Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 334 · 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 Tara, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.For Rohan, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a glitter pen set (c) rice and dal (d) designer sunglasses
4. 4.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a glitter pen set (c) rice and dal (d) school shoes
5. 5.Gurpreet has ₹500. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a geometry box (₹160) and a raincoat (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Aarav has ₹750. First Aarav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹230) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a glitter pen set (c) toothpaste (d) a fancy phone cover
8. 8.For Priya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
9. 9.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a third cricket bat (c) designer sunglasses (d) a raincoat
10. 10.Kavya has ₹400. First Kavya pays for needs: socks (₹100) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Nisha has ₹700. First Nisha pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a warm blanket (c) sweets every day (d) a glitter pen set
13. 13.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a third cricket bat (c) bus fare to school (d) sweets every day
14. 14.For Kabir, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
15. 15.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a school uniform (c) rice and dal (d) a sticker album
16. 16.For Saanvi, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.Manav has ₹900. First Manav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹280) and a geometry box (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) milk (c) notebooks for school (d) rice and dal
19. 19.For Riya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a school uniform (c) a video game (d) a new party dress
21. 21.For Sneha, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a sticker album (c) school shoes (d) notebooks for school
23. 23.Priya has ₹1000. First Priya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹150) and notebooks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) extra comic books (c) a warm blanket (d) school shoes
25. 25.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) milk (c) sweets every day (d) designer sunglasses
26. 26.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a warm blanket (c) drinking water (d) sweets every day
27. 27.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) medicine when ill (c) notebooks for school (d) a third cricket bat
28. 28.For Rohan, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) extra comic books (c) rice and dal (d) a remote-control car
30. 30.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a school uniform (c) a sticker album (d) toothpaste
31. 31.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a third cricket bat (c) notebooks for school (d) milk
32. 32.Rohan has ₹750. First Rohan pays for needs: school shoes (₹250) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.For Ananya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a video game (c) a third cricket bat (d) a new party dress
35. 35.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) school shoes (c) sweets every day (d) a video game
36. 36.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a warm blanket (c) sweets every day (d) drinking water
37. 37.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a glitter pen set (c) school shoes (d) medicine when ill
38. 38.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a third cricket bat (c) a warm blanket (d) medicine when ill
39. 39.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) toothpaste (c) medicine when ill (d) soap
40. 40.For Kabir, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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