Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 626 · 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 Ishaan, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a bigger TV (c) notebooks for school (d) a remote-control car
3. 3.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) a school uniform (c) drinking water (d) bus fare to school
4. 4.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) bus fare to school (c) soap (d) a sticker album
5. 5.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) rice and dal (c) vegetables (d) drinking water
6. 6.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) milk (c) toothpaste (d) sweets every day
7. 7.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) vegetables (c) a remote-control car (d) a bigger TV
8. 8.For Vivaan, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
9. 9.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) bus fare to school (c) medicine when ill (d) a schoolbag
10. 10.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) notebooks for school (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a third cricket bat
11. 11.Arjun has ₹700. First Arjun pays for needs: a school uniform (₹190) and a raincoat (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.For Dev, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a glitter pen set (c) a schoolbag (d) a toy robot
14. 14.Rohan has ₹500. First Rohan pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and notebooks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Lakshmi has ₹400. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a water bottle (₹100) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.For Priya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.Aarav has ₹700. First Aarav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹200) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a toy robot (c) bus fare to school (d) sweets every day
19. 19.For Karan, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.Priya has ₹800. First Priya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹130) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.For Ishaan, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
22. 22.Rahul has ₹1000. First Rahul pays for needs: a lunch box (₹200) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Priya has ₹800. First Priya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹150) and a water bottle (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) toothpaste (c) bus fare to school (d) a school uniform
25. 25.Aditya has ₹550. First Aditya pays for needs: socks (₹150) and a geometry box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a warm blanket (c) a sticker album (d) a toy robot
27. 27.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a warm blanket (c) medicine when ill (d) a sticker album
28. 28.Isha has ₹550. First Isha pays for needs: notebooks (₹110) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) vegetables (c) a school uniform (d) a toy robot
30. 30.For Diya, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
31. 31.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a video game (c) a sticker album (d) a fancy phone cover
32. 32.For Nisha, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
33. 33.For Joseph, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
34. 34.For Joseph, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a remote-control car (c) rice and dal (d) designer sunglasses
36. 36.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a sticker album (c) a school uniform (d) rice and dal
37. 37.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) bus fare to school (c) sweets every day (d) designer sunglasses
38. 38.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) extra comic books (c) a toy robot (d) a new party dress
39. 39.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) toothpaste (c) a toy robot (d) designer sunglasses
40. 40.Ishaan has ₹650. First Ishaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹130) and a raincoat (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?

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