Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 869 · 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 Kabir, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
2. 2.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) school shoes (c) rice and dal (d) bus fare to school
3. 3.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a warm blanket (c) a video game (d) vegetables
4. 4.For Arjun, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
5. 5.For Sneha, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) rice and dal (c) a sticker album (d) a school uniform
7. 7.Aarav has ₹400. First Aarav pays for needs: notebooks (₹110) and socks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a sticker album (c) a glitter pen set (d) milk
9. 9.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a school uniform (c) a raincoat (d) extra comic books
10. 10.For Pooja, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.For Sneha, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.Isha has ₹400. First Isha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹130) and a lunch box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.For Aditya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) medicine when ill (c) a school uniform (d) a bigger TV
15. 15.Dev has ₹650. First Dev pays for needs: notebooks (₹180) and a lunch box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.For Karan, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.For Gurpreet, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
18. 18.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a sticker album (c) a video game (d) a bigger TV
19. 19.For Nisha, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.For Kavya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
21. 21.For Kavya, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
22. 22.Vivaan has ₹350. First Vivaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Vivaan has ₹300. First Vivaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) medicine when ill (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a third cricket bat
25. 25.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a school uniform (c) a schoolbag (d) vegetables
26. 26.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) notebooks for school (c) drinking water (d) soap
27. 27.For Meera, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) notebooks for school (c) a bigger TV (d) designer sunglasses
29. 29.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) notebooks for school (c) a toy robot (d) soap
30. 30.Vivaan has ₹350. First Vivaan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹110) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a bigger TV (c) a new party dress (d) medicine when ill
32. 32.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) rice and dal (c) a remote-control car (d) a new party dress
33. 33.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a third cricket bat (c) rice and dal (d) a glitter pen set
34. 34.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a video game (c) soap (d) sweets every day
35. 35.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a bigger TV (c) bus fare to school (d) vegetables
36. 36.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a sticker album (c) milk (d) designer sunglasses
37. 37.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) sweets every day (c) toothpaste (d) a video game
38. 38.Nisha has ₹950. First Nisha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹260) and school shoes (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) sweets every day (c) extra comic books (d) a video game
40. 40.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) toothpaste (c) a schoolbag (d) a video game

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