Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 24 · 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.Isha has ₹950. First Isha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹220) and a school uniform (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Nisha has ₹400. First Nisha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹90) and school shoes (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a new party dress (c) toothpaste (d) a toy robot
4. 4.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) school shoes (c) soap (d) milk
5. 5.For Lakshmi, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a sticker album (c) medicine when ill (d) notebooks for school
7. 7.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a warm blanket (c) a video game (d) rice and dal
8. 8.For Rahul, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
9. 9.Tara has ₹300. First Tara pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) notebooks for school (c) a glitter pen set (d) a fancy phone cover
11. 11.Sneha has ₹500. First Sneha pays for needs: notebooks (₹120) and a school uniform (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) designer sunglasses (c) medicine when ill (d) rice and dal
13. 13.For Karan, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a schoolbag (c) drinking water (d) a remote-control car
15. 15.For Isha, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
16. 16.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) a warm blanket (c) school shoes (d) bus fare to school
17. 17.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) school shoes (c) a video game (d) bus fare to school
18. 18.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) rice and dal (c) a schoolbag (d) a third cricket bat
19. 19.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a glitter pen set (d) a video game
20. 20.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a bigger TV (c) toothpaste (d) a glitter pen set
21. 21.For Kabir, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.For Meera, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.For Kavya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
24. 24.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a school uniform (c) a toy robot (d) a new party dress
25. 25.For Ananya, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
26. 26.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a glitter pen set (d) soap
27. 27.Arjun has ₹400. First Arjun pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and a raincoat (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) designer sunglasses (c) sweets every day (d) school shoes
29. 29.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a glitter pen set (c) a third cricket bat (d) drinking water
30. 30.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a school uniform (c) a remote-control car (d) school shoes
31. 31.For Rahul, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
32. 32.For Pooja, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
33. 33.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) medicine when ill (c) extra comic books (d) rice and dal
34. 34.For Saanvi, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.Kabir has ₹650. First Kabir pays for needs: a school uniform (₹210) and a raincoat (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Gurpreet has ₹350. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a water bottle (₹100) and a lunch box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.For Joseph, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a remote-control car (c) school shoes (d) a video game
39. 39.For Vivaan, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
40. 40.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a warm blanket (c) a toy robot (d) toothpaste

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