Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 104 · 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 Arjun, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a remote-control car (c) a schoolbag (d) school shoes
3. 3.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a schoolbag (c) rice and dal (d) extra comic books
4. 4.Lakshmi has ₹700. First Lakshmi pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and a lunch box (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.For Ananya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.Zoya has ₹350. First Zoya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹100) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.For Joseph, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
8. 8.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a sticker album (c) a video game (d) rice and dal
9. 9.Zoya has ₹750. First Zoya pays for needs: school shoes (₹200) and a lunch box (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.For Priya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) notebooks for school (c) a new party dress (d) a remote-control car
12. 12.For Ishaan, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.Manav has ₹1000. First Manav pays for needs: socks (₹150) and school shoes (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Saanvi has ₹650. First Saanvi pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and a geometry box (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a remote-control car (c) vegetables (d) medicine when ill
16. 16.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a glitter pen set (c) a third cricket bat (d) a bigger TV
17. 17.Farhan has ₹700. First Farhan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹160) and a geometry box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) sweets every day (c) drinking water (d) notebooks for school
19. 19.Lakshmi has ₹1000. First Lakshmi pays for needs: socks (₹190) and a water bottle (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a remote-control car (c) a warm blanket (d) toothpaste
21. 21.Karan has ₹550. First Karan pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a toy robot (c) a bigger TV (d) designer sunglasses
23. 23.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) sweets every day (c) a remote-control car (d) school shoes
24. 24.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a toy robot (c) medicine when ill (d) sweets every day
25. 25.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a third cricket bat (c) a toy robot (d) a bigger TV
26. 26.For Lakshmi, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
27. 27.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) extra comic books (c) notebooks for school (d) a video game
28. 28.For Gurpreet, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
29. 29.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) notebooks for school (c) milk (d) drinking water
30. 30.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) school shoes (c) a sticker album (d) a new party dress
31. 31.For Meera, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
32. 32.For Isha, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.For Kavya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
34. 34.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a school uniform (c) a glitter pen set (d) school shoes
35. 35.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a school uniform (c) a video game (d) a toy robot
36. 36.Tara has ₹400. First Tara pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and a lunch box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a bigger TV (c) a sticker album (d) a warm blanket
38. 38.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) toothpaste (c) drinking water (d) a remote-control car
39. 39.For Karan, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
40. 40.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) vegetables (c) bus fare to school (d) a remote-control car

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