Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 960 · 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.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) extra comic books (c) medicine when ill (d) sweets every day
2. 2.Diya has ₹500. First Diya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹60) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a video game (c) extra comic books (d) a fancy phone cover
4. 4.Karan has ₹300. First Karan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) designer sunglasses (c) a raincoat (d) sweets every day
6. 6.Sneha has ₹350. First Sneha pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) soap (c) bus fare to school (d) medicine when ill
8. 8.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a raincoat (c) a school uniform (d) a schoolbag
9. 9.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a school uniform (c) bus fare to school (d) a sticker album
10. 10.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a video game (c) a new party dress (d) a sticker album
11. 11.Lakshmi has ₹950. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a water bottle (₹90) and a geometry box (₹310). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.For Rohan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.For Aditya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.For Arjun, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
15. 15.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a school uniform (c) vegetables (d) a bigger TV
16. 16.Zoya has ₹350. First Zoya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and school shoes (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.For Meera, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.For Lakshmi, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
19. 19.Dev has ₹400. First Dev pays for needs: a raincoat (₹130) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.For Meera, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
21. 21.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) toothpaste (c) extra comic books (d) school shoes
22. 22.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) designer sunglasses (c) sweets every day (d) a warm blanket
23. 23.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a bigger TV (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a third cricket bat
24. 24.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a glitter pen set (c) a new party dress (d) designer sunglasses
25. 25.For Dev, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
26. 26.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a warm blanket (c) a new party dress (d) a fancy phone cover
27. 27.For Kabir, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.For Nisha, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
29. 29.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) bus fare to school (c) a raincoat (d) a warm blanket
30. 30.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a bigger TV (c) a warm blanket (d) drinking water
31. 31.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a glitter pen set (c) a remote-control car (d) a video game
32. 32.For Priya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) bus fare to school (c) a sticker album (d) a video game
34. 34.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) sweets every day (c) a remote-control car (d) notebooks for school
35. 35.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a bigger TV (c) a new party dress (d) drinking water
36. 36.Saanvi has ₹850. First Saanvi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹190) and notebooks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Rohan has ₹750. First Rohan pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and socks (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.For Kavya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.Kabir has ₹950. First Kabir pays for needs: a lunch box (₹200) and a water bottle (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a remote-control car (c) school shoes (d) soap

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