Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 975 · 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.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) medicine when ill (c) a bigger TV (d) drinking water
2. 2.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) milk (c) a schoolbag (d) vegetables
3. 3.Manav has ₹450. First Manav pays for needs: socks (₹130) and school shoes (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Ananya has ₹800. First Ananya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹160) and notebooks (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.For Gurpreet, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.For Priya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.Ananya has ₹500. First Ananya pays for needs: socks (₹130) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) notebooks for school (c) a remote-control car (d) milk
9. 9.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a toy robot (c) extra comic books (d) a video game
10. 10.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a glitter pen set (c) a warm blanket (d) a bigger TV
11. 11.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) toothpaste (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a toy robot
12. 12.Diya has ₹850. First Diya pays for needs: school shoes (₹130) and a school uniform (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) soap (c) a bigger TV (d) school shoes
14. 14.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a raincoat (c) a new party dress (d) soap
15. 15.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) school shoes (c) a video game (d) a warm blanket
16. 16.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) soap (c) a toy robot (d) medicine when ill
17. 17.For Karan, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a toy robot (c) extra comic books (d) toothpaste
19. 19.Kabir has ₹550. First Kabir pays for needs: school shoes (₹130) and a lunch box (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.For Ishaan, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.Karan has ₹950. First Karan pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and notebooks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) drinking water (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a warm blanket
23. 23.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) sweets every day (c) school shoes (d) rice and dal
24. 24.Aditya has ₹300. First Aditya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) extra comic books (c) a warm blanket (d) a toy robot
26. 26.Vivaan has ₹700. First Vivaan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹160) and a lunch box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a toy robot (c) school shoes (d) a third cricket bat
28. 28.Farhan has ₹500. First Farhan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.For Saanvi, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a video game (c) notebooks for school (d) milk
31. 31.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a remote-control car (c) a video game (d) toothpaste
32. 32.Rohan has ₹650. First Rohan pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and a geometry box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a toy robot (c) a raincoat (d) a warm blanket
34. 34.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) soap (c) a new party dress (d) a fancy phone cover
35. 35.Zoya has ₹400. First Zoya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹110) and notebooks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) toothpaste (c) sweets every day (d) a raincoat
37. 37.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) rice and dal (c) toothpaste (d) designer sunglasses
38. 38.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) soap (c) a new party dress (d) a third cricket bat
39. 39.Sneha has ₹800. First Sneha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹190) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) school shoes (c) a school uniform (d) a third cricket bat

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