Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 412 · 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 Rahul, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) a school uniform (c) rice and dal (d) soap
3. 3.Zoya has ₹700. First Zoya pays for needs: socks (₹200) and a lunch box (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) extra comic books (c) rice and dal (d) a schoolbag
5. 5.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) a school uniform (c) a schoolbag (d) milk
6. 6.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a toy robot (c) milk (d) toothpaste
7. 7.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a video game (c) a third cricket bat (d) milk
8. 8.For Aarav, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
9. 9.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) soap (c) extra comic books (d) a bigger TV
10. 10.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) drinking water (c) sweets every day (d) a toy robot
11. 11.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a new party dress (c) sweets every day (d) toothpaste
12. 12.Tara has ₹500. First Tara pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a geometry box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.For Karan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a school uniform (c) a new party dress (d) designer sunglasses
15. 15.Saanvi has ₹600. First Saanvi pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a video game (c) a third cricket bat (d) a fancy phone cover
17. 17.For Pooja, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
18. 18.For Zoya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.Kabir has ₹700. First Kabir pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a third cricket bat (c) a warm blanket (d) a toy robot
21. 21.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) extra comic books (c) a third cricket bat (d) vegetables
22. 22.Ishaan has ₹1000. First Ishaan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹290) and socks (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a fancy phone cover (c) school shoes (d) sweets every day
24. 24.Arjun has ₹650. First Arjun pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and a water bottle (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a video game (c) a glitter pen set (d) a bigger TV
26. 26.For Lakshmi, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a schoolbag (c) a bigger TV (d) sweets every day
28. 28.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) soap (c) sweets every day (d) extra comic books
29. 29.For Diya, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) rice and dal (c) drinking water (d) notebooks for school
31. 31.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a school uniform (c) a third cricket bat (d) a raincoat
32. 32.Karan has ₹700. First Karan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and socks (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.For Sneha, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.For Joseph, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a school uniform (c) designer sunglasses (d) a schoolbag
36. 36.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) milk (c) a sticker album (d) designer sunglasses
37. 37.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) designer sunglasses (c) a raincoat (d) toothpaste
38. 38.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a remote-control car (c) a school uniform (d) a video game
39. 39.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a glitter pen set (c) a school uniform (d) a video game
40. 40.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) a raincoat (c) drinking water (d) a school uniform

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