Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 599 · 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 Aditya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
2. 2.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) extra comic books (c) toothpaste (d) a sticker album
3. 3.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a toy robot (c) a schoolbag (d) a fancy phone cover
4. 4.For Rohan, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
5. 5.Nisha has ₹900. First Nisha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and socks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) medicine when ill (c) a fancy phone cover (d) vegetables
7. 7.For Kavya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.For Farhan, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
9. 9.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a video game (c) a bigger TV (d) a sticker album
10. 10.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a bigger TV (c) sweets every day (d) soap
11. 11.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) designer sunglasses (c) school shoes (d) a sticker album
12. 12.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) designer sunglasses (c) sweets every day (d) vegetables
13. 13.Gurpreet has ₹500. First Gurpreet pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and a geometry box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) bus fare to school (c) milk (d) vegetables
15. 15.For Karan, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
16. 16.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) school shoes (c) a sticker album (d) notebooks for school
17. 17.For Ananya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.Diya has ₹500. First Diya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹150) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) bus fare to school (c) rice and dal (d) a fancy phone cover
20. 20.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) soap (c) a sticker album (d) a new party dress
21. 21.Rohan has ₹450. First Rohan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹120) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a video game (c) a sticker album (d) medicine when ill
23. 23.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a toy robot (c) a new party dress (d) a video game
24. 24.Dev has ₹900. First Dev pays for needs: socks (₹260) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a third cricket bat (c) bus fare to school (d) a glitter pen set
26. 26.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a bigger TV (c) a school uniform (d) a third cricket bat
27. 27.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a toy robot (c) a fancy phone cover (d) school shoes
28. 28.Joseph has ₹350. First Joseph pays for needs: socks (₹60) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a bigger TV (c) designer sunglasses (d) notebooks for school
30. 30.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) toothpaste (c) a raincoat (d) a glitter pen set
31. 31.For Karan, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
32. 32.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a schoolbag (c) rice and dal (d) a third cricket bat
33. 33.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a third cricket bat (c) a raincoat (d) medicine when ill
34. 34.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) bus fare to school (c) extra comic books (d) designer sunglasses
35. 35.Kavya has ₹400. First Kavya pays for needs: socks (₹50) and a geometry box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.For Isha, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
37. 37.Lakshmi has ₹450. First Lakshmi pays for needs: school shoes (₹140) and a lunch box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.For Nisha, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.Nisha has ₹600. First Nisha pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and a water bottle (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) extra comic books (c) a sticker album (d) a raincoat

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