Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 443 · 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 Kabir, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a video game (c) a schoolbag (d) sweets every day
3. 3.For Ananya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.Priya has ₹950. First Priya pays for needs: notebooks (₹300) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a remote-control car (c) designer sunglasses (d) a fancy phone cover
6. 6.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) toothpaste (c) a third cricket bat (d) bus fare to school
7. 7.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) milk (c) a glitter pen set (d) a sticker album
8. 8.Rohan has ₹400. First Rohan pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and a lunch box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) sweets every day (c) toothpaste (d) rice and dal
10. 10.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) extra comic books (c) a toy robot (d) soap
11. 11.Sneha has ₹700. First Sneha pays for needs: school shoes (₹140) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.For Pooja, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) rice and dal (c) a sticker album (d) a remote-control car
14. 14.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) school shoes (c) a toy robot (d) a school uniform
15. 15.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) medicine when ill (c) a video game (d) milk
16. 16.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) medicine when ill (c) a video game (d) sweets every day
17. 17.Diya has ₹850. First Diya pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and a water bottle (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Zoya has ₹600. First Zoya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and notebooks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a glitter pen set (c) drinking water (d) a schoolbag
20. 20.Meera has ₹700. First Meera pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and school shoes (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.For Rahul, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.Kabir has ₹400. First Kabir pays for needs: a raincoat (₹120) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.For Isha, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
24. 24.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) notebooks for school (c) milk (d) drinking water
25. 25.Aditya has ₹300. First Aditya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) notebooks for school (c) a glitter pen set (d) a third cricket bat
27. 27.For Vivaan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
28. 28.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a glitter pen set (c) a sticker album (d) a fancy phone cover
29. 29.Vivaan has ₹550. First Vivaan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹90) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a raincoat (d) extra comic books
31. 31.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a bigger TV (c) notebooks for school (d) a schoolbag
32. 32.Aarav has ₹750. First Aarav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹230) and notebooks (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Rohan has ₹300. First Rohan pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.For Riya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) a raincoat (c) milk (d) vegetables
36. 36.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a sticker album (d) extra comic books
37. 37.For Karan, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
38. 38.For Zoya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) soap (c) designer sunglasses (d) school shoes
40. 40.For Farhan, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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