Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 607 · 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 Rahul, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a video game (c) a glitter pen set (d) sweets every day
3. 3.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a new party dress (c) a schoolbag (d) sweets every day
4. 4.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a schoolbag (c) school shoes (d) sweets every day
5. 5.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) soap (c) notebooks for school (d) a raincoat
6. 6.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) sweets every day (c) a toy robot (d) drinking water
7. 7.Tara has ₹350. First Tara pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) rice and dal (c) soap (d) designer sunglasses
9. 9.Arjun has ₹800. First Arjun pays for needs: socks (₹210) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a remote-control car (c) a warm blanket (d) a third cricket bat
11. 11.For Arjun, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
12. 12.Rohan has ₹350. First Rohan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹90) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) extra comic books (c) a sticker album (d) a bigger TV
14. 14.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) bus fare to school (c) a third cricket bat (d) a glitter pen set
15. 15.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) bus fare to school (c) a fancy phone cover (d) medicine when ill
16. 16.Meera has ₹350. First Meera pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and a school uniform (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.For Karan, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
18. 18.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a sticker album (c) rice and dal (d) a raincoat
19. 19.For Ishaan, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.For Arjun, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.For Joseph, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.For Vivaan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.For Aditya, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.Kabir has ₹900. First Kabir pays for needs: socks (₹160) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) a school uniform (c) a raincoat (d) rice and dal
26. 26.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) designer sunglasses (c) a toy robot (d) bus fare to school
27. 27.Ananya has ₹700. First Ananya pays for needs: notebooks (₹150) and socks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) school shoes (c) a warm blanket (d) a video game
29. 29.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a bigger TV (c) toothpaste (d) medicine when ill
30. 30.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a third cricket bat (c) sweets every day (d) a video game
31. 31.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) toothpaste (c) a glitter pen set (d) a sticker album
32. 32.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) vegetables (c) designer sunglasses (d) a sticker album
33. 33.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) notebooks for school (c) sweets every day (d) milk
34. 34.Nisha has ₹1000. First Nisha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹260) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Farhan has ₹950. First Farhan pays for needs: notebooks (₹190) and a lunch box (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a sticker album (c) drinking water (d) sweets every day
37. 37.Dev has ₹900. First Dev pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and school shoes (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) extra comic books (c) a fancy phone cover (d) school shoes
39. 39.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a raincoat (c) toothpaste (d) a third cricket bat
40. 40.Tara has ₹300. First Tara pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and socks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?

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