Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 757 · 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 Zoya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
2. 2.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) notebooks for school (c) extra comic books (d) a bigger TV
3. 3.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a new party dress (c) extra comic books (d) a video game
4. 4.For Zoya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Riya has ₹800. First Riya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹220) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.For Kavya, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) rice and dal (c) school shoes (d) soap
8. 8.For Tara, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
9. 9.Saanvi has ₹350. First Saanvi pays for needs: socks (₹50) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a third cricket bat (c) vegetables (d) a video game
11. 11.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) bus fare to school (c) rice and dal (d) a glitter pen set
12. 12.Sneha has ₹300. First Sneha pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a fancy phone cover (c) designer sunglasses (d) medicine when ill
14. 14.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) designer sunglasses (c) a new party dress (d) a remote-control car
15. 15.For Zoya, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
16. 16.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) school shoes (c) rice and dal (d) designer sunglasses
17. 17.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) bus fare to school (c) a fancy phone cover (d) rice and dal
18. 18.For Meera, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
19. 19.Isha has ₹500. First Isha pays for needs: notebooks (₹110) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Aarav has ₹400. First Aarav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a school uniform (d) bus fare to school
22. 22.Aarav has ₹600. First Aarav pays for needs: a raincoat (₹140) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) designer sunglasses (c) sweets every day (d) a fancy phone cover
24. 24.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a new party dress (c) a sticker album (d) a schoolbag
25. 25.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a warm blanket (c) school shoes (d) a video game
26. 26.Zoya has ₹850. First Zoya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹280) and school shoes (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Aditya has ₹350. First Aditya pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and socks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Manav has ₹850. First Manav pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and school shoes (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) bus fare to school (c) designer sunglasses (d) a third cricket bat
30. 30.Karan has ₹350. First Karan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.For Lakshmi, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
32. 32.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a schoolbag (c) school shoes (d) a fancy phone cover
33. 33.Rohan has ₹400. First Rohan pays for needs: school shoes (₹130) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a school uniform (c) designer sunglasses (d) extra comic books
35. 35.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) rice and dal (c) a video game (d) soap
36. 36.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a raincoat (c) bus fare to school (d) a new party dress
37. 37.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a sticker album (c) a new party dress (d) a remote-control car
38. 38.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a remote-control car (c) vegetables (d) school shoes
39. 39.For Tara, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
40. 40.Vivaan has ₹600. First Vivaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and a water bottle (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?

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