Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 110 · 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 Lakshmi, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
2. 2.Manav has ₹1000. First Manav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and school shoes (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a bigger TV (c) a remote-control car (d) a raincoat
4. 4.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) bus fare to school (c) sweets every day (d) designer sunglasses
5. 5.Zoya has ₹400. First Zoya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹120) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) toothpaste (c) a remote-control car (d) a third cricket bat
7. 7.For Manav, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
8. 8.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) rice and dal (c) a video game (d) vegetables
9. 9.Dev has ₹800. First Dev pays for needs: a water bottle (₹160) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) soap (c) bus fare to school (d) notebooks for school
11. 11.Arjun has ₹650. First Arjun pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Isha has ₹500. First Isha pays for needs: school shoes (₹130) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a new party dress (c) school shoes (d) a fancy phone cover
14. 14.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a toy robot (c) bus fare to school (d) drinking water
15. 15.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) school shoes (c) a fancy phone cover (d) vegetables
16. 16.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a warm blanket (c) a schoolbag (d) extra comic books
17. 17.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a school uniform (c) a toy robot (d) a raincoat
18. 18.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a remote-control car (c) a third cricket bat (d) vegetables
19. 19.For Priya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.Gurpreet has ₹300. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a third cricket bat (c) rice and dal (d) medicine when ill
22. 22.For Diya, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.Gurpreet has ₹650. First Gurpreet pays for needs: school shoes (₹210) and a raincoat (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.For Farhan, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a third cricket bat (c) designer sunglasses (d) a schoolbag
26. 26.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) bus fare to school (c) a third cricket bat (d) sweets every day
27. 27.Sneha has ₹500. First Sneha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and a water bottle (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.For Dev, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.Rohan has ₹850. First Rohan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹260) and socks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) milk (c) designer sunglasses (d) a glitter pen set
31. 31.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) toothpaste (c) extra comic books (d) soap
32. 32.For Pooja, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.For Joseph, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.Tara has ₹900. First Tara pays for needs: notebooks (₹190) and school shoes (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.For Riya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.Saanvi has ₹350. First Saanvi pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.For Zoya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
38. 38.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a bigger TV (c) rice and dal (d) school shoes
39. 39.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) sweets every day (c) school shoes (d) a glitter pen set
40. 40.For Nisha, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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