Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 445 · 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 Gurpreet, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a video game (c) bus fare to school (d) school shoes
3. 3.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) drinking water (c) a sticker album (d) a school uniform
4. 4.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a bigger TV (c) a sticker album (d) a new party dress
5. 5.Zoya has ₹950. First Zoya pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.For Kavya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) vegetables (c) a bigger TV (d) drinking water
8. 8.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) notebooks for school (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a school uniform
9. 9.Manav has ₹800. First Manav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and a raincoat (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.For Nisha, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a new party dress (d) a raincoat
12. 12.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a new party dress (c) school shoes (d) a third cricket bat
13. 13.For Tara, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.For Aarav, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
15. 15.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) sweets every day (d) toothpaste
16. 16.For Saanvi, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
17. 17.Saanvi has ₹500. First Saanvi pays for needs: a raincoat (₹150) and school shoes (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.For Manav, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
19. 19.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a video game (c) extra comic books (d) a raincoat
20. 20.Kavya has ₹550. First Kavya pays for needs: socks (₹160) and a raincoat (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a school uniform (c) a new party dress (d) vegetables
22. 22.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) notebooks for school (c) a glitter pen set (d) a remote-control car
23. 23.For Aditya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.Lakshmi has ₹950. First Lakshmi pays for needs: notebooks (₹110) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a remote-control car (c) drinking water (d) a schoolbag
26. 26.Diya has ₹600. First Diya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹200) and a school uniform (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) drinking water (c) a new party dress (d) a warm blanket
28. 28.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a remote-control car (c) a sticker album (d) a new party dress
29. 29.For Joseph, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Ishaan has ₹450. First Ishaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹140) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a fancy phone cover (c) drinking water (d) a warm blanket
32. 32.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a glitter pen set (c) notebooks for school (d) a fancy phone cover
33. 33.Nisha has ₹400. First Nisha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and socks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.For Vivaan, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a video game (c) toothpaste (d) designer sunglasses
36. 36.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) designer sunglasses (c) toothpaste (d) a remote-control car
37. 37.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) school shoes (c) a bigger TV (d) medicine when ill
38. 38.Vivaan has ₹950. First Vivaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹130) and notebooks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a schoolbag (c) milk (d) a bigger TV
40. 40.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) medicine when ill (c) a video game (d) a glitter pen set

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