Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 807 · 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 Ananya, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.For Pooja, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a fancy phone cover (c) medicine when ill (d) vegetables
4. 4.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) notebooks for school (c) drinking water (d) a warm blanket
5. 5.For Saanvi, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
6. 6.Diya has ₹400. First Diya pays for needs: notebooks (₹130) and a school uniform (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a toy robot (c) a bigger TV (d) a school uniform
8. 8.Rohan has ₹600. First Rohan pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a new party dress (d) medicine when ill
10. 10.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) soap (c) a school uniform (d) a third cricket bat
11. 11.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a sticker album (c) designer sunglasses (d) a remote-control car
12. 12.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) vegetables (c) bus fare to school (d) a remote-control car
13. 13.For Riya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.Zoya has ₹800. First Zoya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹140) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Isha has ₹350. First Isha pays for needs: socks (₹100) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) toothpaste (c) a remote-control car (d) rice and dal
17. 17.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a warm blanket (c) milk (d) a bigger TV
18. 18.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a glitter pen set (c) a schoolbag (d) toothpaste
19. 19.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) soap (c) a toy robot (d) a sticker album
20. 20.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a third cricket bat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) bus fare to school
21. 21.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a new party dress (d) school shoes
22. 22.For Vivaan, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) notebooks for school (c) milk (d) vegetables
24. 24.Arjun has ₹750. First Arjun pays for needs: notebooks (₹190) and a lunch box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Riya has ₹300. First Riya pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.For Riya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
27. 27.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) designer sunglasses (c) soap (d) a raincoat
28. 28.For Meera, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
29. 29.Kabir has ₹450. First Kabir pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and a lunch box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) soap (c) a remote-control car (d) school shoes
31. 31.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a schoolbag (c) designer sunglasses (d) a third cricket bat
32. 32.Riya has ₹350. First Riya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹100) and school shoes (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) bus fare to school (c) medicine when ill (d) a bigger TV
34. 34.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a sticker album (c) designer sunglasses (d) a fancy phone cover
35. 35.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a third cricket bat (c) a new party dress (d) bus fare to school
36. 36.Rohan has ₹900. First Rohan pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Pooja has ₹850. First Pooja pays for needs: a lunch box (₹130) and a school uniform (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a video game (c) designer sunglasses (d) a warm blanket
39. 39.For Saanvi, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
40. 40.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) drinking water (c) sweets every day (d) rice and dal

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