Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 439 · 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 Arjun, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
2. 2.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a school uniform (c) extra comic books (d) sweets every day
3. 3.Dev has ₹700. First Dev pays for needs: a water bottle (₹120) and notebooks (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) milk (c) a third cricket bat (d) sweets every day
5. 5.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a new party dress (c) a toy robot (d) designer sunglasses
6. 6.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a schoolbag (c) vegetables (d) a fancy phone cover
7. 7.For Ananya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) milk (c) a glitter pen set (d) a fancy phone cover
9. 9.Diya has ₹750. First Diya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹130) and school shoes (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) school shoes (c) milk (d) notebooks for school
11. 11.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a school uniform (c) a toy robot (d) drinking water
12. 12.Meera has ₹800. First Meera pays for needs: a school uniform (₹260) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.For Karan, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.For Lakshmi, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
15. 15.Lakshmi has ₹450. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a water bottle (₹70) and a geometry box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) designer sunglasses (c) a fancy phone cover (d) school shoes
17. 17.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) designer sunglasses (c) drinking water (d) a toy robot
18. 18.Saanvi has ₹850. First Saanvi pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and socks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a toy robot (c) a warm blanket (d) a bigger TV
20. 20.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) school shoes (c) a glitter pen set (d) a school uniform
21. 21.Farhan has ₹500. First Farhan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹110) and socks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.For Kavya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
23. 23.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) a school uniform (c) a raincoat (d) soap
24. 24.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a schoolbag (c) milk (d) a third cricket bat
25. 25.Meera has ₹800. First Meera pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) designer sunglasses (c) soap (d) vegetables
27. 27.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) rice and dal (c) a third cricket bat (d) extra comic books
28. 28.For Meera, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
29. 29.Kavya has ₹750. First Kavya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹230) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Joseph has ₹800. First Joseph pays for needs: a geometry box (₹260) and a water bottle (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.For Manav, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.Saanvi has ₹750. First Saanvi pays for needs: socks (₹220) and a raincoat (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a bigger TV (c) sweets every day (d) a third cricket bat
34. 34.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a third cricket bat (c) a sticker album (d) milk
35. 35.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a remote-control car (c) toothpaste (d) a third cricket bat
36. 36.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) bus fare to school (c) a glitter pen set (d) a new party dress
37. 37.For Priya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
38. 38.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a third cricket bat (c) rice and dal (d) a sticker album
39. 39.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a video game (c) a fancy phone cover (d) medicine when ill
40. 40.Diya has ₹650. First Diya pays for needs: school shoes (₹180) and a water bottle (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?

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