Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 901 · 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) medicine when ill (b) school shoes (c) soap (d) a sticker album
2. 2.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a new party dress (c) notebooks for school (d) drinking water
3. 3.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a school uniform (c) a third cricket bat (d) medicine when ill
4. 4.For Ananya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) rice and dal (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a schoolbag
6. 6.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) school shoes (c) soap (d) a third cricket bat
7. 7.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a third cricket bat (c) extra comic books (d) a video game
8. 8.For Riya, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
9. 9.Joseph has ₹700. First Joseph pays for needs: a raincoat (₹130) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Arjun has ₹600. First Arjun pays for needs: a water bottle (₹120) and a lunch box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) school shoes (c) rice and dal (d) a warm blanket
12. 12.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) sweets every day (c) a remote-control car (d) school shoes
13. 13.Aditya has ₹400. First Aditya pays for needs: notebooks (₹110) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.For Riya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
15. 15.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) extra comic books (c) a toy robot (d) bus fare to school
16. 16.Manav has ₹450. First Manav pays for needs: socks (₹110) and notebooks (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a fancy phone cover (c) rice and dal (d) soap
18. 18.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a video game (c) vegetables (d) milk
19. 19.Vivaan has ₹450. First Vivaan pays for needs: socks (₹90) and a lunch box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a new party dress (c) designer sunglasses (d) rice and dal
21. 21.Karan has ₹800. First Karan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹170) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Pooja has ₹650. First Pooja pays for needs: school shoes (₹130) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) vegetables (c) milk (d) a remote-control car
24. 24.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) sweets every day (c) a sticker album (d) a glitter pen set
25. 25.Meera has ₹1000. First Meera pays for needs: a raincoat (₹290) and socks (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a new party dress (c) a schoolbag (d) a sticker album
27. 27.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) designer sunglasses (c) a toy robot (d) a schoolbag
28. 28.For Karan, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) drinking water (c) a video game (d) a bigger TV
30. 30.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a third cricket bat (c) notebooks for school (d) school shoes
31. 31.Priya has ₹700. First Priya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹170) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.For Rohan, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.For Kavya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.For Arjun, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) school shoes (c) vegetables (d) a third cricket bat
36. 36.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) medicine when ill (c) a raincoat (d) a third cricket bat
37. 37.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a video game (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a warm blanket
38. 38.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a toy robot (c) extra comic books (d) a bigger TV
39. 39.Joseph has ₹550. First Joseph pays for needs: a water bottle (₹70) and school shoes (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Pooja has ₹750. First Pooja pays for needs: a geometry box (₹90) and school shoes (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?

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