Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 435 · 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 Ishaan, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
2. 2.Dev has ₹350. First Dev pays for needs: socks (₹100) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a third cricket bat (c) extra comic books (d) toothpaste
4. 4.For Joseph, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a raincoat (c) notebooks for school (d) a bigger TV
6. 6.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) school shoes (c) a raincoat (d) notebooks for school
7. 7.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) milk (c) drinking water (d) bus fare to school
8. 8.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a glitter pen set (c) a schoolbag (d) a fancy phone cover
9. 9.For Arjun, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.Sneha has ₹500. First Sneha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and a school uniform (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a school uniform (c) soap (d) a remote-control car
12. 12.For Tara, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.Saanvi has ₹750. First Saanvi pays for needs: a lunch box (₹190) and school shoes (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.For Rahul, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
15. 15.For Lakshmi, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
16. 16.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a new party dress (d) drinking water
17. 17.Lakshmi has ₹550. First Lakshmi pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a water bottle (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Pooja has ₹350. First Pooja pays for needs: socks (₹90) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Sneha has ₹650. First Sneha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹170) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Rohan has ₹400. First Rohan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹120) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) medicine when ill (c) vegetables (d) toothpaste
22. 22.For Kabir, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.For Kavya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
24. 24.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a schoolbag (c) notebooks for school (d) a fancy phone cover
25. 25.Aditya has ₹550. First Aditya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) sweets every day (c) school shoes (d) a toy robot
27. 27.For Manav, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
28. 28.Meera has ₹800. First Meera pays for needs: a raincoat (₹80) and school shoes (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) medicine when ill (c) notebooks for school (d) rice and dal
30. 30.For Diya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) rice and dal (c) medicine when ill (d) soap
32. 32.Karan has ₹600. First Karan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹160) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Saanvi has ₹500. First Saanvi pays for needs: school shoes (₹120) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Saanvi has ₹850. First Saanvi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹120) and a water bottle (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) notebooks for school (c) vegetables (d) extra comic books
36. 36.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) notebooks for school (c) vegetables (d) rice and dal
37. 37.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a third cricket bat (c) a school uniform (d) rice and dal
38. 38.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a sticker album (c) sweets every day (d) a video game
39. 39.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a raincoat (c) a new party dress (d) notebooks for school
40. 40.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a school uniform (c) a warm blanket (d) milk

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