Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 705 · 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 Rohan, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
2. 2.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a third cricket bat (c) extra comic books (d) medicine when ill
3. 3.Diya has ₹850. First Diya pays for needs: school shoes (₹140) and socks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) school shoes (c) a warm blanket (d) soap
5. 5.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) designer sunglasses (c) rice and dal (d) drinking water
6. 6.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a toy robot (c) a school uniform (d) sweets every day
7. 7.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) extra comic books (c) toothpaste (d) a video game
8. 8.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) vegetables (c) a bigger TV (d) medicine when ill
9. 9.For Manav, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.Pooja has ₹300. First Pooja pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) designer sunglasses (c) sweets every day (d) rice and dal
12. 12.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a toy robot (d) sweets every day
13. 13.Farhan has ₹700. First Farhan pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and notebooks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a new party dress (c) toothpaste (d) a toy robot
15. 15.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) designer sunglasses (c) a sticker album (d) a new party dress
16. 16.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) toothpaste (c) designer sunglasses (d) medicine when ill
17. 17.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) designer sunglasses (c) bus fare to school (d) a remote-control car
18. 18.Diya has ₹550. First Diya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and school shoes (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.For Ananya, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.For Karan, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
21. 21.Saanvi has ₹700. First Saanvi pays for needs: socks (₹60) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.For Lakshmi, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
23. 23.Lakshmi has ₹500. First Lakshmi pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and notebooks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a school uniform (c) soap (d) rice and dal
25. 25.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) milk (c) soap (d) a sticker album
26. 26.Rahul has ₹950. First Rahul pays for needs: a lunch box (₹210) and a school uniform (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) drinking water (c) toothpaste (d) rice and dal
28. 28.For Vivaan, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.Farhan has ₹750. First Farhan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹120) and a water bottle (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) rice and dal (c) a fancy phone cover (d) bus fare to school
31. 31.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a remote-control car (c) a glitter pen set (d) drinking water
32. 32.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) a warm blanket (c) school shoes (d) drinking water
33. 33.Ishaan has ₹750. First Ishaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹210) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.For Rahul, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) bus fare to school (c) notebooks for school (d) milk
36. 36.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) school shoes (c) a bigger TV (d) a school uniform
37. 37.For Zoya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
38. 38.Isha has ₹950. First Isha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹130) and socks (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) bus fare to school (c) a toy robot (d) notebooks for school
40. 40.Rohan has ₹850. First Rohan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹180) and school shoes (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?

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