Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 170 · 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.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a video game (c) notebooks for school (d) a fancy phone cover
2. 2.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) bus fare to school (c) a sticker album (d) a bigger TV
3. 3.For Isha, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a school uniform (c) a toy robot (d) notebooks for school
5. 5.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a sticker album (c) a video game (d) extra comic books
6. 6.Ananya has ₹900. First Ananya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and school shoes (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) rice and dal (c) designer sunglasses (d) a sticker album
8. 8.Nisha has ₹950. First Nisha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹290) and socks (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a glitter pen set (c) a remote-control car (d) sweets every day
10. 10.For Riya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
11. 11.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) soap (c) a schoolbag (d) medicine when ill
12. 12.Saanvi has ₹750. First Saanvi pays for needs: a geometry box (₹210) and notebooks (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a sticker album (d) a bigger TV
14. 14.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) milk (c) a raincoat (d) notebooks for school
15. 15.Kavya has ₹600. First Kavya pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and a water bottle (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.For Priya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a schoolbag (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a bigger TV
18. 18.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a school uniform (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a bigger TV
19. 19.For Aarav, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.For Aarav, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a video game (c) a new party dress (d) rice and dal
22. 22.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) a raincoat (c) vegetables (d) a warm blanket
23. 23.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) medicine when ill (c) a warm blanket (d) a glitter pen set
24. 24.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) a schoolbag (c) toothpaste (d) soap
25. 25.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) extra comic books (c) a sticker album (d) a warm blanket
26. 26.For Nisha, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
27. 27.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a video game (c) extra comic books (d) a glitter pen set
28. 28.Rahul has ₹450. First Rahul pays for needs: socks (₹50) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Arjun has ₹300. First Arjun pays for needs: a lunch box (₹100) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a new party dress (c) extra comic books (d) a raincoat
31. 31.Priya has ₹600. First Priya pays for needs: school shoes (₹180) and notebooks (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a school uniform (c) a sticker album (d) a toy robot
33. 33.Isha has ₹300. First Isha pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.For Arjun, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a video game (c) a third cricket bat (d) milk
36. 36.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a bigger TV (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a new party dress
37. 37.For Arjun, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a warm blanket (d) medicine when ill
39. 39.Vivaan has ₹850. First Vivaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹200) and a raincoat (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Tara has ₹550. First Tara pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and socks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?

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