Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 455 · 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.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) vegetables (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a new party dress
2. 2.For Saanvi, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
3. 3.Kavya has ₹300. First Kavya pays for needs: socks (₹100) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.For Aarav, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
5. 5.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) bus fare to school (c) a glitter pen set (d) milk
6. 6.For Ishaan, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a glitter pen set (c) a fancy phone cover (d) rice and dal
8. 8.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) bus fare to school (c) sweets every day (d) a bigger TV
9. 9.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) designer sunglasses (c) drinking water (d) a toy robot
10. 10.Nisha has ₹600. First Nisha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹190) and a school uniform (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Nisha has ₹300. First Nisha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) toothpaste (c) extra comic books (d) a school uniform
13. 13.For Kabir, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.For Lakshmi, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
15. 15.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) sweets every day (c) drinking water (d) a third cricket bat
16. 16.Manav has ₹600. First Manav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and a school uniform (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.For Priya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
18. 18.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a schoolbag (c) a school uniform (d) medicine when ill
19. 19.For Rahul, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.Meera has ₹450. First Meera pays for needs: a raincoat (₹130) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) notebooks for school (c) a bigger TV (d) a new party dress
22. 22.For Aarav, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.For Nisha, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.For Nisha, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a toy robot (c) designer sunglasses (d) a glitter pen set
26. 26.For Sneha, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.For Pooja, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.For Aarav, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a third cricket bat (c) a new party dress (d) a schoolbag
30. 30.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) medicine when ill (c) school shoes (d) extra comic books
31. 31.Joseph has ₹900. First Joseph pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and a lunch box (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) bus fare to school (c) a warm blanket (d) a fancy phone cover
33. 33.Priya has ₹600. First Priya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹170) and a raincoat (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Ishaan has ₹450. First Ishaan pays for needs: socks (₹50) and school shoes (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) drinking water (c) a third cricket bat (d) a fancy phone cover
36. 36.For Lakshmi, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
37. 37.Aditya has ₹300. First Aditya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) medicine when ill (c) notebooks for school (d) extra comic books
39. 39.For Karan, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
40. 40.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a glitter pen set (c) a raincoat (d) a third cricket bat

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