Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 764 · 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 Rohan, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
2. 2.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) soap (c) a school uniform (d) a glitter pen set
3. 3.Aditya has ₹400. First Aditya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹110) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a toy robot (c) a remote-control car (d) a bigger TV
5. 5.Isha has ₹450. First Isha pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and socks (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.For Manav, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a video game (c) extra comic books (d) a third cricket bat
8. 8.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) medicine when ill (c) sweets every day (d) a schoolbag
9. 9.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) milk (c) a glitter pen set (d) sweets every day
10. 10.Arjun has ₹1000. First Arjun pays for needs: notebooks (₹290) and a water bottle (₹300). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a fancy phone cover (c) drinking water (d) a video game
12. 12.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a third cricket bat (c) sweets every day (d) toothpaste
13. 13.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a raincoat (c) extra comic books (d) a bigger TV
14. 14.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) a raincoat (c) milk (d) medicine when ill
15. 15.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a glitter pen set (d) a remote-control car
16. 16.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) designer sunglasses (c) sweets every day (d) a raincoat
17. 17.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a sticker album (c) rice and dal (d) a warm blanket
18. 18.For Karan, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.Rohan has ₹500. First Rohan pays for needs: school shoes (₹120) and a geometry box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a bigger TV (c) a schoolbag (d) a warm blanket
21. 21.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a sticker album (c) a raincoat (d) a toy robot
22. 22.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) rice and dal (c) extra comic books (d) a toy robot
23. 23.Rohan has ₹950. First Rohan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹150) and notebooks (₹280). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.For Rahul, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.Lakshmi has ₹750. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a raincoat (₹80) and a water bottle (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a bigger TV (c) a sticker album (d) a video game
27. 27.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a schoolbag (c) extra comic books (d) milk
28. 28.For Arjun, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.Aditya has ₹650. First Aditya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and a raincoat (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a video game (c) drinking water (d) a remote-control car
31. 31.Diya has ₹850. First Diya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹150) and a lunch box (₹280). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.For Ananya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
33. 33.For Kabir, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) soap (c) notebooks for school (d) a bigger TV
35. 35.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a glitter pen set (c) a third cricket bat (d) vegetables
36. 36.For Kabir, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
37. 37.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a glitter pen set (c) a remote-control car (d) school shoes
38. 38.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a raincoat (c) bus fare to school (d) a bigger TV
39. 39.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a video game (c) a new party dress (d) a glitter pen set
40. 40.Isha has ₹300. First Isha pays for needs: socks (₹70) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?

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