Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 441 · 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 Sneha, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.Meera has ₹700. First Meera pays for needs: a raincoat (₹230) and a water bottle (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a raincoat (c) school shoes (d) extra comic books
4. 4.For Zoya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Tara has ₹900. First Tara pays for needs: school shoes (₹290) and notebooks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.For Nisha, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) rice and dal (c) toothpaste (d) drinking water
8. 8.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) soap (c) vegetables (d) a third cricket bat
9. 9.Saanvi has ₹450. First Saanvi pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.For Manav, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.Priya has ₹700. First Priya pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and a water bottle (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a schoolbag (c) a video game (d) a bigger TV
13. 13.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) toothpaste (c) notebooks for school (d) a schoolbag
14. 14.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a new party dress (c) extra comic books (d) a remote-control car
15. 15.Sneha has ₹850. First Sneha pays for needs: school shoes (₹160) and a raincoat (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a raincoat (c) notebooks for school (d) designer sunglasses
17. 17.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) bus fare to school (c) soap (d) a new party dress
18. 18.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a sticker album (c) drinking water (d) a bigger TV
19. 19.For Ishaan, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a warm blanket (c) drinking water (d) a toy robot
21. 21.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) school shoes (c) a school uniform (d) a fancy phone cover
22. 22.For Arjun, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
23. 23.Rohan has ₹450. First Rohan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹50) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a remote-control car (c) sweets every day (d) a video game
25. 25.Meera has ₹500. First Meera pays for needs: a raincoat (₹130) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) medicine when ill (c) a video game (d) a sticker album
27. 27.Ananya has ₹650. First Ananya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹50) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a remote-control car (c) a warm blanket (d) sweets every day
29. 29.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) designer sunglasses (c) a school uniform (d) a fancy phone cover
30. 30.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a raincoat (d) rice and dal
31. 31.For Pooja, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.For Tara, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
33. 33.Ishaan has ₹850. First Ishaan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹190) and notebooks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) soap (c) extra comic books (d) a sticker album
35. 35.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a sticker album (c) a third cricket bat (d) a warm blanket
36. 36.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a fancy phone cover (c) vegetables (d) a toy robot
37. 37.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a bigger TV (c) a toy robot (d) a third cricket bat
38. 38.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a remote-control car (c) medicine when ill (d) a sticker album
39. 39.Farhan has ₹550. First Farhan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹180) and a geometry box (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a remote-control car (c) a new party dress (d) a video game

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