Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 591 · 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 Riya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
2. 2.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) milk (c) a fancy phone cover (d) designer sunglasses
3. 3.For Lakshmi, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) rice and dal (c) a warm blanket (d) a school uniform
5. 5.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) medicine when ill (c) drinking water (d) a bigger TV
6. 6.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) soap (c) vegetables (d) school shoes
7. 7.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) soap (c) a toy robot (d) bus fare to school
8. 8.Aditya has ₹950. First Aditya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹110) and a geometry box (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) bus fare to school (c) a school uniform (d) a sticker album
10. 10.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a remote-control car (c) sweets every day (d) a third cricket bat
11. 11.For Vivaan, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
12. 12.Karan has ₹300. First Karan pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a raincoat (c) a glitter pen set (d) medicine when ill
14. 14.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a toy robot (c) rice and dal (d) a video game
15. 15.Arjun has ₹300. First Arjun pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) school shoes (c) extra comic books (d) a third cricket bat
17. 17.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) school shoes (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a video game
18. 18.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) extra comic books (c) a school uniform (d) a new party dress
19. 19.For Vivaan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.Ananya has ₹800. First Ananya pays for needs: socks (₹220) and a lunch box (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) designer sunglasses (c) notebooks for school (d) a third cricket bat
22. 22.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a bigger TV (d) drinking water
23. 23.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a third cricket bat (c) vegetables (d) extra comic books
24. 24.Riya has ₹950. First Riya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹230) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a sticker album (c) sweets every day (d) a warm blanket
26. 26.Sneha has ₹900. First Sneha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹130) and a water bottle (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Ananya has ₹950. First Ananya pays for needs: school shoes (₹240) and a water bottle (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) medicine when ill (c) a glitter pen set (d) a remote-control car
29. 29.Priya has ₹450. First Priya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹110) and a school uniform (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) drinking water (c) milk (d) a third cricket bat
31. 31.For Ananya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
32. 32.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) extra comic books (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a new party dress
33. 33.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) medicine when ill (c) a remote-control car (d) a schoolbag
34. 34.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) extra comic books (c) a toy robot (d) a raincoat
35. 35.For Rohan, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) school shoes (c) toothpaste (d) a bigger TV
37. 37.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) drinking water (c) designer sunglasses (d) a glitter pen set
38. 38.Zoya has ₹500. First Zoya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹100) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a schoolbag (c) a raincoat (d) a video game
40. 40.Ananya has ₹800. First Ananya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹80) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?

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