Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 273 · 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 Sneha, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.For Ananya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.Joseph has ₹700. First Joseph pays for needs: socks (₹60) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a school uniform (c) milk (d) a remote-control car
5. 5.Tara has ₹850. First Tara pays for needs: school shoes (₹220) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) medicine when ill (c) a raincoat (d) a sticker album
7. 7.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) extra comic books (c) a bigger TV (d) a raincoat
8. 8.Meera has ₹300. First Meera pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and socks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.For Kabir, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) a raincoat (c) toothpaste (d) a schoolbag
11. 11.Nisha has ₹750. First Nisha pays for needs: socks (₹60) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.For Isha, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
13. 13.Ananya has ₹900. First Ananya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹260) and notebooks (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) toothpaste (c) a toy robot (d) a video game
15. 15.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) school shoes (c) soap (d) designer sunglasses
16. 16.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) school shoes (c) vegetables (d) a remote-control car
17. 17.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a new party dress (c) drinking water (d) medicine when ill
18. 18.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a schoolbag (c) a remote-control car (d) soap
19. 19.Isha has ₹450. First Isha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and socks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) extra comic books (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a remote-control car
21. 21.Isha has ₹400. First Isha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a school uniform (c) a sticker album (d) rice and dal
23. 23.For Rohan, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.Saanvi has ₹900. First Saanvi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and a raincoat (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a sticker album (d) vegetables
26. 26.For Rohan, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
27. 27.Karan has ₹500. First Karan pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Priya has ₹400. First Priya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and a geometry box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Diya has ₹600. First Diya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹170) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Kabir has ₹550. First Kabir pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and a school uniform (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a third cricket bat (d) a schoolbag
32. 32.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) bus fare to school (c) a toy robot (d) a warm blanket
33. 33.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a remote-control car (c) a video game (d) a third cricket bat
34. 34.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) rice and dal (c) milk (d) a raincoat
35. 35.Joseph has ₹450. First Joseph pays for needs: notebooks (₹140) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.For Tara, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
37. 37.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a bigger TV (c) school shoes (d) milk
38. 38.Gurpreet has ₹550. First Gurpreet pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) milk (c) sweets every day (d) designer sunglasses
40. 40.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a glitter pen set (c) medicine when ill (d) toothpaste

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