Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 268 · 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) Want (b) Need
2. 2.For Rahul, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
3. 3.For Sneha, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.For Tara, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
5. 5.For Nisha, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
6. 6.For Ishaan, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) extra comic books (c) vegetables (d) a video game
8. 8.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a glitter pen set (c) sweets every day (d) a schoolbag
9. 9.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a fancy phone cover (c) drinking water (d) a bigger TV
10. 10.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) medicine when ill (c) vegetables (d) rice and dal
11. 11.For Karan, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a video game (c) designer sunglasses (d) sweets every day
13. 13.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a schoolbag (c) extra comic books (d) drinking water
14. 14.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a raincoat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a third cricket bat
15. 15.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a raincoat (c) a video game (d) a toy robot
16. 16.Kabir has ₹750. First Kabir pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and a raincoat (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a remote-control car (c) a toy robot (d) a fancy phone cover
18. 18.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a third cricket bat (c) a bigger TV (d) soap
19. 19.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) rice and dal (c) drinking water (d) a video game
20. 20.Pooja has ₹950. First Pooja pays for needs: socks (₹250) and a water bottle (₹300). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) extra comic books (c) a video game (d) a third cricket bat
22. 22.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a warm blanket (c) toothpaste (d) milk
23. 23.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a third cricket bat (c) a video game (d) a bigger TV
24. 24.Vivaan has ₹350. First Vivaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a video game (d) a raincoat
26. 26.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) school shoes (c) medicine when ill (d) a third cricket bat
27. 27.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a school uniform (c) a new party dress (d) a toy robot
28. 28.For Manav, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
29. 29.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) extra comic books (c) school shoes (d) a third cricket bat
30. 30.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) bus fare to school (c) sweets every day (d) a fancy phone cover
31. 31.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) soap (c) a warm blanket (d) medicine when ill
32. 32.Pooja has ₹700. First Pooja pays for needs: notebooks (₹210) and a lunch box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a video game (d) a sticker album
34. 34.Arjun has ₹900. First Arjun pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and a geometry box (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Isha has ₹900. First Isha pays for needs: school shoes (₹120) and a school uniform (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a schoolbag (c) vegetables (d) a remote-control car
37. 37.Vivaan has ₹750. First Vivaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹120) and a water bottle (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) school shoes (c) a bigger TV (d) notebooks for school
39. 39.Meera has ₹700. First Meera pays for needs: a lunch box (₹120) and notebooks (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Isha has ₹900. First Isha pays for needs: notebooks (₹180) and a water bottle (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?

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