Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 74 · 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 Ishaan, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
2. 2.Kabir has ₹950. First Kabir pays for needs: a lunch box (₹220) and socks (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) school shoes (c) a toy robot (d) a glitter pen set
4. 4.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) extra comic books (c) a toy robot (d) sweets every day
5. 5.Tara has ₹700. First Tara pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and a water bottle (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a new party dress (c) medicine when ill (d) a sticker album
7. 7.Diya has ₹800. First Diya pays for needs: school shoes (₹140) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a raincoat (c) a warm blanket (d) extra comic books
9. 9.For Arjun, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.For Rohan, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
11. 11.Manav has ₹450. First Manav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹50) and school shoes (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a warm blanket (c) a third cricket bat (d) extra comic books
13. 13.For Aarav, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.For Lakshmi, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
15. 15.For Isha, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
16. 16.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a remote-control car (c) school shoes (d) designer sunglasses
17. 17.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a new party dress (c) extra comic books (d) a third cricket bat
18. 18.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a warm blanket (d) a remote-control car
19. 19.For Zoya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a sticker album (c) a video game (d) a fancy phone cover
21. 21.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) soap (c) a new party dress (d) notebooks for school
22. 22.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a video game (d) toothpaste
23. 23.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) notebooks for school (c) a toy robot (d) a schoolbag
24. 24.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) a schoolbag (c) school shoes (d) a raincoat
25. 25.Manav has ₹450. First Manav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) milk (c) rice and dal (d) a school uniform
27. 27.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a third cricket bat (c) sweets every day (d) vegetables
28. 28.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a remote-control car (c) medicine when ill (d) designer sunglasses
29. 29.For Kavya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a glitter pen set (c) designer sunglasses (d) a raincoat
31. 31.Joseph has ₹750. First Joseph pays for needs: a school uniform (₹250) and a water bottle (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Kavya has ₹800. First Kavya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹120) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.For Karan, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
34. 34.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a sticker album (c) a schoolbag (d) rice and dal
35. 35.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a schoolbag (c) a raincoat (d) a toy robot
36. 36.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) milk (c) sweets every day (d) a bigger TV
37. 37.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a video game (d) notebooks for school
38. 38.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) drinking water (c) a warm blanket (d) school shoes
39. 39.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) vegetables (c) toothpaste (d) a sticker album
40. 40.Rohan has ₹600. First Rohan pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and socks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?

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