Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 927 · 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.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a school uniform (c) sweets every day (d) school shoes
2. 2.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) toothpaste (c) a school uniform (d) milk
3. 3.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) drinking water (c) medicine when ill (d) a raincoat
4. 4.Joseph has ₹1000. First Joseph pays for needs: school shoes (₹280) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Ishaan has ₹950. First Ishaan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹140) and a geometry box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Joseph has ₹750. First Joseph pays for needs: a school uniform (₹250) and school shoes (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.For Isha, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
8. 8.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a third cricket bat (c) drinking water (d) toothpaste
9. 9.Arjun has ₹1000. First Arjun pays for needs: socks (₹210) and a geometry box (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.For Ananya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
11. 11.Isha has ₹850. First Isha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹240) and socks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a remote-control car (c) toothpaste (d) sweets every day
13. 13.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) rice and dal (c) milk (d) a remote-control car
14. 14.Kabir has ₹600. First Kabir pays for needs: a water bottle (₹100) and a school uniform (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a video game (c) bus fare to school (d) soap
16. 16.For Priya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) designer sunglasses (c) drinking water (d) a warm blanket
18. 18.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) sweets every day (c) a warm blanket (d) designer sunglasses
19. 19.Sneha has ₹1000. First Sneha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹300) and school shoes (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a school uniform (c) milk (d) school shoes
21. 21.For Arjun, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
22. 22.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a third cricket bat (c) medicine when ill (d) rice and dal
23. 23.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a sticker album (c) a warm blanket (d) a glitter pen set
24. 24.Ananya has ₹1000. First Ananya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹210) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Saanvi has ₹700. First Saanvi pays for needs: notebooks (₹130) and school shoes (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a video game (c) medicine when ill (d) a raincoat
27. 27.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) extra comic books (c) notebooks for school (d) medicine when ill
28. 28.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) extra comic books (c) soap (d) rice and dal
29. 29.For Riya, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
30. 30.Kavya has ₹850. First Kavya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹120) and school shoes (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.For Gurpreet, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
32. 32.Gurpreet has ₹800. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a water bottle (₹200) and socks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.For Nisha, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
34. 34.For Lakshmi, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.For Ishaan, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a school uniform (c) a glitter pen set (d) a schoolbag
37. 37.Gurpreet has ₹800. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a lunch box (₹140) and socks (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a sticker album (c) a glitter pen set (d) rice and dal
39. 39.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a new party dress (c) a warm blanket (d) a bigger TV
40. 40.For Saanvi, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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