Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 103 · 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 Priya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
2. 2.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) toothpaste (c) soap (d) milk
3. 3.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) extra comic books (c) a bigger TV (d) vegetables
4. 4.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) toothpaste (c) a glitter pen set (d) a video game
5. 5.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a fancy phone cover (c) medicine when ill (d) rice and dal
6. 6.Vivaan has ₹950. First Vivaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and a lunch box (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.For Kavya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) soap (c) a new party dress (d) notebooks for school
9. 9.For Kabir, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.Arjun has ₹450. First Arjun pays for needs: a raincoat (₹110) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.For Karan, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
12. 12.Diya has ₹900. First Diya pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and school shoes (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Karan has ₹700. First Karan pays for needs: socks (₹120) and a raincoat (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) milk (c) a schoolbag (d) a fancy phone cover
15. 15.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) sweets every day (c) a raincoat (d) a sticker album
16. 16.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a video game (d) a raincoat
17. 17.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a bigger TV (d) milk
18. 18.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) toothpaste (c) milk (d) a third cricket bat
19. 19.Meera has ₹550. First Meera pays for needs: a water bottle (₹150) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) school shoes (c) medicine when ill (d) a warm blanket
21. 21.For Rahul, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
22. 22.For Farhan, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
23. 23.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a glitter pen set (c) a schoolbag (d) rice and dal
24. 24.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a glitter pen set (c) a sticker album (d) a new party dress
25. 25.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a third cricket bat (c) a warm blanket (d) sweets every day
26. 26.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) rice and dal (c) sweets every day (d) a third cricket bat
27. 27.Kavya has ₹650. First Kavya pays for needs: notebooks (₹140) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) sweets every day (c) a third cricket bat (d) toothpaste
29. 29.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) medicine when ill (c) a school uniform (d) a raincoat
30. 30.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a third cricket bat (c) a warm blanket (d) a raincoat
31. 31.Riya has ₹600. First Riya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and a geometry box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a bigger TV (c) a glitter pen set (d) a video game
33. 33.Lakshmi has ₹300. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and a water bottle (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) rice and dal (c) a video game (d) sweets every day
35. 35.For Zoya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.Isha has ₹550. First Isha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹80) and socks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) extra comic books (c) a third cricket bat (d) a bigger TV
38. 38.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) extra comic books (c) a glitter pen set (d) soap
39. 39.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) milk (c) a sticker album (d) a glitter pen set
40. 40.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a bigger TV (c) a third cricket bat (d) a remote-control car

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