Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 109 · 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 “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
2. 2.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a bigger TV (c) vegetables (d) a warm blanket
3. 3.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) notebooks for school (c) a warm blanket (d) a remote-control car
4. 4.For Ananya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
5. 5.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) sweets every day (c) a video game (d) notebooks for school
6. 6.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) drinking water (c) a new party dress (d) a video game
7. 7.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a bigger TV (c) a fancy phone cover (d) drinking water
8. 8.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a remote-control car (c) school shoes (d) bus fare to school
9. 9.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a school uniform (c) milk (d) a toy robot
10. 10.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) rice and dal (c) sweets every day (d) a bigger TV
11. 11.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) extra comic books (c) designer sunglasses (d) a school uniform
12. 12.Riya has ₹400. First Riya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and notebooks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) school shoes (c) a bigger TV (d) toothpaste
14. 14.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a third cricket bat (c) a raincoat (d) a sticker album
15. 15.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a bigger TV (d) milk
16. 16.Diya has ₹700. First Diya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹110) and a lunch box (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.For Saanvi, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.Nisha has ₹700. First Nisha pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and a geometry box (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.For Aarav, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.Meera has ₹600. First Meera pays for needs: school shoes (₹140) and notebooks (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.For Joseph, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a bigger TV (c) a glitter pen set (d) sweets every day
23. 23.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) designer sunglasses (c) a warm blanket (d) a sticker album
24. 24.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) extra comic books (c) a third cricket bat (d) school shoes
25. 25.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a remote-control car (c) a school uniform (d) designer sunglasses
26. 26.Ishaan has ₹650. First Ishaan pays for needs: socks (₹110) and a school uniform (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) school shoes (c) a new party dress (d) a video game
28. 28.Zoya has ₹700. First Zoya pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and a school uniform (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.For Zoya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
30. 30.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) medicine when ill (c) vegetables (d) a warm blanket
31. 31.Ananya has ₹550. First Ananya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹60) and socks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Kavya has ₹800. First Kavya pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and a water bottle (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Nisha has ₹350. First Nisha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹100) and socks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Sneha has ₹800. First Sneha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and a school uniform (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.For Arjun, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.For Karan, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
37. 37.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) vegetables (c) milk (d) a glitter pen set
38. 38.Isha has ₹600. First Isha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹140) and a geometry box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a bigger TV (c) toothpaste (d) extra comic books
40. 40.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) soap (c) a warm blanket (d) a fancy phone cover

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