Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 430 · 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 Rohan, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a schoolbag (c) drinking water (d) designer sunglasses
3. 3.For Tara, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) school shoes (c) a school uniform (d) extra comic books
5. 5.Vivaan has ₹550. First Vivaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹180) and a geometry box (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.For Nisha, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) school shoes (c) a warm blanket (d) a bigger TV
8. 8.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a bigger TV (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a new party dress
9. 9.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a bigger TV (c) drinking water (d) a warm blanket
10. 10.Aarav has ₹650. First Aarav pays for needs: a geometry box (₹210) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) extra comic books (c) a glitter pen set (d) milk
12. 12.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) toothpaste (c) a warm blanket (d) extra comic books
13. 13.For Farhan, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a toy robot (c) a warm blanket (d) a school uniform
15. 15.For Joseph, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
16. 16.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a glitter pen set (c) a school uniform (d) a toy robot
17. 17.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a remote-control car (c) a bigger TV (d) a schoolbag
18. 18.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) toothpaste (c) a remote-control car (d) a school uniform
19. 19.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a school uniform (c) a remote-control car (d) a bigger TV
20. 20.Tara has ₹500. First Tara pays for needs: a water bottle (₹150) and socks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) medicine when ill (c) vegetables (d) drinking water
22. 22.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) vegetables (c) sweets every day (d) a new party dress
23. 23.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a fancy phone cover (c) milk (d) sweets every day
24. 24.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a warm blanket (c) a bigger TV (d) a fancy phone cover
25. 25.For Ishaan, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
26. 26.For Kavya, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
27. 27.Kavya has ₹750. First Kavya pays for needs: notebooks (₹170) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Rahul has ₹450. First Rahul pays for needs: socks (₹60) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) extra comic books (c) medicine when ill (d) sweets every day
30. 30.Lakshmi has ₹950. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a lunch box (₹190) and notebooks (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Diya has ₹300. First Diya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) medicine when ill (c) soap (d) notebooks for school
33. 33.For Aditya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
34. 34.Sneha has ₹950. First Sneha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹210) and school shoes (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) designer sunglasses (c) a glitter pen set (d) a school uniform
36. 36.For Saanvi, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
37. 37.Gurpreet has ₹600. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a geometry box (₹150) and socks (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) drinking water (c) a video game (d) a school uniform
39. 39.For Nisha, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
40. 40.Nisha has ₹300. First Nisha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?

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