Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 883 · 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 Pooja, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a glitter pen set (c) a raincoat (d) a bigger TV
3. 3.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a bigger TV (c) school shoes (d) a video game
4. 4.For Diya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a video game (c) a bigger TV (d) soap
6. 6.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) rice and dal (c) drinking water (d) a remote-control car
7. 7.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a bigger TV (d) a video game
8. 8.Manav has ₹800. First Manav pays for needs: a geometry box (₹140) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Rohan has ₹800. First Rohan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹90) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.For Zoya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
11. 11.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) vegetables (c) a new party dress (d) a remote-control car
12. 12.For Kavya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.Manav has ₹450. First Manav pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.For Rahul, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
15. 15.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) toothpaste (c) sweets every day (d) a video game
16. 16.Arjun has ₹850. First Arjun pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and a raincoat (₹280). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Aarav has ₹750. First Aarav pays for needs: a geometry box (₹120) and a lunch box (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Ishaan has ₹950. First Ishaan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹130) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Karan has ₹450. First Karan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹140) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) drinking water (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a school uniform
21. 21.Tara has ₹500. First Tara pays for needs: socks (₹120) and notebooks (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a video game (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a schoolbag
23. 23.Vivaan has ₹550. First Vivaan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and socks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a bigger TV (c) a video game (d) vegetables
25. 25.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) a schoolbag (c) a school uniform (d) a raincoat
26. 26.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) sweets every day (c) designer sunglasses (d) a remote-control car
27. 27.Nisha has ₹550. First Nisha pays for needs: notebooks (₹180) and a water bottle (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Rahul has ₹800. First Rahul pays for needs: notebooks (₹150) and a raincoat (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.For Arjun, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) bus fare to school (c) a third cricket bat (d) a school uniform
31. 31.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) designer sunglasses (c) drinking water (d) sweets every day
32. 32.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a third cricket bat (c) notebooks for school (d) a glitter pen set
33. 33.Aarav has ₹600. First Aarav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹120) and a lunch box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Manav has ₹550. First Manav pays for needs: notebooks (₹180) and a lunch box (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Karan has ₹1000. First Karan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹280) and a lunch box (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) bus fare to school (c) a toy robot (d) soap
37. 37.Tara has ₹750. First Tara pays for needs: a geometry box (₹150) and a school uniform (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) milk (c) sweets every day (d) vegetables
39. 39.Arjun has ₹800. First Arjun pays for needs: school shoes (₹260) and socks (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.For Priya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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