Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 913 · 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.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a schoolbag (c) vegetables (d) extra comic books
2. 2.Rahul has ₹1000. First Rahul pays for needs: notebooks (₹240) and a water bottle (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a new party dress (c) school shoes (d) a warm blanket
4. 4.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) vegetables (c) drinking water (d) a school uniform
5. 5.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a video game (c) notebooks for school (d) a sticker album
6. 6.For Diya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) bus fare to school (c) a toy robot (d) a bigger TV
8. 8.Arjun has ₹1000. First Arjun pays for needs: a lunch box (₹240) and a raincoat (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) toothpaste (c) sweets every day (d) medicine when ill
10. 10.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a third cricket bat (c) sweets every day (d) drinking water
11. 11.For Ishaan, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
12. 12.Priya has ₹500. First Priya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹160) and a school uniform (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a third cricket bat (c) a school uniform (d) extra comic books
14. 14.For Aarav, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
15. 15.Lakshmi has ₹350. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and a lunch box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Saanvi has ₹400. First Saanvi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.For Sneha, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
18. 18.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) designer sunglasses (c) a school uniform (d) toothpaste
19. 19.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) medicine when ill (c) a new party dress (d) school shoes
20. 20.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a sticker album (c) rice and dal (d) a video game
21. 21.Arjun has ₹600. First Arjun pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and a school uniform (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.For Aditya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a fancy phone cover (c) drinking water (d) school shoes
24. 24.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a new party dress (c) a warm blanket (d) a toy robot
25. 25.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a bigger TV (c) rice and dal (d) a raincoat
26. 26.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a glitter pen set (c) medicine when ill (d) milk
27. 27.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a video game (c) a remote-control car (d) a third cricket bat
28. 28.For Lakshmi, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) bus fare to school (c) medicine when ill (d) extra comic books
30. 30.For Kavya, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
31. 31.For Rohan, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
32. 32.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a third cricket bat (c) a new party dress (d) a video game
33. 33.For Nisha, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
34. 34.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a remote-control car (d) a warm blanket
35. 35.For Dev, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.For Farhan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
37. 37.For Manav, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.Rahul has ₹700. First Rahul pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and a water bottle (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) bus fare to school (c) designer sunglasses (d) a toy robot
40. 40.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a remote-control car (c) medicine when ill (d) a sticker album

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