Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 618 · 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 Diya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a fancy phone cover (c) drinking water (d) rice and dal
3. 3.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) milk (c) a sticker album (d) notebooks for school
4. 4.Ananya has ₹650. First Ananya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹150) and a school uniform (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.For Arjun, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
6. 6.For Dev, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.Dev has ₹400. First Dev pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and socks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a third cricket bat (d) toothpaste
9. 9.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) medicine when ill (c) drinking water (d) a glitter pen set
10. 10.Sneha has ₹800. First Sneha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and a geometry box (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Tara has ₹950. First Tara pays for needs: notebooks (₹140) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Vivaan has ₹600. First Vivaan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹160) and socks (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) milk (c) notebooks for school (d) extra comic books
14. 14.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) vegetables (c) a new party dress (d) rice and dal
15. 15.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a schoolbag (c) a bigger TV (d) a warm blanket
16. 16.Ananya has ₹800. First Ananya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹130) and school shoes (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.For Sneha, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
18. 18.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) a raincoat (c) milk (d) a school uniform
19. 19.For Ananya, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) drinking water (c) a toy robot (d) a bigger TV
21. 21.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a glitter pen set (c) milk (d) designer sunglasses
22. 22.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a remote-control car (d) sweets every day
23. 23.Arjun has ₹1000. First Arjun pays for needs: notebooks (₹210) and a geometry box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a third cricket bat (c) a glitter pen set (d) medicine when ill
25. 25.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) extra comic books (c) a sticker album (d) medicine when ill
26. 26.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a third cricket bat (c) a remote-control car (d) toothpaste
27. 27.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a video game (c) sweets every day (d) notebooks for school
28. 28.Priya has ₹750. First Priya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹100) and notebooks (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Dev has ₹950. First Dev pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and a water bottle (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.For Pooja, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.For Arjun, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
32. 32.Rohan has ₹550. First Rohan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and socks (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.For Manav, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) sweets every day (c) school shoes (d) a glitter pen set
35. 35.Manav has ₹1000. First Manav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹130) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a glitter pen set (c) a video game (d) school shoes
37. 37.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) medicine when ill (c) a bigger TV (d) school shoes
38. 38.For Karan, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.For Priya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
40. 40.For Rohan, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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