Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 82 · 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 Gurpreet, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
2. 2.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) soap (c) a third cricket bat (d) designer sunglasses
3. 3.For Kabir, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a remote-control car (c) soap (d) a sticker album
5. 5.Joseph has ₹500. First Joseph pays for needs: notebooks (₹160) and a school uniform (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a remote-control car (c) soap (d) a glitter pen set
7. 7.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a toy robot (c) vegetables (d) a fancy phone cover
8. 8.Aditya has ₹700. First Aditya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹120) and a school uniform (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a raincoat (c) a glitter pen set (d) a fancy phone cover
10. 10.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a video game (c) toothpaste (d) milk
11. 11.For Diya, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.For Saanvi, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a bigger TV (c) extra comic books (d) a glitter pen set
14. 14.Tara has ₹300. First Tara pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.For Dev, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
16. 16.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) rice and dal (c) a bigger TV (d) designer sunglasses
17. 17.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a third cricket bat (c) a glitter pen set (d) medicine when ill
18. 18.For Nisha, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.Kabir has ₹1000. First Kabir pays for needs: a water bottle (₹150) and notebooks (₹290). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.For Saanvi, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a school uniform (c) sweets every day (d) drinking water
22. 22.Isha has ₹900. First Isha pays for needs: socks (₹300) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.For Kavya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
24. 24.For Isha, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.Karan has ₹450. First Karan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹150) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.For Gurpreet, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
27. 27.For Zoya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
28. 28.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) drinking water (c) soap (d) a school uniform
29. 29.Diya has ₹300. First Diya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹80) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Dev 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) school shoes
31. 31.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) milk (c) notebooks for school (d) extra comic books
32. 32.Priya has ₹400. First Priya pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) notebooks for school (c) a raincoat (d) a fancy phone cover
34. 34.For Vivaan, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) extra comic books (c) a toy robot (d) a warm blanket
36. 36.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a schoolbag (c) extra comic books (d) medicine when ill
37. 37.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) toothpaste (c) a remote-control car (d) a toy robot
38. 38.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a video game (c) medicine when ill (d) rice and dal
39. 39.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) school shoes (c) a warm blanket (d) rice and dal
40. 40.Tara has ₹450. First Tara pays for needs: notebooks (₹130) and socks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?

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