Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 776 · 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 new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.Isha has ₹500. First Isha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) bus fare to school (c) a warm blanket (d) a fancy phone cover
4. 4.For Saanvi, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a video game (c) vegetables (d) a bigger TV
6. 6.For Ananya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a sticker album (c) a toy robot (d) rice and dal
8. 8.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a glitter pen set (c) designer sunglasses (d) a video game
9. 9.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a video game (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a remote-control car
10. 10.Lakshmi has ₹300. First Lakshmi pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Ananya has ₹750. First Ananya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹180) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a fancy phone cover (c) soap (d) a bigger TV
13. 13.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a bigger TV (c) notebooks for school (d) toothpaste
14. 14.For Arjun, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
15. 15.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) rice and dal (c) extra comic books (d) a toy robot
16. 16.Vivaan has ₹650. First Vivaan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a school uniform (c) milk (d) a new party dress
18. 18.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) vegetables (c) a schoolbag (d) a fancy phone cover
19. 19.For Ishaan, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.Kabir has ₹450. First Kabir pays for needs: a raincoat (₹80) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) notebooks for school (c) a new party dress (d) drinking water
22. 22.Meera has ₹850. First Meera pays for needs: a geometry box (₹230) and a school uniform (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.For Diya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a new party dress (c) a school uniform (d) a toy robot
25. 25.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a schoolbag (c) a sticker album (d) bus fare to school
26. 26.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a glitter pen set (c) a schoolbag (d) a bigger TV
27. 27.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a video game (c) a warm blanket (d) designer sunglasses
28. 28.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a video game (c) medicine when ill (d) soap
29. 29.For Arjun, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Karan has ₹300. First Karan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and socks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.For Gurpreet, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) soap (c) a sticker album (d) a fancy phone cover
33. 33.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a toy robot (c) a glitter pen set (d) a fancy phone cover
34. 34.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) sweets every day (c) a video game (d) designer sunglasses
35. 35.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) toothpaste (c) soap (d) sweets every day
36. 36.Tara has ₹300. First Tara pays for needs: socks (₹90) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a third cricket bat (c) vegetables (d) toothpaste
38. 38.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) drinking water (c) a new party dress (d) a remote-control car
39. 39.For Meera, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
40. 40.Lakshmi has ₹1000. First Lakshmi pays for needs: school shoes (₹230) and a lunch box (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?

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