Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 642 · 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 Saanvi, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.Ishaan has ₹950. First Ishaan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹230) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a bigger TV (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a third cricket bat
4. 4.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a school uniform (c) a third cricket bat (d) a raincoat
5. 5.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a video game (c) a sticker album (d) a toy robot
6. 6.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) notebooks for school (c) soap (d) sweets every day
7. 7.For Priya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a warm blanket (c) a toy robot (d) notebooks for school
9. 9.Rahul has ₹650. First Rahul pays for needs: a water bottle (₹160) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.For Arjun, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
11. 11.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) soap (c) bus fare to school (d) a third cricket bat
12. 12.Kabir has ₹750. First Kabir pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and school shoes (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a warm blanket (c) vegetables (d) a sticker album
14. 14.Rohan has ₹500. First Rohan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹160) and a lunch box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) drinking water (c) school shoes (d) a schoolbag
16. 16.For Arjun, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a toy robot (c) extra comic books (d) bus fare to school
18. 18.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) extra comic books (c) a school uniform (d) milk
19. 19.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) soap (c) designer sunglasses (d) a third cricket bat
20. 20.Priya has ₹300. First Priya pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a toy robot (c) a sticker album (d) a fancy phone cover
22. 22.For Arjun, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a third cricket bat (c) a new party dress (d) a video game
24. 24.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) bus fare to school (c) a fancy phone cover (d) notebooks for school
25. 25.Joseph has ₹700. First Joseph pays for needs: a water bottle (₹60) and a raincoat (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a schoolbag (c) designer sunglasses (d) a warm blanket
27. 27.For Ishaan, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a bigger TV (c) a third cricket bat (d) a toy robot
29. 29.For Kabir, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
30. 30.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a glitter pen set (c) a raincoat (d) a remote-control car
31. 31.Ananya has ₹750. First Ananya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹130) and a raincoat (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a video game (c) extra comic books (d) sweets every day
33. 33.Nisha has ₹300. First Nisha pays for needs: socks (₹100) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a schoolbag (c) toothpaste (d) a new party dress
35. 35.For Zoya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.For Pooja, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
37. 37.Aditya has ₹350. First Aditya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) bus fare to school (c) vegetables (d) a third cricket bat
39. 39.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a sticker album (c) sweets every day (d) a toy robot
40. 40.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) bus fare to school (c) a new party dress (d) a bigger TV

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