Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 963 · 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 has ₹850. First Joseph pays for needs: a school uniform (₹220) and a lunch box (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.For Riya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
3. 3.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) extra comic books (c) a sticker album (d) a warm blanket
4. 4.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) vegetables (c) sweets every day (d) a warm blanket
5. 5.Dev has ₹1000. First Dev pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and notebooks (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Pooja has ₹650. First Pooja pays for needs: socks (₹50) and a lunch box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Saanvi has ₹300. First Saanvi pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Lakshmi has ₹700. First Lakshmi pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and socks (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.For Tara, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) extra comic books (c) a raincoat (d) designer sunglasses
11. 11.For Vivaan, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
12. 12.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a sticker album (c) a warm blanket (d) medicine when ill
13. 13.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a sticker album (c) a bigger TV (d) a third cricket bat
14. 14.For Pooja, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
15. 15.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) drinking water (c) milk (d) a bigger TV
16. 16.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a glitter pen set (c) soap (d) a bigger TV
17. 17.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) milk (c) drinking water (d) rice and dal
18. 18.For Lakshmi, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
19. 19.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) sweets every day (c) a new party dress (d) a glitter pen set
20. 20.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) rice and dal (c) a warm blanket (d) notebooks for school
21. 21.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) drinking water (c) a warm blanket (d) a new party dress
22. 22.Zoya has ₹550. First Zoya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹80) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a fancy phone cover (c) vegetables (d) a bigger TV
24. 24.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a raincoat (c) designer sunglasses (d) bus fare to school
25. 25.For Sneha, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
26. 26.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a remote-control car (c) a sticker album (d) rice and dal
27. 27.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a sticker album (c) notebooks for school (d) school shoes
28. 28.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) designer sunglasses (c) milk (d) a warm blanket
29. 29.For Farhan, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a bigger TV (c) medicine when ill (d) a third cricket bat
31. 31.For Saanvi, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.For Dev, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a third cricket bat (c) a school uniform (d) soap
34. 34.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a remote-control car (c) a school uniform (d) a video game
35. 35.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) milk (c) toothpaste (d) notebooks for school
36. 36.For Kavya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
37. 37.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a glitter pen set (c) notebooks for school (d) toothpaste
38. 38.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a sticker album (c) a third cricket bat (d) a video game
39. 39.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) soap (c) a glitter pen set (d) a third cricket bat
40. 40.Pooja has ₹350. First Pooja pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?

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