Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 967 · 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.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a school uniform (c) a third cricket bat (d) vegetables
2. 2.Rahul has ₹700. First Rahul pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and a school uniform (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Isha has ₹800. First Isha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹50) and a geometry box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Rahul has ₹750. First Rahul pays for needs: socks (₹80) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a raincoat (c) toothpaste (d) a fancy phone cover
6. 6.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) vegetables (c) a schoolbag (d) soap
7. 7.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a schoolbag (c) a raincoat (d) a video game
8. 8.For Rahul, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
9. 9.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a schoolbag (c) a new party dress (d) designer sunglasses
10. 10.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a third cricket bat (c) vegetables (d) a fancy phone cover
11. 11.For Aditya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
12. 12.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a video game (c) soap (d) a warm blanket
13. 13.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a video game (c) a third cricket bat (d) toothpaste
14. 14.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) rice and dal (c) a third cricket bat (d) drinking water
15. 15.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a video game (c) a raincoat (d) a fancy phone cover
16. 16.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a remote-control car (c) a video game (d) a sticker album
17. 17.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a third cricket bat (c) extra comic books (d) soap
18. 18.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a fancy phone cover (c) medicine when ill (d) a glitter pen set
19. 19.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) rice and dal (c) designer sunglasses (d) drinking water
20. 20.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) vegetables (c) a third cricket bat (d) a bigger TV
21. 21.For Kavya, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
22. 22.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) milk (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a toy robot
23. 23.Arjun has ₹850. First Arjun pays for needs: a water bottle (₹200) and socks (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a raincoat (c) toothpaste (d) a remote-control car
25. 25.For Vivaan, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
26. 26.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) designer sunglasses (c) extra comic books (d) a fancy phone cover
27. 27.For Dev, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
28. 28.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a third cricket bat (c) sweets every day (d) soap
29. 29.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a new party dress (c) a toy robot (d) notebooks for school
30. 30.Aarav has ₹500. First Aarav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹140) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) milk (c) medicine when ill (d) a glitter pen set
32. 32.For Isha, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a bigger TV (c) a fancy phone cover (d) milk
34. 34.Meera has ₹900. First Meera pays for needs: a lunch box (₹300) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Priya has ₹500. First Priya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹150) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) rice and dal (c) bus fare to school (d) a new party dress
37. 37.For Arjun, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
38. 38.For Farhan, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a sticker album (c) vegetables (d) a fancy phone cover
40. 40.Ananya has ₹350. First Ananya pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and socks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?

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