Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 118 · 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 Dev, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.Ananya has ₹1000. First Ananya pays for needs: school shoes (₹270) and a school uniform (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a toy robot (c) a fancy phone cover (d) soap
4. 4.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) designer sunglasses (c) a video game (d) a bigger TV
5. 5.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) sweets every day (c) extra comic books (d) a video game
6. 6.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a remote-control car (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a toy robot
7. 7.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a school uniform (c) a toy robot (d) a schoolbag
8. 8.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) a schoolbag (c) a warm blanket (d) toothpaste
9. 9.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) toothpaste (c) a school uniform (d) extra comic books
10. 10.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) school shoes (c) a remote-control car (d) a fancy phone cover
11. 11.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) sweets every day (c) a bigger TV (d) a sticker album
12. 12.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) designer sunglasses (c) a glitter pen set (d) a raincoat
13. 13.For Sneha, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.Karan has ₹300. First Karan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) sweets every day (c) milk (d) a sticker album
16. 16.Farhan has ₹450. First Farhan pays for needs: socks (₹110) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a new party dress (d) a video game
18. 18.For Lakshmi, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) toothpaste (c) a toy robot (d) a fancy phone cover
20. 20.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a video game (c) notebooks for school (d) rice and dal
21. 21.Rohan has ₹750. First Rohan pays for needs: socks (₹180) and a lunch box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Kabir has ₹300. First Kabir pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) rice and dal (c) a remote-control car (d) a fancy phone cover
24. 24.Zoya has ₹600. First Zoya pays for needs: school shoes (₹140) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) a school uniform (c) a raincoat (d) rice and dal
26. 26.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a sticker album (c) toothpaste (d) rice and dal
27. 27.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a fancy phone cover (c) extra comic books (d) drinking water
28. 28.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a video game (c) a glitter pen set (d) drinking water
29. 29.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) bus fare to school (c) a warm blanket (d) a third cricket bat
30. 30.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a school uniform (c) a toy robot (d) a video game
31. 31.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a new party dress (d) drinking water
32. 32.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a new party dress (c) designer sunglasses (d) a schoolbag
33. 33.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a school uniform (c) a raincoat (d) a video game
34. 34.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a remote-control car (c) a warm blanket (d) a sticker album
35. 35.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a school uniform (c) a third cricket bat (d) sweets every day
36. 36.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a toy robot (c) medicine when ill (d) designer sunglasses
37. 37.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a third cricket bat (c) rice and dal (d) designer sunglasses
38. 38.For Sneha, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Aarav has ₹850. First Aarav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹140) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a sticker album (c) sweets every day (d) drinking water

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