Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 405 · 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 Riya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
2. 2.For Priya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
3. 3.For Dev, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.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) soap
5. 5.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) school shoes (c) medicine when ill (d) bus fare to school
6. 6.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a new party dress (c) bus fare to school (d) rice and dal
7. 7.Aditya has ₹650. First Aditya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹130) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.For Manav, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
9. 9.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a new party dress (d) a warm blanket
10. 10.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) designer sunglasses (c) a remote-control car (d) a sticker album
11. 11.For Saanvi, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
12. 12.Isha has ₹450. First Isha pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) notebooks for school (c) a schoolbag (d) a raincoat
14. 14.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a third cricket bat (d) designer sunglasses
15. 15.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) school shoes (c) sweets every day (d) rice and dal
16. 16.For Aarav, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.For Meera, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.Riya has ₹750. First Riya pays for needs: notebooks (₹230) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) school shoes (c) a video game (d) designer sunglasses
20. 20.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) notebooks for school (c) a warm blanket (d) vegetables
21. 21.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) notebooks for school (c) rice and dal (d) a new party dress
22. 22.Tara has ₹450. First Tara pays for needs: a raincoat (₹80) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) school shoes (c) a sticker album (d) a fancy phone cover
24. 24.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a sticker album (c) notebooks for school (d) a warm blanket
25. 25.For Gurpreet, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
26. 26.For Saanvi, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
27. 27.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a raincoat (c) milk (d) a glitter pen set
28. 28.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a new party dress (c) a schoolbag (d) a video game
29. 29.Lakshmi has ₹950. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and a lunch box (₹300). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) designer sunglasses (c) sweets every day (d) a glitter pen set
31. 31.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a sticker album (c) vegetables (d) extra comic books
32. 32.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) extra comic books (c) soap (d) medicine when ill
33. 33.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) vegetables (c) school shoes (d) a school uniform
34. 34.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) extra comic books (c) medicine when ill (d) a new party dress
35. 35.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) sweets every day (c) a video game (d) bus fare to school
36. 36.For Arjun, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
37. 37.Joseph has ₹300. First Joseph pays for needs: a lunch box (₹100) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Kabir has ₹500. First Kabir pays for needs: notebooks (₹140) and a water bottle (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a glitter pen set (c) a third cricket bat (d) medicine when ill
40. 40.Farhan has ₹400. First Farhan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹90) and socks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?

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