Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 2 · 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 “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.Arjun has ₹500. First Arjun pays for needs: school shoes (₹120) and a geometry box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a sticker album (c) a video game (d) a fancy phone cover
4. 4.Sneha has ₹700. First Sneha pays for needs: socks (₹220) and a water bottle (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.For Karan, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
6. 6.Zoya has ₹850. First Zoya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹280) and a school uniform (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Manav has ₹300. First Manav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) drinking water (c) a schoolbag (d) vegetables
9. 9.Rohan has ₹900. First Rohan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹250) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) sweets every day (c) a remote-control car (d) a raincoat
11. 11.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a new party dress (c) a video game (d) a fancy phone cover
12. 12.Tara has ₹400. First Tara pays for needs: socks (₹70) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) drinking water (c) a toy robot (d) a schoolbag
14. 14.For Priya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
15. 15.For Arjun, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
16. 16.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) bus fare to school (c) vegetables (d) notebooks for school
17. 17.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) rice and dal (c) vegetables (d) a fancy phone cover
18. 18.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) rice and dal (c) a warm blanket (d) a video game
19. 19.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a sticker album (c) milk (d) extra comic books
20. 20.For Meera, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a third cricket bat (c) soap (d) a bigger TV
22. 22.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) toothpaste (c) a sticker album (d) soap
23. 23.Kavya has ₹550. First Kavya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Lakshmi has ₹550. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a water bottle (₹130) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) sweets every day (c) soap (d) a sticker album
26. 26.For Ishaan, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
27. 27.For Meera, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a raincoat (c) a remote-control car (d) toothpaste
29. 29.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a remote-control car (c) school shoes (d) a third cricket bat
30. 30.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a video game (c) drinking water (d) a toy robot
31. 31.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) extra comic books (c) medicine when ill (d) drinking water
32. 32.Kabir has ₹350. First Kabir pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.For Gurpreet, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) extra comic books (c) soap (d) a fancy phone cover
35. 35.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) school shoes (c) a bigger TV (d) sweets every day
36. 36.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a warm blanket (c) bus fare to school (d) soap
37. 37.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a schoolbag (c) a bigger TV (d) rice and dal
38. 38.Zoya has ₹900. First Zoya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹210) and a water bottle (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a fancy phone cover (c) vegetables (d) school shoes
40. 40.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a toy robot (c) a raincoat (d) sweets every day

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