Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 452 · 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 Zoya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
2. 2.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a school uniform (c) notebooks for school (d) a remote-control car
3. 3.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a new party dress (c) a bigger TV (d) notebooks for school
4. 4.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a school uniform (c) milk (d) designer sunglasses
5. 5.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) designer sunglasses (c) school shoes (d) milk
6. 6.Riya has ₹950. First Riya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹250) and socks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a raincoat (c) a school uniform (d) drinking water
8. 8.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) bus fare to school (c) a sticker album (d) medicine when ill
9. 9.For Tara, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a sticker album (c) rice and dal (d) a glitter pen set
11. 11.Saanvi has ₹450. First Saanvi pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and a school uniform (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) drinking water (c) a warm blanket (d) a sticker album
13. 13.For Arjun, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.Zoya has ₹900. First Zoya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹240) and school shoes (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Pooja has ₹550. First Pooja pays for needs: socks (₹110) and a lunch box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a remote-control car (c) a schoolbag (d) soap
17. 17.For Ishaan, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
18. 18.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a video game (c) a bigger TV (d) designer sunglasses
19. 19.For Ishaan, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a sticker album (c) a bigger TV (d) drinking water
21. 21.Pooja has ₹850. First Pooja pays for needs: a lunch box (₹180) and a school uniform (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a raincoat (c) designer sunglasses (d) rice and dal
23. 23.Pooja has ₹650. First Pooja pays for needs: socks (₹140) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a bigger TV (c) soap (d) a warm blanket
25. 25.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) a warm blanket (c) medicine when ill (d) a school uniform
26. 26.For Rohan, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
27. 27.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a toy robot (c) a schoolbag (d) a bigger TV
28. 28.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) designer sunglasses (c) medicine when ill (d) a raincoat
29. 29.For Pooja, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
30. 30.For Isha, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
31. 31.Isha has ₹1000. First Isha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹230) and a water bottle (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a new party dress (c) bus fare to school (d) a sticker album
33. 33.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a school uniform (c) medicine when ill (d) a video game
34. 34.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) bus fare to school (c) soap (d) a toy robot
35. 35.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a third cricket bat (c) medicine when ill (d) a new party dress
36. 36.For Ananya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
37. 37.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) bus fare to school (c) school shoes (d) a sticker album
38. 38.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) extra comic books (c) notebooks for school (d) a school uniform
39. 39.Arjun has ₹450. First Arjun pays for needs: socks (₹60) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.For Vivaan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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