Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 425 · 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 Nisha, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a video game (c) a schoolbag (d) a remote-control car
3. 3.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a fancy phone cover (c) sweets every day (d) a raincoat
4. 4.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a third cricket bat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a bigger TV
5. 5.Sneha has ₹350. First Sneha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) school shoes (c) a school uniform (d) a new party dress
7. 7.For Zoya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.Rahul has ₹450. First Rahul pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Tara has ₹1000. First Tara pays for needs: a water bottle (₹240) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a raincoat (c) a video game (d) sweets every day
11. 11.For Ishaan, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
12. 12.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a schoolbag (c) soap (d) vegetables
13. 13.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a sticker album (c) sweets every day (d) rice and dal
14. 14.Vivaan has ₹850. First Vivaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹210) and notebooks (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Diya has ₹900. First Diya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹280) and a water bottle (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Ananya has ₹650. First Ananya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and school shoes (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) soap (c) a fancy phone cover (d) sweets every day
18. 18.Pooja has ₹800. First Pooja pays for needs: a geometry box (₹130) and a school uniform (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) drinking water (c) sweets every day (d) bus fare to school
20. 20.Manav has ₹500. First Manav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and notebooks (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.For Rohan, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
22. 22.For Lakshmi, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.For Nisha, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.Aditya has ₹300. First Aditya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and socks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a video game (c) a warm blanket (d) a school uniform
26. 26.For Saanvi, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
27. 27.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) notebooks for school (c) a toy robot (d) soap
28. 28.Joseph has ₹1000. First Joseph pays for needs: school shoes (₹170) and a lunch box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a glitter pen set (c) a third cricket bat (d) bus fare to school
30. 30.Diya has ₹700. First Diya pays for needs: notebooks (₹230) and a school uniform (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) extra comic books (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a video game
32. 32.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) school shoes (c) toothpaste (d) notebooks for school
33. 33.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) bus fare to school (c) vegetables (d) notebooks for school
34. 34.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) toothpaste (c) a fancy phone cover (d) drinking water
35. 35.For Pooja, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a video game (c) a raincoat (d) a bigger TV
37. 37.For Kabir, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.For Nisha, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Diya has ₹1000. First Diya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹250) and a school uniform (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Kavya has ₹750. First Kavya pays for needs: school shoes (₹250) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?

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