Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 397 · 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 Priya, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
2. 2.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) sweets every day (c) a third cricket bat (d) drinking water
3. 3.Farhan has ₹750. First Farhan pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and a water bottle (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) extra comic books (c) a video game (d) medicine when ill
5. 5.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) toothpaste (c) school shoes (d) a video game
6. 6.For Zoya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a raincoat (c) a warm blanket (d) a fancy phone cover
8. 8.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) milk (c) a school uniform (d) a remote-control car
9. 9.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) extra comic books (c) a bigger TV (d) a remote-control car
10. 10.Ananya has ₹450. First Ananya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Tara has ₹400. First Tara pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) drinking water (c) bus fare to school (d) a school uniform
13. 13.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) sweets every day (c) a warm blanket (d) a fancy phone cover
14. 14.For Diya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
15. 15.For Meera, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
16. 16.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) rice and dal (c) a schoolbag (d) a toy robot
17. 17.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a raincoat (c) school shoes (d) a video game
18. 18.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a warm blanket (c) a third cricket bat (d) bus fare to school
19. 19.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) toothpaste (c) drinking water (d) a fancy phone cover
20. 20.For Karan, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a bigger TV (c) school shoes (d) a sticker album
22. 22.For Lakshmi, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) notebooks for school (c) sweets every day (d) a remote-control car
24. 24.For Rohan, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a glitter pen set (c) sweets every day (d) school shoes
26. 26.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a raincoat (c) a school uniform (d) a glitter pen set
27. 27.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) extra comic books (c) soap (d) toothpaste
28. 28.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a school uniform (c) school shoes (d) sweets every day
29. 29.For Joseph, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Aditya has ₹500. First Aditya pays for needs: socks (₹140) and a raincoat (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a schoolbag (c) rice and dal (d) a toy robot
32. 32.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a toy robot (c) toothpaste (d) a fancy phone cover
33. 33.Arjun has ₹1000. First Arjun pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and socks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a new party dress (c) notebooks for school (d) a raincoat
35. 35.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a video game (c) a remote-control car (d) school shoes
36. 36.For Saanvi, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
37. 37.Diya has ₹600. First Diya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹100) and a school uniform (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a bigger TV (c) a new party dress (d) school shoes
39. 39.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) soap (c) extra comic books (d) milk
40. 40.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a sticker album (c) a warm blanket (d) a fancy phone cover

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