Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 101 · 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.For Farhan, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.Kavya has ₹400. First Kavya pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and school shoes (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) rice and dal (c) a new party dress (d) toothpaste
4. 4.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) extra comic books (c) soap (d) a fancy phone cover
5. 5.For Pooja, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
6. 6.For Ishaan, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.For Aditya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.For Gurpreet, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
9. 9.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a remote-control car (c) medicine when ill (d) a glitter pen set
10. 10.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a fancy phone cover (c) designer sunglasses (d) notebooks for school
11. 11.Nisha has ₹350. First Nisha pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and a water bottle (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Zoya has ₹350. First Zoya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.For Manav, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) drinking water (c) a third cricket bat (d) a fancy phone cover
15. 15.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a warm blanket (c) a sticker album (d) a schoolbag
16. 16.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a bigger TV (c) sweets every day (d) a fancy phone cover
17. 17.For Kavya, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) bus fare to school (c) sweets every day (d) extra comic books
19. 19.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) rice and dal (c) medicine when ill (d) bus fare to school
20. 20.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) toothpaste (c) a video game (d) school shoes
21. 21.Sneha has ₹500. First Sneha pays for needs: socks (₹50) and a geometry box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a toy robot (c) a warm blanket (d) toothpaste
23. 23.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) sweets every day (c) a video game (d) vegetables
24. 24.Arjun has ₹600. First Arjun pays for needs: notebooks (₹180) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a bigger TV (c) school shoes (d) a fancy phone cover
26. 26.Rahul has ₹700. First Rahul pays for needs: a water bottle (₹220) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a new party dress (c) sweets every day (d) a video game
28. 28.For Joseph, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
29. 29.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a sticker album (c) drinking water (d) notebooks for school
30. 30.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) soap (c) drinking water (d) a video game
31. 31.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a warm blanket (c) extra comic books (d) a new party dress
32. 32.Saanvi has ₹750. First Saanvi pays for needs: socks (₹70) and notebooks (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a bigger TV (c) a fancy phone cover (d) soap
34. 34.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) medicine when ill (c) extra comic books (d) school shoes
35. 35.For Zoya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) bus fare to school (c) a raincoat (d) drinking water
37. 37.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a toy robot (c) a raincoat (d) a remote-control car
38. 38.For Saanvi, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a new party dress (c) milk (d) designer sunglasses
40. 40.Priya has ₹400. First Priya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?

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