Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 919 · 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.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a video game (c) a raincoat (d) drinking water
2. 2.Pooja has ₹950. First Pooja pays for needs: a geometry box (₹210) and a lunch box (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Nisha has ₹450. First Nisha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹140) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) rice and dal (c) toothpaste (d) milk
5. 5.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) sweets every day (c) milk (d) school shoes
6. 6.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) a school uniform (c) medicine when ill (d) rice and dal
7. 7.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a warm blanket (c) a new party dress (d) designer sunglasses
8. 8.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) soap (c) a raincoat (d) a new party dress
9. 9.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a warm blanket (c) a school uniform (d) a glitter pen set
10. 10.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a warm blanket (c) a remote-control car (d) a toy robot
11. 11.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a toy robot (c) sweets every day (d) medicine when ill
12. 12.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) designer sunglasses (c) a video game (d) notebooks for school
13. 13.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a video game (c) school shoes (d) extra comic books
14. 14.Rohan has ₹700. First Rohan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a warm blanket (c) extra comic books (d) sweets every day
16. 16.For Pooja, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
17. 17.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) bus fare to school (c) a video game (d) vegetables
18. 18.For Sneha, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.For Riya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) rice and dal (c) a toy robot (d) milk
21. 21.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) bus fare to school (c) a toy robot (d) vegetables
22. 22.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a new party dress (c) toothpaste (d) designer sunglasses
23. 23.Isha has ₹500. First Isha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹130) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a toy robot (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a raincoat
25. 25.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) notebooks for school (c) a warm blanket (d) a new party dress
26. 26.Aditya has ₹850. First Aditya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹110) and socks (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Lakshmi has ₹800. First Lakshmi pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a raincoat (c) drinking water (d) a fancy phone cover
29. 29.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a new party dress (c) drinking water (d) a remote-control car
30. 30.For Manav, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
31. 31.For Aarav, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
32. 32.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) sweets every day (c) notebooks for school (d) medicine when ill
33. 33.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a toy robot (c) soap (d) rice and dal
34. 34.Arjun has ₹300. First Arjun pays for needs: a water bottle (₹90) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Arjun has ₹650. First Arjun pays for needs: socks (₹210) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a bigger TV (c) a schoolbag (d) a video game
37. 37.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) medicine when ill (c) milk (d) a warm blanket
38. 38.For Manav, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a warm blanket (c) a glitter pen set (d) extra comic books
40. 40.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) designer sunglasses (c) a bigger TV (d) rice and dal

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