Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 300 · 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 Kabir, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
2. 2.For Arjun, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.Pooja has ₹500. First Pooja pays for needs: a raincoat (₹110) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.For Ishaan, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
5. 5.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a warm blanket (c) sweets every day (d) soap
6. 6.For Kavya, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a sticker album (c) bus fare to school (d) extra comic books
8. 8.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) toothpaste (c) bus fare to school (d) milk
9. 9.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a third cricket bat (c) medicine when ill (d) soap
10. 10.Joseph has ₹350. First Joseph pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a sticker album (c) sweets every day (d) a fancy phone cover
12. 12.Zoya has ₹900. First Zoya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹160) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a sticker album (c) a remote-control car (d) a fancy phone cover
14. 14.For Joseph, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
15. 15.Ananya has ₹800. First Ananya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹150) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.For Arjun, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
17. 17.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) toothpaste (c) bus fare to school (d) sweets every day
18. 18.Dev has ₹450. First Dev pays for needs: a water bottle (₹60) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a third cricket bat (d) bus fare to school
20. 20.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a schoolbag (d) a glitter pen set
21. 21.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a bigger TV (d) drinking water
22. 22.For Aarav, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.For Kabir, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.For Riya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) milk (c) a remote-control car (d) a video game
26. 26.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a glitter pen set (c) rice and dal (d) a raincoat
27. 27.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) designer sunglasses (c) extra comic books (d) a school uniform
28. 28.For Vivaan, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.Kabir has ₹600. First Kabir pays for needs: a geometry box (₹200) and a lunch box (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a sticker album (c) a bigger TV (d) drinking water
31. 31.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) sweets every day (c) a warm blanket (d) school shoes
32. 32.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) designer sunglasses (c) a glitter pen set (d) school shoes
33. 33.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) toothpaste (c) rice and dal (d) a video game
34. 34.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a glitter pen set (c) a warm blanket (d) extra comic books
35. 35.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) designer sunglasses (c) notebooks for school (d) a fancy phone cover
36. 36.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) school shoes (c) a remote-control car (d) a toy robot
37. 37.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a schoolbag (c) a toy robot (d) a new party dress
38. 38.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) extra comic books (c) toothpaste (d) a toy robot
39. 39.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) toothpaste (c) a third cricket bat (d) a fancy phone cover
40. 40.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a new party dress (c) medicine when ill (d) sweets every day

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