Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 624 · 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 Meera, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.Rahul has ₹350. First Rahul pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and school shoes (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) drinking water (c) a warm blanket (d) a school uniform
4. 4.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a glitter pen set (c) a raincoat (d) a fancy phone cover
5. 5.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) soap (c) a warm blanket (d) a remote-control car
6. 6.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a bigger TV (c) vegetables (d) sweets every day
7. 7.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a sticker album (c) soap (d) rice and dal
8. 8.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) toothpaste (c) a glitter pen set (d) vegetables
9. 9.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a video game (c) notebooks for school (d) sweets every day
10. 10.For Farhan, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
11. 11.Priya has ₹900. First Priya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and notebooks (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) bus fare to school (c) a school uniform (d) school shoes
13. 13.Lakshmi has ₹300. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a water bottle (₹60) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Lakshmi has ₹600. First Lakshmi pays for needs: notebooks (₹110) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a glitter pen set (c) a third cricket bat (d) a new party dress
16. 16.Rahul has ₹300. First Rahul pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Rohan has ₹650. First Rohan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹200) and a lunch box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Dev has ₹500. First Dev pays for needs: a lunch box (₹50) and a geometry box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.For Kavya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) notebooks for school (c) a toy robot (d) a schoolbag
21. 21.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a glitter pen set (c) bus fare to school (d) a fancy phone cover
22. 22.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) sweets every day (c) medicine when ill (d) school shoes
23. 23.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) vegetables (c) a video game (d) a toy robot
24. 24.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) sweets every day (c) milk (d) a fancy phone cover
25. 25.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a raincoat (c) medicine when ill (d) a glitter pen set
26. 26.For Aditya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) notebooks for school (c) a new party dress (d) a raincoat
28. 28.Saanvi has ₹550. First Saanvi pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and a school uniform (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.For Kabir, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) toothpaste (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a bigger TV
31. 31.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) vegetables (c) milk (d) a video game
32. 32.For Dev, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
33. 33.Lakshmi has ₹850. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a water bottle (₹60) and a lunch box (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a schoolbag (c) toothpaste (d) a remote-control car
35. 35.Karan has ₹900. First Karan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹80) and school shoes (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) milk (c) vegetables (d) a glitter pen set
37. 37.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a warm blanket (c) a video game (d) a new party dress
38. 38.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) soap (c) a glitter pen set (d) a third cricket bat
39. 39.Ananya has ₹300. First Ananya pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and a geometry box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.For Isha, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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