Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 593 · 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 Isha, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
2. 2.For Tara, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
3. 3.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a third cricket bat (d) a sticker album
4. 4.Priya has ₹400. First Priya pays for needs: socks (₹70) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a bigger TV (c) medicine when ill (d) a remote-control car
6. 6.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) milk (c) a sticker album (d) a glitter pen set
7. 7.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a warm blanket (c) a video game (d) a remote-control car
8. 8.For Gurpreet, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
9. 9.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a bigger TV (c) soap (d) a sticker album
10. 10.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a bigger TV (c) notebooks for school (d) school shoes
11. 11.Rohan has ₹400. First Rohan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a sticker album (c) a video game (d) a third cricket bat
13. 13.Ishaan has ₹800. First Ishaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹250) and socks (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a video game (c) a glitter pen set (d) medicine when ill
15. 15.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) rice and dal (c) designer sunglasses (d) a school uniform
16. 16.Pooja has ₹800. First Pooja pays for needs: socks (₹60) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Aditya has ₹900. First Aditya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹120) and a geometry box (₹280). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) vegetables (c) a third cricket bat (d) a warm blanket
19. 19.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) rice and dal (c) a warm blanket (d) vegetables
20. 20.For Farhan, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.For Aarav, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.Sneha has ₹350. First Sneha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹80) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) medicine when ill (c) a glitter pen set (d) a new party dress
24. 24.For Tara, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a new party dress (c) designer sunglasses (d) a glitter pen set
26. 26.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a school uniform (d) a schoolbag
27. 27.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) bus fare to school (c) extra comic books (d) a glitter pen set
28. 28.Ananya has ₹750. First Ananya pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and socks (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.For Arjun, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Isha has ₹350. First Isha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and a lunch box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a new party dress (c) school shoes (d) a bigger TV
32. 32.Lakshmi has ₹800. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a raincoat (₹240) and notebooks (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a new party dress (d) medicine when ill
34. 34.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a new party dress (c) sweets every day (d) school shoes
35. 35.Sneha has ₹950. First Sneha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹290) and a lunch box (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a glitter pen set (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a schoolbag
37. 37.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a raincoat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a schoolbag
38. 38.Diya has ₹600. First Diya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹150) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Aarav has ₹600. First Aarav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹130) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a schoolbag (c) bus fare to school (d) sweets every day

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