Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 102 · 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 Tara, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
2. 2.For Dev, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a remote-control car (c) toothpaste (d) a sticker album
4. 4.For Zoya, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Gurpreet has ₹750. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a water bottle (₹100) and a school uniform (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) sweets every day (c) a new party dress (d) a video game
7. 7.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a third cricket bat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) rice and dal
8. 8.For Saanvi, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
9. 9.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) extra comic books (c) drinking water (d) a sticker album
10. 10.Manav has ₹800. First Manav pays for needs: socks (₹100) and a geometry box (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) drinking water (c) milk (d) notebooks for school
12. 12.Lakshmi has ₹700. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a water bottle (₹220) and a geometry box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) extra comic books (c) a bigger TV (d) notebooks for school
14. 14.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) drinking water (c) a schoolbag (d) a new party dress
15. 15.Dev has ₹950. First Dev pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and a raincoat (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.For Gurpreet, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a school uniform (c) a video game (d) a warm blanket
18. 18.For Priya, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
19. 19.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) extra comic books (c) designer sunglasses (d) a new party dress
20. 20.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a glitter pen set (c) a warm blanket (d) extra comic books
21. 21.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a warm blanket (c) vegetables (d) a bigger TV
22. 22.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a video game (c) a glitter pen set (d) a sticker album
23. 23.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a raincoat (c) drinking water (d) a warm blanket
24. 24.Gurpreet has ₹1000. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and a raincoat (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.For Isha, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
26. 26.Pooja has ₹750. First Pooja pays for needs: socks (₹250) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a sticker album (c) rice and dal (d) a toy robot
28. 28.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a warm blanket (c) milk (d) a bigger TV
29. 29.Aarav has ₹600. First Aarav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹150) and a school uniform (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) extra comic books (c) a warm blanket (d) a remote-control car
31. 31.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) drinking water (c) notebooks for school (d) a remote-control car
32. 32.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) school shoes (c) medicine when ill (d) a school uniform
33. 33.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) notebooks for school (c) a school uniform (d) a warm blanket
34. 34.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) extra comic books (c) a warm blanket (d) milk
35. 35.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) soap (c) medicine when ill (d) a school uniform
36. 36.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) a school uniform (c) a schoolbag (d) medicine when ill
37. 37.Aditya has ₹900. First Aditya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹50) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a video game (c) a school uniform (d) rice and dal
39. 39.For Manav, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
40. 40.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) rice and dal (c) sweets every day (d) a new party dress

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