Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 94 · 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.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a fancy phone cover (c) school shoes (d) a remote-control car
2. 2.For Ishaan, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.Tara has ₹1000. First Tara pays for needs: socks (₹80) and a geometry box (₹300). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a warm blanket (c) drinking water (d) extra comic books
5. 5.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a bigger TV (c) a raincoat (d) a remote-control car
6. 6.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) drinking water (c) extra comic books (d) a school uniform
7. 7.Arjun has ₹900. First Arjun pays for needs: a raincoat (₹160) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a third cricket bat (c) medicine when ill (d) a glitter pen set
9. 9.For Diya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) a school uniform (c) drinking water (d) milk
11. 11.For Sneha, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.Pooja has ₹500. First Pooja pays for needs: a water bottle (₹150) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a third cricket bat (c) a sticker album (d) extra comic books
14. 14.Diya has ₹600. First Diya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and socks (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a video game (c) sweets every day (d) a new party dress
16. 16.Kabir has ₹700. First Kabir pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.For Lakshmi, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
18. 18.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) sweets every day (c) notebooks for school (d) a remote-control car
19. 19.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a remote-control car (c) a new party dress (d) vegetables
20. 20.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) vegetables (c) a sticker album (d) toothpaste
21. 21.For Ananya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) medicine when ill (c) a third cricket bat (d) a warm blanket
23. 23.Joseph has ₹350. First Joseph pays for needs: notebooks (₹110) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a bigger TV (c) a schoolbag (d) designer sunglasses
25. 25.Sneha has ₹650. First Sneha pays for needs: school shoes (₹190) and socks (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) extra comic books (c) notebooks for school (d) a video game
27. 27.Manav has ₹1000. First Manav pays for needs: socks (₹180) and a raincoat (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.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) notebooks for school
29. 29.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a new party dress (c) a third cricket bat (d) a sticker album
30. 30.Diya has ₹500. First Diya pays for needs: socks (₹70) and a water bottle (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Isha has ₹850. First Isha pays for needs: socks (₹230) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a glitter pen set (c) toothpaste (d) extra comic books
33. 33.Zoya has ₹550. First Zoya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹180) and school shoes (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a remote-control car (c) a third cricket bat (d) a school uniform
35. 35.Rohan has ₹300. First Rohan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Rohan has ₹800. First Rohan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹130) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Karan has ₹850. First Karan pays for needs: socks (₹60) and school shoes (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Kabir has ₹900. First Kabir pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and a raincoat (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.For Tara, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
40. 40.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) toothpaste (c) a video game (d) school shoes

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