Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 318 · 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 “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
2. 2.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a toy robot (c) a raincoat (d) a glitter pen set
3. 3.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) notebooks for school (c) sweets every day (d) a sticker album
4. 4.For Pooja, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Joseph has ₹650. First Joseph pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and a geometry box (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) notebooks for school (c) drinking water (d) a sticker album
7. 7.For Meera, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
8. 8.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) designer sunglasses (c) medicine when ill (d) a glitter pen set
9. 9.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a fancy phone cover (c) rice and dal (d) sweets every day
10. 10.Lakshmi has ₹550. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and school shoes (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) toothpaste (c) medicine when ill (d) a bigger TV
12. 12.Pooja has ₹450. First Pooja pays for needs: notebooks (₹120) and a school uniform (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Nisha has ₹350. First Nisha pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.For Rahul, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
15. 15.Joseph has ₹350. First Joseph pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Diya has ₹950. First Diya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Arjun has ₹400. First Arjun pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and a geometry box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) medicine when ill (c) toothpaste (d) a video game
19. 19.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) toothpaste (c) a schoolbag (d) a school uniform
20. 20.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a school uniform (c) drinking water (d) a remote-control car
21. 21.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) drinking water (c) a school uniform (d) a new party dress
22. 22.Ananya has ₹750. First Ananya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹240) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.For Karan, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) milk (c) a video game (d) a schoolbag
25. 25.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) toothpaste (c) bus fare to school (d) vegetables
26. 26.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a warm blanket (d) sweets every day
27. 27.Pooja has ₹400. First Pooja pays for needs: a geometry box (₹90) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.For Manav, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) school shoes (c) a new party dress (d) a remote-control car
30. 30.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) sweets every day (c) a school uniform (d) toothpaste
31. 31.For Meera, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
32. 32.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) sweets every day (c) a glitter pen set (d) medicine when ill
33. 33.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) rice and dal (c) school shoes (d) a sticker album
34. 34.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) rice and dal (c) a remote-control car (d) a fancy phone cover
35. 35.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a remote-control car (c) a new party dress (d) a schoolbag
36. 36.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) rice and dal (c) drinking water (d) a fancy phone cover
37. 37.For Aditya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
38. 38.Riya has ₹300. First Riya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹90) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a bigger TV (c) a remote-control car (d) a video game
40. 40.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) drinking water (c) a third cricket bat (d) a new party dress

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