Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 587 · 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 Farhan, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
2. 2.Gurpreet has ₹400. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) school shoes (c) a raincoat (d) rice and dal
4. 4.For Karan, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) drinking water (c) a glitter pen set (d) designer sunglasses
6. 6.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) extra comic books (c) a warm blanket (d) a raincoat
7. 7.For Meera, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
8. 8.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a warm blanket (c) a glitter pen set (d) a bigger TV
9. 9.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) sweets every day (c) a video game (d) a bigger TV
10. 10.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a new party dress (c) a warm blanket (d) designer sunglasses
11. 11.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a raincoat (c) drinking water (d) a school uniform
12. 12.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) rice and dal (c) designer sunglasses (d) medicine when ill
13. 13.Tara has ₹400. First Tara pays for needs: a geometry box (₹130) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Riya has ₹350. First Riya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹70) and socks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Ananya has ₹850. First Ananya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹150) and a school uniform (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) sweets every day (c) a third cricket bat (d) a glitter pen set
17. 17.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a schoolbag (c) a fancy phone cover (d) medicine when ill
18. 18.Aditya has ₹450. First Aditya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹50) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) bus fare to school (c) a video game (d) sweets every day
20. 20.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a fancy phone cover (c) sweets every day (d) a warm blanket
21. 21.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a warm blanket (c) a toy robot (d) notebooks for school
22. 22.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a glitter pen set (d) a sticker album
23. 23.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a third cricket bat (c) medicine when ill (d) rice and dal
24. 24.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a bigger TV (c) a school uniform (d) a glitter pen set
25. 25.Priya has ₹450. First Priya pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and notebooks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.For Manav, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
27. 27.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) medicine when ill (c) a schoolbag (d) vegetables
28. 28.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a school uniform (d) designer sunglasses
29. 29.For Farhan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) school shoes (c) medicine when ill (d) a remote-control car
31. 31.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) rice and dal (c) extra comic books (d) soap
32. 32.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a bigger TV (c) a third cricket bat (d) sweets every day
33. 33.Meera has ₹350. First Meera pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Dev has ₹500. First Dev pays for needs: a water bottle (₹110) and a lunch box (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) vegetables (c) drinking water (d) a school uniform
36. 36.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a new party dress (c) school shoes (d) a sticker album
37. 37.For Joseph, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
38. 38.For Gurpreet, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.Ishaan has ₹700. First Ishaan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Manav has ₹400. First Manav pays for needs: notebooks (₹110) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?

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