Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 942 · 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) school shoes (b) a warm blanket (c) bus fare to school (d) a remote-control car
2. 2.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a warm blanket (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a video game
3. 3.Vivaan has ₹650. First Vivaan pays for needs: socks (₹200) and a geometry box (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.For Rohan, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
5. 5.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a new party dress (c) a remote-control car (d) toothpaste
6. 6.Tara has ₹750. First Tara pays for needs: a raincoat (₹150) and school shoes (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a toy robot (c) notebooks for school (d) medicine when ill
8. 8.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) bus fare to school (c) a toy robot (d) a remote-control car
9. 9.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) soap (c) drinking water (d) a toy robot
10. 10.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a bigger TV (c) a school uniform (d) a fancy phone cover
11. 11.Isha has ₹1000. First Isha pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and school shoes (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Diya has ₹400. First Diya pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and notebooks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Manav has ₹950. First Manav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹140) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Rohan has ₹750. First Rohan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹200) and school shoes (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) designer sunglasses (c) a raincoat (d) medicine when ill
16. 16.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) sweets every day (c) a sticker album (d) a fancy phone cover
17. 17.For Diya, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.Tara has ₹400. First Tara pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a third cricket bat (c) a new party dress (d) soap
20. 20.For Sneha, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
21. 21.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) extra comic books (c) a bigger TV (d) soap
22. 22.For Rahul, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
23. 23.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a toy robot (c) rice and dal (d) a raincoat
24. 24.For Kavya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.Kabir has ₹800. First Kabir pays for needs: a geometry box (₹240) and a lunch box (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) vegetables (c) a sticker album (d) designer sunglasses
27. 27.Vivaan has ₹450. First Vivaan pays for needs: socks (₹70) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a new party dress (c) a remote-control car (d) a school uniform
29. 29.For Aditya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
30. 30.For Priya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) bus fare to school (c) extra comic books (d) milk
32. 32.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) school shoes (c) a sticker album (d) milk
33. 33.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) drinking water (c) bus fare to school (d) soap
34. 34.Ananya has ₹700. First Ananya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹90) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.For Vivaan, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.For Joseph, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
37. 37.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) toothpaste (c) a new party dress (d) drinking water
38. 38.Joseph has ₹900. First Joseph pays for needs: school shoes (₹190) and a raincoat (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) soap (c) a fancy phone cover (d) rice and dal
40. 40.Karan has ₹1000. First Karan pays for needs: socks (₹300) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?

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