Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 760 · 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 Pooja, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.For Rohan, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
3. 3.For Zoya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a third cricket bat (c) a glitter pen set (d) notebooks for school
5. 5.Arjun has ₹350. First Arjun pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.For Gurpreet, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) rice and dal (c) a video game (d) drinking water
8. 8.For Kabir, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
9. 9.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) vegetables (c) extra comic books (d) rice and dal
10. 10.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a fancy phone cover (c) rice and dal (d) drinking water
11. 11.Rohan has ₹800. First Rohan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹150) and school shoes (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Lakshmi has ₹950. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹170) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.For Gurpreet, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) designer sunglasses (c) a toy robot (d) toothpaste
15. 15.Riya has ₹550. First Riya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹80) and notebooks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) soap (c) notebooks for school (d) a sticker album
17. 17.For Joseph, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
18. 18.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) sweets every day (c) a schoolbag (d) notebooks for school
19. 19.Zoya has ₹300. First Zoya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a toy robot (c) medicine when ill (d) school shoes
21. 21.For Lakshmi, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.For Aditya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
23. 23.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) sweets every day (c) a third cricket bat (d) a bigger TV
24. 24.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) school shoes (c) a fancy phone cover (d) sweets every day
25. 25.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a bigger TV (c) a toy robot (d) rice and dal
26. 26.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) designer sunglasses (c) vegetables (d) toothpaste
27. 27.For Pooja, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) medicine when ill (c) school shoes (d) a remote-control car
29. 29.Isha has ₹900. First Isha pays for needs: socks (₹230) and a raincoat (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) milk (c) bus fare to school (d) a school uniform
31. 31.For Sneha, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.Aditya has ₹500. First Aditya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹140) and school shoes (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.For Aarav, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.For Priya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a new party dress (c) a video game (d) toothpaste
36. 36.For Saanvi, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
37. 37.For Rohan, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
38. 38.Riya has ₹650. First Riya pays for needs: notebooks (₹130) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a fancy phone cover (c) sweets every day (d) a third cricket bat
40. 40.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a warm blanket (c) a new party dress (d) a toy robot

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