Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 281 · 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 Ananya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
2. 2.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a fancy phone cover (c) drinking water (d) a new party dress
3. 3.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a toy robot (c) a third cricket bat (d) medicine when ill
4. 4.Arjun has ₹800. First Arjun pays for needs: a school uniform (₹140) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Kabir has ₹650. First Kabir pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Gurpreet has ₹800. First Gurpreet pays for needs: socks (₹140) and a geometry box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) school shoes (c) notebooks for school (d) a toy robot
8. 8.Nisha has ₹750. First Nisha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹130) and a geometry box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) extra comic books (c) rice and dal (d) a video game
10. 10.For Meera, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
11. 11.Ananya has ₹650. First Ananya pays for needs: notebooks (₹130) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.For Diya, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a warm blanket (c) a video game (d) toothpaste
14. 14.For Aditya, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
15. 15.For Lakshmi, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
16. 16.For Meera, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
17. 17.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a third cricket bat (c) a bigger TV (d) a raincoat
18. 18.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a sticker album (c) rice and dal (d) soap
19. 19.For Aarav, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) soap (c) a third cricket bat (d) a video game
21. 21.For Priya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
22. 22.Diya has ₹300. First Diya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) soap (c) milk (d) a raincoat
24. 24.For Lakshmi, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.Tara has ₹300. First Tara pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Aarav has ₹700. First Aarav pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and a raincoat (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Vivaan has ₹850. First Vivaan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹130) and a water bottle (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Dev has ₹650. First Dev pays for needs: a geometry box (₹190) and a lunch box (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a fancy phone cover (c) drinking water (d) a toy robot
30. 30.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a sticker album (c) milk (d) medicine when ill
31. 31.For Kabir, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) rice and dal (c) toothpaste (d) a warm blanket
33. 33.Arjun has ₹700. First Arjun pays for needs: a raincoat (₹220) and a geometry box (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Tara has ₹1000. First Tara pays for needs: a geometry box (₹90) and school shoes (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a video game (c) a new party dress (d) toothpaste
36. 36.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a warm blanket (d) school shoes
37. 37.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a schoolbag (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a glitter pen set
38. 38.For Riya, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a remote-control car (c) notebooks for school (d) a warm blanket
40. 40.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a warm blanket (c) a toy robot (d) school shoes

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