Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 113 · 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 Diya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.For Farhan, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
3. 3.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a glitter pen set (c) designer sunglasses (d) a fancy phone cover
4. 4.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a glitter pen set (c) a sticker album (d) school shoes
5. 5.Rohan has ₹300. First Rohan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹60) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Rohan has ₹750. First Rohan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹120) and a lunch box (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Diya has ₹950. First Diya pays for needs: socks (₹290) and a lunch box (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) school shoes (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a third cricket bat
9. 9.For Dev, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a third cricket bat (c) toothpaste (d) designer sunglasses
11. 11.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) notebooks for school (c) a video game (d) a fancy phone cover
12. 12.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) extra comic books (c) toothpaste (d) a bigger TV
13. 13.Karan has ₹1000. First Karan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹110) and a lunch box (₹310). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.For Sneha, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
15. 15.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a third cricket bat (c) extra comic books (d) a new party dress
16. 16.Ishaan has ₹700. First Ishaan pays for needs: socks (₹190) and a lunch box (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a toy robot (d) a new party dress
18. 18.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a schoolbag (c) bus fare to school (d) a third cricket bat
19. 19.Farhan has ₹700. First Farhan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹150) and notebooks (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) bus fare to school (c) a warm blanket (d) a sticker album
21. 21.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) vegetables (c) sweets every day (d) milk
22. 22.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) a school uniform (c) drinking water (d) a raincoat
23. 23.For Kabir, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
24. 24.For Saanvi, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) soap (c) a third cricket bat (d) school shoes
26. 26.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) rice and dal (c) drinking water (d) a new party dress
27. 27.For Tara, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
28. 28.Farhan has ₹650. First Farhan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹90) and a school uniform (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a remote-control car (c) school shoes (d) soap
30. 30.Arjun has ₹900. First Arjun pays for needs: a geometry box (₹210) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.For Priya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.For Joseph, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.For Rahul, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
34. 34.For Rahul, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) a schoolbag (c) vegetables (d) notebooks for school
36. 36.Ananya has ₹650. First Ananya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹120) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Meera has ₹550. First Meera pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and a geometry box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Manav has ₹650. First Manav pays for needs: socks (₹210) and a raincoat (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a new party dress (c) a video game (d) bus fare to school
40. 40.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) drinking water (c) a toy robot (d) vegetables

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