Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 819 · 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.Diya has ₹750. First Diya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹220) and a raincoat (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.For Kabir, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a toy robot (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a sticker album
4. 4.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) drinking water (c) soap (d) a schoolbag
5. 5.For Pooja, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a video game (c) a warm blanket (d) designer sunglasses
7. 7.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a third cricket bat (c) a warm blanket (d) a glitter pen set
8. 8.Lakshmi has ₹300. First Lakshmi pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a third cricket bat (c) a schoolbag (d) a glitter pen set
10. 10.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) school shoes (c) a warm blanket (d) a schoolbag
11. 11.For Rahul, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
12. 12.Kavya has ₹650. First Kavya pays for needs: socks (₹130) and a water bottle (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Manav has ₹300. First Manav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Priya has ₹750. First Priya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹190) and socks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) drinking water (c) a toy robot (d) a new party dress
16. 16.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a raincoat (c) a sticker album (d) extra comic books
17. 17.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) sweets every day (c) soap (d) school shoes
18. 18.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a new party dress (c) a remote-control car (d) vegetables
19. 19.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a glitter pen set (c) a new party dress (d) toothpaste
20. 20.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) rice and dal (c) a schoolbag (d) designer sunglasses
21. 21.Rohan has ₹350. First Rohan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.For Tara, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a third cricket bat (c) a raincoat (d) a sticker album
24. 24.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a new party dress (c) a school uniform (d) a sticker album
25. 25.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a glitter pen set (c) rice and dal (d) designer sunglasses
26. 26.Zoya has ₹650. First Zoya pays for needs: notebooks (₹210) and a geometry box (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) designer sunglasses (c) a bigger TV (d) a sticker album
28. 28.For Diya, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
29. 29.For Pooja, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a toy robot (c) a video game (d) a school uniform
31. 31.Lakshmi has ₹450. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a raincoat (₹90) and school shoes (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a sticker album (c) sweets every day (d) designer sunglasses
33. 33.Riya has ₹650. First Riya pays for needs: socks (₹140) and school shoes (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.For Zoya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a third cricket bat (c) a video game (d) school shoes
36. 36.For Aditya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
37. 37.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) rice and dal (c) drinking water (d) a fancy phone cover
38. 38.For Ananya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.Zoya has ₹450. First Zoya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹110) and notebooks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Manav has ₹850. First Manav pays for needs: school shoes (₹230) and socks (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?

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