Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 485 · 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) a third cricket bat (b) vegetables (c) designer sunglasses (d) a bigger TV
2. 2.For Farhan, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.Kabir has ₹850. First Kabir pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.For Kavya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) bus fare to school (c) a glitter pen set (d) a third cricket bat
6. 6.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) designer sunglasses (c) a raincoat (d) a toy robot
7. 7.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a video game (c) soap (d) a remote-control car
8. 8.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) bus fare to school (c) milk (d) a new party dress
9. 9.For Saanvi, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.Meera has ₹400. First Meera pays for needs: a water bottle (₹100) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Joseph has ₹900. First Joseph pays for needs: a water bottle (₹230) and school shoes (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) sweets every day (c) medicine when ill (d) vegetables
13. 13.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a video game (c) a glitter pen set (d) a bigger TV
14. 14.Isha has ₹600. First Isha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹200) and a raincoat (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Priya has ₹350. First Priya pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and socks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Rahul has ₹550. First Rahul pays for needs: a school uniform (₹120) and a water bottle (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Farhan has ₹350. First Farhan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a third cricket bat (c) extra comic books (d) a toy robot
19. 19.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) soap (c) extra comic books (d) school shoes
20. 20.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) school shoes (c) a remote-control car (d) bus fare to school
21. 21.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) vegetables (c) a warm blanket (d) school shoes
22. 22.Meera has ₹650. First Meera pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Farhan has ₹600. First Farhan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and a geometry box (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Arjun has ₹350. First Arjun pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a glitter pen set (c) a sticker album (d) drinking water
26. 26.For Meera, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
27. 27.For Priya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a schoolbag (c) a third cricket bat (d) soap
29. 29.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) toothpaste (c) a school uniform (d) a schoolbag
30. 30.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a video game (c) a third cricket bat (d) designer sunglasses
31. 31.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a sticker album (c) soap (d) a bigger TV
32. 32.Meera has ₹950. First Meera pays for needs: school shoes (₹160) and socks (₹300). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.For Joseph, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a video game (c) notebooks for school (d) rice and dal
35. 35.For Rahul, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.Isha has ₹350. First Isha pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and socks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Ishaan has ₹700. First Ishaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and a water bottle (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) vegetables (c) a bigger TV (d) designer sunglasses
39. 39.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) designer sunglasses (c) rice and dal (d) a video game
40. 40.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) extra comic books (c) a school uniform (d) notebooks for school

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