Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 634 · 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 Farhan, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
2. 2.Isha has ₹500. First Isha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹150) and socks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) soap (c) a toy robot (d) milk
4. 4.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a toy robot (c) notebooks for school (d) sweets every day
5. 5.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a remote-control car (c) rice and dal (d) a bigger TV
6. 6.For Rohan, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.Ishaan has ₹800. First Ishaan pays for needs: socks (₹160) and a lunch box (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a video game (c) sweets every day (d) a third cricket bat
9. 9.Rahul has ₹800. First Rahul pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and a water bottle (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Dev has ₹450. First Dev pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.For Saanvi, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) sweets every day (c) a video game (d) notebooks for school
13. 13.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) drinking water (c) school shoes (d) a glitter pen set
14. 14.Sneha has ₹950. First Sneha pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and a water bottle (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.For Kabir, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
16. 16.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a new party dress (c) drinking water (d) a fancy phone cover
17. 17.Riya has ₹850. First Riya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹260) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Rahul has ₹300. First Rahul pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Joseph has ₹750. First Joseph pays for needs: a geometry box (₹90) and school shoes (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.For Zoya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) sweets every day (c) a warm blanket (d) a raincoat
22. 22.Nisha has ₹550. First Nisha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹130) and school shoes (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a new party dress (c) milk (d) a school uniform
24. 24.For Dev, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.Aarav has ₹450. First Aarav pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) drinking water (c) sweets every day (d) a video game
27. 27.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a bigger TV (c) a sticker album (d) a new party dress
28. 28.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) sweets every day (c) a bigger TV (d) medicine when ill
29. 29.For Ananya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
30. 30.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a video game (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a raincoat
31. 31.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) rice and dal (c) extra comic books (d) soap
32. 32.For Lakshmi, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Lakshmi has ₹550. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a water bottle (₹130) and school shoes (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a new party dress (d) a school uniform
35. 35.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a third cricket bat (c) bus fare to school (d) soap
36. 36.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) rice and dal (c) a video game (d) a bigger TV
37. 37.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a schoolbag (c) a remote-control car (d) rice and dal
38. 38.Meera has ₹500. First Meera pays for needs: a lunch box (₹90) and a raincoat (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Tara has ₹350. First Tara pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.For Rahul, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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