Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 744 · 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 Lakshmi, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.Pooja has ₹650. First Pooja pays for needs: a school uniform (₹180) and a water bottle (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Arjun has ₹650. First Arjun pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) school shoes (c) a new party dress (d) a fancy phone cover
5. 5.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) medicine when ill (c) sweets every day (d) a schoolbag
6. 6.For Kavya, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a toy robot (c) a remote-control car (d) drinking water
8. 8.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a sticker album (c) a third cricket bat (d) milk
9. 9.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) toothpaste (c) a third cricket bat (d) rice and dal
10. 10.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a fancy phone cover (c) notebooks for school (d) a third cricket bat
11. 11.For Nisha, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a sticker album (c) a toy robot (d) a schoolbag
13. 13.For Aditya, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.For Pooja, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
15. 15.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a glitter pen set (c) a sticker album (d) a schoolbag
16. 16.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) drinking water (c) milk (d) a bigger TV
17. 17.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) milk (c) a glitter pen set (d) soap
18. 18.For Priya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) toothpaste (c) designer sunglasses (d) rice and dal
20. 20.For Riya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
21. 21.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a video game (c) a warm blanket (d) a schoolbag
22. 22.For Lakshmi, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.Joseph has ₹450. First Joseph pays for needs: school shoes (₹150) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Ishaan has ₹500. First Ishaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and a geometry box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) extra comic books (c) vegetables (d) a new party dress
26. 26.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a sticker album (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a warm blanket
27. 27.For Arjun, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) toothpaste (c) a warm blanket (d) school shoes
29. 29.Isha has ₹400. First Isha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and a raincoat (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) bus fare to school (c) soap (d) a video game
31. 31.For Ishaan, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
32. 32.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a sticker album (c) a school uniform (d) school shoes
33. 33.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) soap (c) a school uniform (d) toothpaste
34. 34.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) rice and dal (c) school shoes (d) a new party dress
35. 35.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a remote-control car (c) a sticker album (d) bus fare to school
36. 36.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) designer sunglasses (c) notebooks for school (d) milk
37. 37.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) designer sunglasses (c) milk (d) a remote-control car
38. 38.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) school shoes (c) a new party dress (d) rice and dal
39. 39.For Farhan, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
40. 40.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a school uniform (c) sweets every day (d) a third cricket bat

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