter pen set (d) a video game
26. 26.Aarav has ₹400. First Aarav pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Vivaan has ₹650. First Vivaan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹60) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) extra comic books (c) drinking water (d) rice and dal
29. 29.For Karan, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
30. 30.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) drinking water (c) soap (d) extra comic books
31. 31.Riya has ₹700. First Riya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹130) and school shoes (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) drinking water (c) a sticker album (d) extra comic books
33. 33.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) toothpaste (c) a remote-control car (d) soap
34. 34.Priya has ₹400. First Priya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and a lunch box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.For Zoya, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) vegetables (c) soap (d) milk
37. 37.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a third cricket bat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) notebooks for school
38. 38.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) designer sunglasses (c) a fancy phone cover (d) drinking water
39. 39.For Kavya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
40. 40.Arjun has ₹300. First Arjun pays for needs: a lunch box (₹50) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?

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