Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 310 · 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 Ishaan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a video game (c) a sticker album (d) soap
3. 3.For Riya, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) bus fare to school (c) designer sunglasses (d) extra comic books
5. 5.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a toy robot (c) a third cricket bat (d) a sticker album
6. 6.Arjun has ₹350. First Arjun pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) medicine when ill (c) a remote-control car (d) milk
8. 8.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) sweets every day (c) a sticker album (d) a warm blanket
9. 9.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a sticker album (c) a toy robot (d) a warm blanket
10. 10.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a toy robot (c) a sticker album (d) designer sunglasses
11. 11.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) designer sunglasses (c) a remote-control car (d) a school uniform
12. 12.For Tara, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.For Gurpreet, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.For Rohan, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
15. 15.For Gurpreet, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
16. 16.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) sweets every day (c) a bigger TV (d) a third cricket bat
17. 17.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a school uniform (c) a warm blanket (d) a new party dress
18. 18.Diya has ₹750. First Diya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹240) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a schoolbag (c) a toy robot (d) a third cricket bat
20. 20.For Riya, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.Sneha has ₹900. First Sneha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹80) and notebooks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) bus fare to school (c) a school uniform (d) a sticker album
23. 23.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a third cricket bat (c) bus fare to school (d) a school uniform
24. 24.Saanvi has ₹750. First Saanvi pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and a raincoat (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a schoolbag (c) bus fare to school (d) a third cricket bat
26. 26.Farhan has ₹550. First Farhan pays for needs: socks (₹60) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a new party dress (c) a fancy phone cover (d) bus fare to school
28. 28.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) milk (c) a video game (d) school shoes
29. 29.For Saanvi, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
30. 30.Aditya has ₹800. First Aditya pays for needs: school shoes (₹120) and a lunch box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.For Zoya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
32. 32.Vivaan has ₹400. First Vivaan pays for needs: socks (₹80) and a raincoat (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) a warm blanket (c) school shoes (d) toothpaste
34. 34.For Arjun, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) toothpaste (c) a bigger TV (d) a schoolbag
36. 36.Tara has ₹350. First Tara pays for needs: socks (₹100) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.For Tara, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
38. 38.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) rice and dal (c) toothpaste (d) a remote-control car
39. 39.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a third cricket bat (c) a video game (d) school shoes
40. 40.For Kabir, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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