Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 262 · 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 Joseph, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a sticker album (c) a glitter pen set (d) soap
3. 3.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) a raincoat (c) rice and dal (d) milk
4. 4.Priya has ₹900. First Priya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a video game (c) a bigger TV (d) school shoes
6. 6.Isha has ₹900. First Isha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹300) and a school uniform (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) sweets every day (c) a fancy phone cover (d) milk
8. 8.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) rice and dal (c) a third cricket bat (d) a fancy phone cover
9. 9.Arjun has ₹350. First Arjun pays for needs: a raincoat (₹100) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) toothpaste (c) medicine when ill (d) school shoes
11. 11.For Rohan, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
12. 12.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) notebooks for school (c) rice and dal (d) a sticker album
13. 13.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a new party dress (c) sweets every day (d) a schoolbag
14. 14.Joseph has ₹1000. First Joseph pays for needs: a raincoat (₹110) and a lunch box (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.For Ishaan, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
16. 16.Diya has ₹350. First Diya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹90) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) extra comic books (c) bus fare to school (d) milk
18. 18.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a warm blanket (c) designer sunglasses (d) a schoolbag
19. 19.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) designer sunglasses (c) a sticker album (d) vegetables
20. 20.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) vegetables (c) drinking water (d) a raincoat
21. 21.Sneha has ₹900. First Sneha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹170) and a lunch box (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a sticker album (d) notebooks for school
23. 23.Kabir has ₹850. First Kabir pays for needs: a geometry box (₹160) and socks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Karan has ₹700. First Karan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and notebooks (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a sticker album (c) a video game (d) notebooks for school
26. 26.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) designer sunglasses (c) a sticker album (d) a toy robot
27. 27.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) medicine when ill (c) soap (d) vegetables
28. 28.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a glitter pen set (c) a video game (d) a fancy phone cover
29. 29.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a toy robot (c) a school uniform (d) a third cricket bat
30. 30.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) soap (c) designer sunglasses (d) a warm blanket
31. 31.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) rice and dal (c) a remote-control car (d) toothpaste
32. 32.Rohan has ₹700. First Rohan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹100) and a lunch box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) medicine when ill (c) a raincoat (d) a warm blanket
34. 34.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) rice and dal (c) a sticker album (d) vegetables
35. 35.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a video game (c) a fancy phone cover (d) rice and dal
36. 36.Lakshmi has ₹300. First Lakshmi pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and socks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Dev has ₹700. First Dev pays for needs: a lunch box (₹170) and a school uniform (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a sticker album (c) a third cricket bat (d) a video game
39. 39.Dev has ₹1000. First Dev pays for needs: socks (₹150) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a schoolbag (c) a remote-control car (d) designer sunglasses

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