Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 753 · 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) Need (b) Want
2. 2.Kavya has ₹300. First Kavya pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.For Ishaan, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a sticker album (c) a glitter pen set (d) medicine when ill
5. 5.For Pooja, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) soap (c) a sticker album (d) a toy robot
7. 7.For Diya, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) extra comic books (c) designer sunglasses (d) a new party dress
9. 9.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) vegetables (c) school shoes (d) a video game
10. 10.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) toothpaste (c) milk (d) a new party dress
11. 11.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) notebooks for school (c) drinking water (d) a toy robot
12. 12.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) notebooks for school (c) a remote-control car (d) designer sunglasses
13. 13.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a fancy phone cover (c) rice and dal (d) a schoolbag
14. 14.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a schoolbag (c) a glitter pen set (d) a bigger TV
15. 15.Joseph has ₹1000. First Joseph pays for needs: notebooks (₹240) and school shoes (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.For Isha, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
17. 17.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) bus fare to school (c) notebooks for school (d) a new party dress
18. 18.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) milk (c) a glitter pen set (d) a sticker album
19. 19.Rahul has ₹1000. First Rahul pays for needs: socks (₹210) and a geometry box (₹290). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Meera has ₹450. First Meera pays for needs: a raincoat (₹90) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a remote-control car (c) a video game (d) bus fare to school
22. 22.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) bus fare to school (c) notebooks for school (d) sweets every day
23. 23.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a fancy phone cover (c) soap (d) vegetables
24. 24.For Vivaan, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a sticker album (c) a warm blanket (d) vegetables
26. 26.Isha has ₹750. First Isha pays for needs: school shoes (₹160) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a school uniform (c) a schoolbag (d) bus fare to school
28. 28.Nisha has ₹1000. First Nisha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹310) and socks (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.For Nisha, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.For Zoya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a bigger TV (c) medicine when ill (d) a remote-control car
32. 32.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) sweets every day (c) a sticker album (d) rice and dal
33. 33.For Zoya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
34. 34.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a school uniform (c) vegetables (d) a video game
35. 35.For Rahul, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a bigger TV (c) notebooks for school (d) a raincoat
37. 37.For Dev, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.Ishaan has ₹300. First Ishaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) milk (c) a remote-control car (d) a video game
40. 40.Rohan has ₹550. First Rohan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹100) and a school uniform (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?

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