Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 75 · 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 Arjun, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) extra comic books (c) sweets every day (d) drinking water
3. 3.For Zoya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.For Kabir, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a third cricket bat (c) soap (d) a toy robot
6. 6.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) extra comic books (c) a sticker album (d) school shoes
7. 7.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a remote-control car (c) a schoolbag (d) a bigger TV
8. 8.Kabir has ₹600. First Kabir pays for needs: notebooks (₹190) and socks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a toy robot (c) a video game (d) school shoes
10. 10.Kabir has ₹750. First Kabir pays for needs: a lunch box (₹130) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a fancy phone cover (c) rice and dal (d) medicine when ill
12. 12.For Rohan, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a glitter pen set (c) a bigger TV (d) bus fare to school
14. 14.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a new party dress (c) a third cricket bat (d) school shoes
15. 15.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a remote-control car (c) toothpaste (d) a glitter pen set
16. 16.Rahul has ₹1000. First Rahul pays for needs: socks (₹220) and a raincoat (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a schoolbag (c) soap (d) a glitter pen set
18. 18.For Sneha, is “a fancy phone cover” 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 school uniform (b) soap (c) milk (d) a sticker album
20. 20.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) vegetables (c) drinking water (d) a third cricket bat
21. 21.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) designer sunglasses (c) notebooks for school (d) soap
22. 22.For Vivaan, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
23. 23.Rohan has ₹450. First Rohan pays for needs: socks (₹50) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a glitter pen set (c) bus fare to school (d) a warm blanket
25. 25.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) sweets every day (c) drinking water (d) medicine when ill
26. 26.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) notebooks for school (c) sweets every day (d) milk
27. 27.For Rahul, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.Farhan has ₹700. First Farhan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹130) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.For Gurpreet, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
30. 30.Arjun has ₹500. First Arjun pays for needs: a raincoat (₹120) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Isha has ₹550. First Isha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹140) and socks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a toy robot (c) a glitter pen set (d) a remote-control car
33. 33.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a warm blanket (c) soap (d) a glitter pen set
34. 34.Sneha has ₹700. First Sneha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹130) and school shoes (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a sticker album (c) rice and dal (d) a warm blanket
36. 36.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a third cricket bat (c) soap (d) a video game
37. 37.For Zoya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
38. 38.Pooja has ₹900. First Pooja pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a new party dress (c) medicine when ill (d) soap
40. 40.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a schoolbag (d) sweets every day

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