Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 554 · 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.Gurpreet has ₹650. First Gurpreet pays for needs: socks (₹50) and a water bottle (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a toy robot (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a warm blanket
3. 3.Arjun has ₹750. First Arjun pays for needs: a school uniform (₹160) and school shoes (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) designer sunglasses (c) vegetables (d) soap
5. 5.Tara has ₹750. First Tara pays for needs: a lunch box (₹210) and a water bottle (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.For Kabir, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.Isha has ₹600. First Isha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹170) and a school uniform (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.For Vivaan, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
9. 9.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a video game (c) a toy robot (d) a fancy phone cover
10. 10.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a warm blanket (c) a school uniform (d) a third cricket bat
11. 11.Aarav has ₹300. First Aarav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.For Joseph, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.For Aarav, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.For Arjun, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
15. 15.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) soap (c) rice and dal (d) drinking water
16. 16.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a sticker album (c) a third cricket bat (d) a video game
17. 17.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) rice and dal (c) a fancy phone cover (d) notebooks for school
18. 18.For Karan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
19. 19.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) milk (c) notebooks for school (d) a schoolbag
20. 20.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a sticker album (c) bus fare to school (d) sweets every day
21. 21.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) vegetables (c) a toy robot (d) medicine when ill
22. 22.Priya has ₹300. First Priya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.For Aditya, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) notebooks for school (c) a bigger TV (d) rice and dal
25. 25.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a warm blanket (c) a new party dress (d) notebooks for school
26. 26.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) notebooks for school (c) a bigger TV (d) rice and dal
27. 27.For Pooja, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a toy robot (c) school shoes (d) a fancy phone cover
29. 29.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a toy robot (c) a sticker album (d) milk
30. 30.For Priya, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
31. 31.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a raincoat (c) a schoolbag (d) bus fare to school
32. 32.Sneha has ₹950. First Sneha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹230) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) vegetables (c) a third cricket bat (d) toothpaste
34. 34.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) extra comic books (c) a third cricket bat (d) a schoolbag
35. 35.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) bus fare to school (c) sweets every day (d) notebooks for school
36. 36.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a bigger TV (c) soap (d) toothpaste
37. 37.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a schoolbag (c) a bigger TV (d) milk
38. 38.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a raincoat (c) toothpaste (d) medicine when ill
39. 39.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) extra comic books (c) drinking water (d) a glitter pen set
40. 40.For Sneha, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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