Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 11 · 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.For Vivaan, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
3. 3.Diya has ₹550. First Diya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹100) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Kabir has ₹450. First Kabir pays for needs: a water bottle (₹60) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Pooja has ₹350. First Pooja pays for needs: socks (₹100) and a lunch box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) rice and dal (c) a third cricket bat (d) milk
7. 7.Manav has ₹400. First Manav pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) extra comic books (c) school shoes (d) bus fare to school
9. 9.Farhan has ₹350. First Farhan pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a raincoat (c) milk (d) designer sunglasses
11. 11.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) extra comic books (c) designer sunglasses (d) a toy robot
12. 12.For Farhan, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.For Vivaan, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.For Rohan, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
15. 15.Riya has ₹550. First Riya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹90) and a water bottle (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a raincoat (c) rice and dal (d) a remote-control car
17. 17.For Aditya, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
18. 18.For Arjun, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a sticker album (c) a bigger TV (d) a glitter pen set
20. 20.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) designer sunglasses (c) vegetables (d) a third cricket bat
21. 21.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a new party dress (c) a toy robot (d) a schoolbag
22. 22.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) vegetables (c) sweets every day (d) a third cricket bat
23. 23.Meera has ₹300. First Meera pays for needs: a water bottle (₹60) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a schoolbag (c) a video game (d) bus fare to school
25. 25.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a warm blanket (c) extra comic books (d) sweets every day
26. 26.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) vegetables (c) a third cricket bat (d) a raincoat
27. 27.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) toothpaste (c) extra comic books (d) designer sunglasses
28. 28.For Ananya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
29. 29.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a video game (c) medicine when ill (d) a raincoat
30. 30.For Ishaan, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a new party dress (c) a remote-control car (d) a raincoat
32. 32.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) drinking water (c) a raincoat (d) designer sunglasses
33. 33.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a remote-control car (c) school shoes (d) a school uniform
34. 34.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) bus fare to school (c) a new party dress (d) designer sunglasses
35. 35.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a bigger TV (c) vegetables (d) a warm blanket
36. 36.For Arjun, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
37. 37.Meera has ₹750. First Meera pays for needs: a raincoat (₹170) and a water bottle (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a bigger TV (c) a video game (d) a new party dress
39. 39.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) extra comic books (c) a school uniform (d) a warm blanket
40. 40.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a glitter pen set (c) soap (d) a remote-control car

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