Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 275 · 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 Tara, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) medicine when ill (c) sweets every day (d) a bigger TV
3. 3.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a raincoat (c) a remote-control car (d) a schoolbag
4. 4.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) medicine when ill (c) a bigger TV (d) rice and dal
5. 5.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) bus fare to school (c) a warm blanket (d) a third cricket bat
6. 6.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a schoolbag (d) rice and dal
7. 7.Ishaan has ₹300. First Ishaan pays for needs: socks (₹100) and a water bottle (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a new party dress (c) a fancy phone cover (d) vegetables
9. 9.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a sticker album (c) soap (d) sweets every day
10. 10.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a school uniform (c) bus fare to school (d) a third cricket bat
11. 11.Rahul has ₹700. First Rahul pays for needs: a lunch box (₹200) and notebooks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Vivaan has ₹850. First Vivaan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and socks (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Aarav has ₹750. First Aarav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹180) and school shoes (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) vegetables (c) a warm blanket (d) a school uniform
15. 15.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) sweets every day (c) a remote-control car (d) milk
16. 16.Kabir has ₹650. First Kabir pays for needs: a lunch box (₹160) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) extra comic books (c) a toy robot (d) school shoes
18. 18.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a fancy phone cover (c) rice and dal (d) a third cricket bat
19. 19.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a new party dress (c) a third cricket bat (d) bus fare to school
20. 20.Vivaan has ₹550. First Vivaan pays for needs: socks (₹180) and a water bottle (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) a raincoat (c) school shoes (d) toothpaste
22. 22.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) school shoes (c) drinking water (d) a schoolbag
23. 23.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) school shoes (c) milk (d) a school uniform
24. 24.Riya has ₹550. First Riya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and a lunch box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) milk (c) a fancy phone cover (d) school shoes
26. 26.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a bigger TV (c) rice and dal (d) a video game
27. 27.Tara has ₹900. First Tara pays for needs: a water bottle (₹60) and a lunch box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) notebooks for school (c) a third cricket bat (d) a fancy phone cover
29. 29.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a warm blanket (c) a remote-control car (d) school shoes
30. 30.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a remote-control car (c) a raincoat (d) a sticker album
31. 31.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a video game (c) soap (d) a glitter pen set
32. 32.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a third cricket bat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) designer sunglasses
33. 33.For Lakshmi, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
34. 34.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) soap (c) extra comic books (d) a warm blanket
35. 35.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) notebooks for school (c) a toy robot (d) a remote-control car
36. 36.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) sweets every day (c) medicine when ill (d) soap
37. 37.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) bus fare to school (c) school shoes (d) sweets every day
38. 38.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) bus fare to school (c) a glitter pen set (d) a schoolbag
39. 39.For Gurpreet, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
40. 40.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a new party dress (c) a video game (d) extra comic books

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