Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 247 · 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 Isha, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a school uniform (c) designer sunglasses (d) a video game
3. 3.For Arjun, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a video game (c) school shoes (d) a remote-control car
5. 5.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a fancy phone cover (c) extra comic books (d) sweets every day
6. 6.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a fancy phone cover (c) bus fare to school (d) designer sunglasses
7. 7.For Lakshmi, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.For Kabir, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
9. 9.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) bus fare to school (c) soap (d) a school uniform
10. 10.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a toy robot (c) a glitter pen set (d) sweets every day
11. 11.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) soap (c) a remote-control car (d) a third cricket bat
12. 12.Nisha has ₹800. First Nisha pays for needs: notebooks (₹140) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a raincoat (c) a remote-control car (d) toothpaste
14. 14.Aarav has ₹950. First Aarav pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and notebooks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a video game (c) a raincoat (d) bus fare to school
16. 16.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a third cricket bat (c) a video game (d) designer sunglasses
17. 17.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a third cricket bat (c) bus fare to school (d) drinking water
18. 18.For Aarav, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a toy robot (c) a video game (d) sweets every day
20. 20.For Lakshmi, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a warm blanket (c) rice and dal (d) a glitter pen set
22. 22.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) notebooks for school (c) a raincoat (d) milk
23. 23.Aditya has ₹300. First Aditya pays for needs: socks (₹100) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Aarav has ₹700. First Aarav pays for needs: socks (₹80) and a lunch box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a raincoat (c) a bigger TV (d) school shoes
26. 26.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) school shoes (c) a bigger TV (d) a third cricket bat
27. 27.Nisha has ₹300. First Nisha pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) school shoes (c) a warm blanket (d) vegetables
29. 29.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) toothpaste (c) a sticker album (d) a toy robot
30. 30.Saanvi has ₹350. First Saanvi pays for needs: socks (₹110) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) drinking water (c) sweets every day (d) a sticker album
32. 32.For Diya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
33. 33.For Riya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
34. 34.For Rohan, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.Zoya has ₹400. First Zoya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) sweets every day (c) a school uniform (d) soap
37. 37.Aditya has ₹450. First Aditya pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and a water bottle (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a video game (c) notebooks for school (d) designer sunglasses
39. 39.Joseph has ₹800. First Joseph pays for needs: a water bottle (₹180) and a school uniform (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.For Joseph, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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