Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 914 · 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) vegetables (b) soap (c) a school uniform (d) a glitter pen set
2. 2.Saanvi has ₹400. First Saanvi pays for needs: a raincoat (₹100) and a school uniform (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.For Karan, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) designer sunglasses (c) a remote-control car (d) a video game
5. 5.Nisha has ₹750. First Nisha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹220) and a geometry box (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.For Kabir, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a sticker album (c) a toy robot (d) a schoolbag
8. 8.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a fancy phone cover (c) sweets every day (d) extra comic books
9. 9.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) rice and dal (c) a new party dress (d) medicine when ill
10. 10.Aarav has ₹1000. First Aarav pays for needs: socks (₹270) and a school uniform (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) drinking water (c) soap (d) a video game
12. 12.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) notebooks for school (c) a video game (d) a third cricket bat
13. 13.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a remote-control car (d) designer sunglasses
14. 14.Manav has ₹450. First Manav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) sweets every day (c) a raincoat (d) a fancy phone cover
16. 16.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a schoolbag (c) toothpaste (d) a fancy phone cover
17. 17.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a video game (c) a glitter pen set (d) a bigger TV
18. 18.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a new party dress (c) a third cricket bat (d) soap
19. 19.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a sticker album (c) a toy robot (d) medicine when ill
20. 20.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) notebooks for school (c) school shoes (d) sweets every day
21. 21.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a warm blanket (c) a third cricket bat (d) school shoes
22. 22.Aarav has ₹450. First Aarav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹100) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.For Rohan, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
24. 24.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a third cricket bat (c) a warm blanket (d) soap
25. 25.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a third cricket bat (c) a warm blanket (d) sweets every day
26. 26.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) notebooks for school (c) a school uniform (d) school shoes
27. 27.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a toy robot (c) a schoolbag (d) a fancy phone cover
28. 28.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a schoolbag (c) a bigger TV (d) designer sunglasses
29. 29.For Arjun, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
30. 30.For Lakshmi, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) medicine when ill (c) sweets every day (d) rice and dal
32. 32.For Joseph, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) school shoes (c) extra comic books (d) a warm blanket
34. 34.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a bigger TV (c) a sticker album (d) designer sunglasses
35. 35.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) vegetables (c) a raincoat (d) a bigger TV
36. 36.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) sweets every day (c) a school uniform (d) a fancy phone cover
37. 37.For Meera, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.For Kavya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.Gurpreet has ₹750. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and socks (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Aarav has ₹900. First Aarav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹190) and notebooks (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?

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