Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 169 · 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 Ishaan, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a warm blanket (c) a fancy phone cover (d) notebooks for school
3. 3.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) bus fare to school (c) medicine when ill (d) a third cricket bat
4. 4.For Karan, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a remote-control car (c) a new party dress (d) a warm blanket
6. 6.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a third cricket bat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) drinking water
7. 7.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) soap (c) sweets every day (d) toothpaste
8. 8.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) rice and dal (c) a raincoat (d) school shoes
9. 9.Pooja has ₹750. First Pooja pays for needs: a geometry box (₹110) and socks (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.For Ishaan, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.For Meera, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) school shoes (c) a sticker album (d) a schoolbag
13. 13.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) drinking water (c) a fancy phone cover (d) notebooks for school
14. 14.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a remote-control car (c) a third cricket bat (d) a schoolbag
15. 15.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) milk (c) soap (d) school shoes
16. 16.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) milk (c) a schoolbag (d) a raincoat
17. 17.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) bus fare to school (c) notebooks for school (d) vegetables
18. 18.For Saanvi, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
19. 19.Farhan has ₹900. First Farhan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and socks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Zoya has ₹950. First Zoya pays for needs: notebooks (₹310) and a school uniform (₹310). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) rice and dal (c) medicine when ill (d) designer sunglasses
22. 22.Diya has ₹400. First Diya pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Kavya has ₹950. First Kavya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹190) and school shoes (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) toothpaste (c) a warm blanket (d) sweets every day
25. 25.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a bigger TV (c) a new party dress (d) bus fare to school
26. 26.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) toothpaste (c) a bigger TV (d) rice and dal
27. 27.For Rohan, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.Saanvi has ₹1000. First Saanvi pays for needs: a lunch box (₹230) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a glitter pen set (c) a third cricket bat (d) soap
30. 30.For Tara, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
31. 31.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a schoolbag (c) a remote-control car (d) a sticker album
32. 32.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) school shoes (c) a video game (d) vegetables
33. 33.Riya has ₹450. First Riya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹100) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a new party dress (c) a glitter pen set (d) drinking water
35. 35.Arjun has ₹300. First Arjun pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.For Diya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
37. 37.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a bigger TV (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a toy robot
38. 38.Aarav has ₹700. First Aarav pays for needs: a geometry box (₹210) and a raincoat (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a bigger TV (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a raincoat
40. 40.Manav has ₹500. First Manav pays for needs: notebooks (₹130) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?

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