Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 783 · 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 “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a video game (c) a schoolbag (d) a sticker album
3. 3.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a school uniform (c) rice and dal (d) a video game
4. 4.Ananya has ₹500. First Ananya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹130) and a school uniform (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Kavya has ₹600. First Kavya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and a raincoat (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Vivaan has ₹300. First Vivaan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹100) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) soap (c) a new party dress (d) designer sunglasses
8. 8.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a school uniform (c) a remote-control car (d) a glitter pen set
9. 9.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a toy robot (c) drinking water (d) notebooks for school
10. 10.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a third cricket bat (c) a sticker album (d) a toy robot
11. 11.Kavya has ₹900. First Kavya pays for needs: school shoes (₹140) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Lakshmi has ₹500. First Lakshmi pays for needs: notebooks (₹150) and a raincoat (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.For Rohan, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.Manav has ₹700. First Manav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹220) and notebooks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) designer sunglasses (c) extra comic books (d) a third cricket bat
16. 16.Vivaan has ₹550. First Vivaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹130) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) notebooks for school (c) a schoolbag (d) rice and dal
18. 18.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a warm blanket (c) a school uniform (d) a third cricket bat
19. 19.Rohan has ₹700. First Rohan pays for needs: school shoes (₹150) and notebooks (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.For Riya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
21. 21.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) toothpaste (c) sweets every day (d) a raincoat
22. 22.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) notebooks for school (d) a glitter pen set
23. 23.Manav has ₹650. First Manav pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and a geometry box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.For Sneha, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) milk (c) designer sunglasses (d) bus fare to school
26. 26.For Priya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
27. 27.For Nisha, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) extra comic books (c) drinking water (d) vegetables
29. 29.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) vegetables (c) a warm blanket (d) a fancy phone cover
30. 30.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a new party dress (c) designer sunglasses (d) a fancy phone cover
31. 31.Meera has ₹650. First Meera pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Dev has ₹500. First Dev pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Tara has ₹650. First Tara pays for needs: a water bottle (₹160) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Saanvi has ₹400. First Saanvi pays for needs: socks (₹50) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a third cricket bat (c) a toy robot (d) drinking water
36. 36.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) medicine when ill (c) toothpaste (d) a remote-control car
37. 37.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a bigger TV (c) soap (d) notebooks for school
38. 38.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) medicine when ill (c) a new party dress (d) soap
39. 39.Isha has ₹450. First Isha pays for needs: socks (₹90) and a raincoat (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Aarav has ₹800. First Aarav pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?

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