Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 713 · 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 Sneha, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
2. 2.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a schoolbag (c) bus fare to school (d) a toy robot
3. 3.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) vegetables (c) a third cricket bat (d) soap
4. 4.Meera has ₹500. First Meera pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a video game (c) sweets every day (d) a warm blanket
6. 6.Meera has ₹300. First Meera pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Aarav has ₹950. First Aarav pays for needs: notebooks (₹240) and socks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) designer sunglasses (c) a toy robot (d) a glitter pen set
9. 9.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) designer sunglasses (c) a schoolbag (d) sweets every day
10. 10.For Gurpreet, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a third cricket bat (c) designer sunglasses (d) a schoolbag
12. 12.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a glitter pen set (c) a sticker album (d) vegetables
13. 13.For Manav, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.For Manav, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
15. 15.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a third cricket bat (c) sweets every day (d) designer sunglasses
16. 16.Karan has ₹900. First Karan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and a raincoat (₹280). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) soap (c) a third cricket bat (d) notebooks for school
18. 18.For Aarav, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.Aditya has ₹1000. First Aditya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹300) and a water bottle (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.For Manav, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
21. 21.Farhan has ₹300. First Farhan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and a lunch box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Rohan has ₹800. First Rohan pays for needs: socks (₹170) and a raincoat (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a toy robot (c) a fancy phone cover (d) school shoes
24. 24.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) bus fare to school (c) a warm blanket (d) notebooks for school
25. 25.Rahul has ₹850. First Rahul pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) a warm blanket (c) a schoolbag (d) medicine when ill
27. 27.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a sticker album (c) a third cricket bat (d) rice and dal
28. 28.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) designer sunglasses (c) a glitter pen set (d) a third cricket bat
29. 29.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) bus fare to school (c) sweets every day (d) medicine when ill
30. 30.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a toy robot (c) a fancy phone cover (d) drinking water
31. 31.For Zoya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) bus fare to school (c) soap (d) a video game
33. 33.For Nisha, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
34. 34.Dev has ₹900. First Dev pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and a raincoat (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.For Meera, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.Lakshmi has ₹700. First Lakshmi pays for needs: socks (₹60) and a lunch box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) designer sunglasses (c) medicine when ill (d) sweets every day
38. 38.Aarav has ₹400. First Aarav pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and a school uniform (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) bus fare to school (c) a bigger TV (d) vegetables
40. 40.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a toy robot (d) a remote-control car

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