Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 112 · 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 Joseph, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.Arjun has ₹500. First Arjun pays for needs: a geometry box (₹150) and socks (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Dev has ₹950. First Dev pays for needs: school shoes (₹250) and a water bottle (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.For Gurpreet, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) a raincoat (c) a warm blanket (d) rice and dal
6. 6.Riya has ₹550. First Riya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and notebooks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) vegetables (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a video game
8. 8.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a warm blanket (c) rice and dal (d) a video game
9. 9.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a new party dress (c) designer sunglasses (d) school shoes
10. 10.Diya has ₹750. First Diya pays for needs: school shoes (₹160) and notebooks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.For Saanvi, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
12. 12.Kabir has ₹650. First Kabir pays for needs: socks (₹110) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a third cricket bat (d) a bigger TV
14. 14.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a glitter pen set (c) rice and dal (d) a warm blanket
15. 15.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) medicine when ill (c) a sticker album (d) a remote-control car
16. 16.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) notebooks for school (c) toothpaste (d) sweets every day
17. 17.Kavya has ₹950. First Kavya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹200) and a geometry box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.For Lakshmi, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
19. 19.For Zoya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a sticker album (c) milk (d) a warm blanket
21. 21.For Kavya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a toy robot (c) a school uniform (d) a fancy phone cover
23. 23.For Isha, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
24. 24.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a bigger TV (c) medicine when ill (d) extra comic books
25. 25.For Nisha, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
26. 26.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) bus fare to school (c) toothpaste (d) a school uniform
27. 27.Rahul has ₹350. First Rahul pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Zoya has ₹550. First Zoya pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and a water bottle (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a glitter pen set (c) a school uniform (d) a third cricket bat
30. 30.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) notebooks for school (c) vegetables (d) a fancy phone cover
31. 31.For Isha, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a remote-control car (c) vegetables (d) a third cricket bat
33. 33.For Meera, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) notebooks for school (c) bus fare to school (d) extra comic books
35. 35.For Rohan, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.Isha has ₹300. First Isha pays for needs: socks (₹90) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a school uniform (c) milk (d) a video game
38. 38.For Tara, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.For Joseph, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
40. 40.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) designer sunglasses (c) school shoes (d) a schoolbag

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