Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 572 · 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 Tara, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
2. 2.Saanvi has ₹900. First Saanvi pays for needs: school shoes (₹180) and socks (₹300). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Rohan has ₹750. First Rohan pays for needs: socks (₹220) and a geometry box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.For Aditya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
5. 5.For Isha, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) vegetables (c) a glitter pen set (d) a school uniform
7. 7.Rohan has ₹800. First Rohan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹180) and a water bottle (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) rice and dal (c) soap (d) vegetables
9. 9.Isha has ₹300. First Isha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) medicine when ill (c) a new party dress (d) a third cricket bat
11. 11.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a third cricket bat (c) extra comic books (d) a video game
12. 12.For Zoya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
13. 13.For Rohan, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a remote-control car (c) school shoes (d) a school uniform
15. 15.Farhan has ₹350. First Farhan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.For Diya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
17. 17.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a video game (c) a warm blanket (d) designer sunglasses
18. 18.For Zoya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.Saanvi has ₹1000. First Saanvi pays for needs: a raincoat (₹170) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Nisha has ₹450. First Nisha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹130) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a schoolbag (c) a sticker album (d) designer sunglasses
22. 22.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a toy robot (c) a schoolbag (d) a raincoat
23. 23.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a bigger TV (d) a toy robot
24. 24.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a sticker album (c) a bigger TV (d) a remote-control car
25. 25.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a schoolbag (d) a sticker album
26. 26.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) bus fare to school (c) extra comic books (d) milk
27. 27.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a school uniform (c) medicine when ill (d) a remote-control car
28. 28.Zoya has ₹1000. First Zoya pays for needs: socks (₹140) and a geometry box (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) soap (c) a video game (d) a raincoat
30. 30.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) bus fare to school (c) milk (d) a warm blanket
31. 31.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) designer sunglasses (c) a sticker album (d) a video game
32. 32.For Priya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a toy robot (c) a school uniform (d) toothpaste
34. 34.Isha has ₹500. First Isha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Meera has ₹350. First Meera pays for needs: socks (₹70) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) vegetables (c) notebooks for school (d) toothpaste
37. 37.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a sticker album (c) a raincoat (d) a toy robot
38. 38.For Rohan, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) milk (c) a schoolbag (d) a warm blanket
40. 40.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a video game (c) a new party dress (d) a raincoat

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