Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 161 · 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 Rohan, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
2. 2.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) toothpaste (c) a warm blanket (d) designer sunglasses
3. 3.For Arjun, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a school uniform (c) a third cricket bat (d) a fancy phone cover
5. 5.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) vegetables (c) toothpaste (d) rice and dal
6. 6.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) medicine when ill (c) milk (d) bus fare to school
7. 7.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a toy robot (c) a new party dress (d) a warm blanket
8. 8.For Aarav, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
9. 9.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) school shoes (c) a raincoat (d) a warm blanket
10. 10.Tara has ₹1000. First Tara pays for needs: a lunch box (₹230) and a geometry box (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.For Ananya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.Diya has ₹500. First Diya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹140) and a geometry box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Kavya has ₹550. First Kavya pays for needs: school shoes (₹170) and socks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a sticker album (c) sweets every day (d) a bigger TV
15. 15.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a new party dress (c) a schoolbag (d) a sticker album
16. 16.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a sticker album (c) milk (d) a toy robot
17. 17.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a sticker album (c) sweets every day (d) a fancy phone cover
18. 18.Riya has ₹350. First Riya pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a schoolbag (c) a remote-control car (d) designer sunglasses
20. 20.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a remote-control car (c) toothpaste (d) a schoolbag
21. 21.For Saanvi, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
22. 22.Arjun has ₹600. First Arjun pays for needs: a school uniform (₹170) and socks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Rahul has ₹1000. First Rahul pays for needs: a lunch box (₹110) and a geometry box (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Diya has ₹550. First Diya pays for needs: school shoes (₹170) and a raincoat (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) vegetables (c) a bigger TV (d) a toy robot
26. 26.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a glitter pen set (c) a remote-control car (d) a video game
27. 27.Vivaan has ₹300. First Vivaan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹80) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a warm blanket (c) extra comic books (d) a remote-control car
29. 29.For Manav, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a sticker album (c) vegetables (d) a remote-control car
31. 31.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) toothpaste (c) a bigger TV (d) extra comic books
32. 32.For Manav, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) designer sunglasses (c) drinking water (d) toothpaste
34. 34.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) sweets every day (c) medicine when ill (d) a glitter pen set
35. 35.For Rohan, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a remote-control car (c) drinking water (d) a warm blanket
37. 37.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a third cricket bat (c) a sticker album (d) vegetables
38. 38.For Farhan, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.Joseph has ₹400. First Joseph pays for needs: a lunch box (₹110) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a remote-control car (c) vegetables (d) rice and dal

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