Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 304 · 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 “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
2. 2.For Lakshmi, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.For Diya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) rice and dal (c) extra comic books (d) a schoolbag
5. 5.Diya has ₹350. First Diya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) rice and dal (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a sticker album
7. 7.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a bigger TV (c) school shoes (d) notebooks for school
8. 8.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a new party dress (c) extra comic books (d) drinking water
9. 9.For Kabir, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.For Zoya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) school shoes (c) a video game (d) soap
12. 12.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a raincoat (d) a glitter pen set
13. 13.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) sweets every day (c) notebooks for school (d) a sticker album
14. 14.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a sticker album (c) a third cricket bat (d) vegetables
15. 15.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) designer sunglasses (c) milk (d) a warm blanket
16. 16.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) notebooks for school (c) a raincoat (d) a new party dress
17. 17.For Isha, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
18. 18.Isha has ₹650. First Isha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹110) and a geometry box (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Saanvi has ₹800. First Saanvi pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and a geometry box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) school shoes (c) a warm blanket (d) a sticker album
21. 21.Joseph has ₹650. First Joseph pays for needs: school shoes (₹190) and a raincoat (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Nisha has ₹550. First Nisha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and socks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) soap (c) toothpaste (d) extra comic books
24. 24.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) medicine when ill (c) vegetables (d) a sticker album
25. 25.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) sweets every day (c) a toy robot (d) milk
26. 26.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a new party dress (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a glitter pen set
27. 27.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) soap (c) extra comic books (d) a school uniform
28. 28.Aditya has ₹750. First Aditya pays for needs: school shoes (₹140) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) bus fare to school (c) milk (d) soap
30. 30.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a sticker album (c) a third cricket bat (d) a new party dress
31. 31.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a raincoat (c) a sticker album (d) drinking water
32. 32.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) extra comic books (c) a warm blanket (d) sweets every day
33. 33.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) bus fare to school (c) a schoolbag (d) notebooks for school
34. 34.Dev has ₹950. First Dev pays for needs: a water bottle (₹260) and a geometry box (₹290). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) sweets every day (c) a schoolbag (d) a toy robot
36. 36.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) extra comic books (c) a new party dress (d) sweets every day
37. 37.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a toy robot (c) toothpaste (d) a bigger TV
38. 38.For Manav, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.For Farhan, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
40. 40.Zoya has ₹850. First Zoya pays for needs: notebooks (₹230) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?

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