Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 640 · 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 Kabir, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
2. 2.For Kabir, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.For Rahul, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.For Isha, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.For Arjun, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
6. 6.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a warm blanket (c) sweets every day (d) a sticker album
7. 7.Karan has ₹350. First Karan pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and a geometry box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a third cricket bat (c) bus fare to school (d) a toy robot
9. 9.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) a school uniform (c) medicine when ill (d) toothpaste
10. 10.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) rice and dal (c) a school uniform (d) school shoes
11. 11.Pooja has ₹550. First Pooja pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and a lunch box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) a schoolbag (c) toothpaste (d) drinking water
13. 13.Saanvi has ₹700. First Saanvi pays for needs: a raincoat (₹180) and school shoes (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.For Vivaan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
15. 15.Manav has ₹950. First Manav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹260) and a raincoat (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) extra comic books (c) a new party dress (d) a raincoat
17. 17.For Rohan, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
18. 18.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a video game (d) rice and dal
19. 19.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) sweets every day (c) milk (d) rice and dal
20. 20.Ananya has ₹750. First Ananya pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.For Rohan, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.Rohan has ₹350. First Rohan pays for needs: socks (₹60) and a school uniform (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.For Zoya, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) drinking water (c) a glitter pen set (d) a third cricket bat
25. 25.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) sweets every day (c) vegetables (d) a sticker album
26. 26.For Priya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a schoolbag (c) vegetables (d) a raincoat
28. 28.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) notebooks for school (c) a fancy phone cover (d) sweets every day
29. 29.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a raincoat (c) school shoes (d) a bigger TV
30. 30.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) extra comic books (c) designer sunglasses (d) sweets every day
31. 31.Meera has ₹600. First Meera pays for needs: notebooks (₹170) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a third cricket bat (c) notebooks for school (d) a sticker album
33. 33.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a fancy phone cover (c) school shoes (d) designer sunglasses
34. 34.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a raincoat (c) a third cricket bat (d) milk
35. 35.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) toothpaste (c) designer sunglasses (d) a toy robot
36. 36.Ananya has ₹450. First Ananya pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and a water bottle (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.For Kabir, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.Pooja has ₹350. First Pooja pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Karan has ₹400. First Karan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹120) and a water bottle (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Tara has ₹900. First Tara pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?

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