Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 767 · 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.Ishaan has ₹850. First Ishaan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a sticker album (c) a video game (d) rice and dal
3. 3.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a glitter pen set (d) school shoes
4. 4.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a school uniform (c) a schoolbag (d) sweets every day
5. 5.For Priya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
6. 6.Meera has ₹450. First Meera pays for needs: a water bottle (₹110) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) extra comic books (c) a school uniform (d) sweets every day
8. 8.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) notebooks for school (c) a remote-control car (d) a schoolbag
9. 9.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a video game (c) drinking water (d) school shoes
10. 10.For Tara, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
11. 11.Tara has ₹950. First Tara pays for needs: a school uniform (₹230) and a water bottle (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.For Manav, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.For Nisha, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.Karan has ₹350. First Karan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Vivaan has ₹450. First Vivaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a school uniform (c) drinking water (d) school shoes
17. 17.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) medicine when ill (c) a glitter pen set (d) rice and dal
18. 18.For Nisha, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
19. 19.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) bus fare to school (c) a third cricket bat (d) sweets every day
20. 20.For Saanvi, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
21. 21.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) drinking water (c) rice and dal (d) a new party dress
22. 22.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a glitter pen set (d) bus fare to school
23. 23.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) toothpaste (c) a glitter pen set (d) milk
24. 24.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a raincoat (c) drinking water (d) a fancy phone cover
25. 25.For Joseph, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
26. 26.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) drinking water (c) designer sunglasses (d) vegetables
27. 27.Diya has ₹750. First Diya pays for needs: socks (₹230) and a raincoat (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a school uniform (c) toothpaste (d) rice and dal
29. 29.For Dev, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Saanvi has ₹350. First Saanvi pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and school shoes (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) extra comic books (c) vegetables (d) designer sunglasses
32. 32.For Pooja, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a school uniform (c) a bigger TV (d) rice and dal
34. 34.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a video game (c) notebooks for school (d) vegetables
35. 35.For Vivaan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) designer sunglasses (c) rice and dal (d) a fancy phone cover
37. 37.Meera has ₹700. First Meera pays for needs: a lunch box (₹120) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) designer sunglasses (c) sweets every day (d) drinking water
39. 39.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a third cricket bat (c) a toy robot (d) toothpaste
40. 40.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a glitter pen set (c) a remote-control car (d) a new party dress

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