Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 326 · 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.Ananya has ₹500. First Ananya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹120) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.For Joseph, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a schoolbag (d) a glitter pen set
4. 4.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a warm blanket (c) soap (d) a sticker album
5. 5.For Kavya, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
6. 6.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a third cricket bat (c) soap (d) bus fare to school
7. 7.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a schoolbag (c) sweets every day (d) a sticker album
8. 8.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) rice and dal (c) a bigger TV (d) vegetables
9. 9.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a warm blanket (c) a fancy phone cover (d) rice and dal
10. 10.For Nisha, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) milk (c) extra comic books (d) a third cricket bat
12. 12.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) notebooks for school (c) vegetables (d) extra comic books
13. 13.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) school shoes (c) a school uniform (d) medicine when ill
14. 14.For Rohan, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
15. 15.For Rohan, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
16. 16.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a raincoat (c) a toy robot (d) a third cricket bat
17. 17.Vivaan has ₹850. First Vivaan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹190) and a geometry box (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a toy robot (c) notebooks for school (d) sweets every day
19. 19.Manav has ₹950. First Manav pays for needs: a geometry box (₹160) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.For Sneha, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) soap (c) a sticker album (d) milk
22. 22.For Riya, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
23. 23.For Joseph, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
24. 24.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) a schoolbag (c) milk (d) toothpaste
25. 25.For Rahul, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
26. 26.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) soap (c) a bigger TV (d) a toy robot
27. 27.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a school uniform (c) extra comic books (d) bus fare to school
28. 28.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a glitter pen set (d) medicine when ill
29. 29.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a new party dress (c) a third cricket bat (d) milk
30. 30.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a video game (c) extra comic books (d) a school uniform
31. 31.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a school uniform (d) a glitter pen set
32. 32.Isha has ₹450. First Isha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹150) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a video game (c) rice and dal (d) a bigger TV
34. 34.Karan has ₹350. First Karan pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.For Sneha, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a sticker album (c) a remote-control car (d) extra comic books
37. 37.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) sweets every day (c) a remote-control car (d) toothpaste
38. 38.For Saanvi, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a school uniform (c) a video game (d) a bigger TV
40. 40.Nisha has ₹1000. First Nisha pays for needs: socks (₹60) and a water bottle (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?

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