Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 555 · 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 ₹850. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a water bottle (₹90) and a geometry box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.For Diya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.Arjun has ₹850. First Arjun pays for needs: socks (₹260) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.For Arjun, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) milk (c) sweets every day (d) notebooks for school
6. 6.For Lakshmi, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.For Pooja, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
8. 8.Rohan has ₹900. First Rohan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹280) and socks (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a toy robot (c) rice and dal (d) a bigger TV
10. 10.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a remote-control car (c) school shoes (d) sweets every day
11. 11.For Rahul, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a new party dress (c) a video game (d) drinking water
13. 13.Ananya has ₹600. First Ananya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹180) and a geometry box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a glitter pen set (c) a toy robot (d) a video game
15. 15.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) drinking water (c) vegetables (d) a fancy phone cover
16. 16.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a third cricket bat (c) a raincoat (d) medicine when ill
17. 17.For Ananya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.Aditya has ₹750. First Aditya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹130) and a school uniform (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) sweets every day (c) bus fare to school (d) a fancy phone cover
20. 20.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) rice and dal (c) a third cricket bat (d) a video game
21. 21.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) extra comic books (c) medicine when ill (d) a new party dress
22. 22.For Meera, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.For Aarav, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.Farhan has ₹750. First Farhan pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a sticker album (d) a glitter pen set
26. 26.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a remote-control car (c) extra comic books (d) a raincoat
27. 27.For Kabir, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
28. 28.For Rohan, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
29. 29.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a sticker album (c) designer sunglasses (d) soap
30. 30.Aarav has ₹450. First Aarav pays for needs: a geometry box (₹90) and socks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a school uniform (c) sweets every day (d) a warm blanket
32. 32.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) toothpaste (c) a video game (d) milk
33. 33.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a third cricket bat (c) a video game (d) sweets every day
34. 34.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) rice and dal (c) a schoolbag (d) sweets every day
35. 35.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a new party dress (c) soap (d) school shoes
36. 36.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a new party dress (c) notebooks for school (d) a video game
37. 37.For Gurpreet, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
38. 38.For Ishaan, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a remote-control car (c) sweets every day (d) a toy robot
40. 40.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) rice and dal (c) medicine when ill (d) notebooks for school

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