Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 91 · 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 Rahul, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) notebooks for school (c) rice and dal (d) vegetables
3. 3.Priya has ₹1000. First Priya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹240) and notebooks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a remote-control car (c) vegetables (d) extra comic books
5. 5.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a third cricket bat (c) a sticker album (d) a warm blanket
6. 6.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a warm blanket (c) a fancy phone cover (d) milk
7. 7.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a school uniform (c) a warm blanket (d) a fancy phone cover
8. 8.For Sneha, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
9. 9.Priya has ₹700. First Priya pays for needs: school shoes (₹150) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Aarav has ₹750. First Aarav pays for needs: notebooks (₹120) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Joseph has ₹500. First Joseph pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and a raincoat (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.For Karan, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) toothpaste (c) a new party dress (d) bus fare to school
14. 14.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a toy robot (c) rice and dal (d) milk
15. 15.Arjun has ₹600. First Arjun pays for needs: socks (₹130) and a water bottle (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Joseph has ₹900. First Joseph pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and school shoes (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a warm blanket (c) drinking water (d) a bigger TV
18. 18.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) bus fare to school (c) school shoes (d) designer sunglasses
19. 19.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a bigger TV (c) vegetables (d) a remote-control car
20. 20.For Joseph, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
21. 21.Karan has ₹600. First Karan pays for needs: socks (₹50) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Pooja has ₹550. First Pooja pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and school shoes (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a toy robot (c) rice and dal (d) school shoes
24. 24.For Pooja, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) milk (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a new party dress
26. 26.For Isha, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
27. 27.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a bigger TV (c) a sticker album (d) milk
28. 28.Zoya has ₹850. First Zoya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹270) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) school shoes (c) extra comic books (d) a sticker album
30. 30.For Arjun, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) sweets every day (c) a glitter pen set (d) a fancy phone cover
32. 32.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) designer sunglasses (c) rice and dal (d) a schoolbag
33. 33.Joseph has ₹850. First Joseph pays for needs: a school uniform (₹170) and a geometry box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) extra comic books (c) a toy robot (d) a bigger TV
35. 35.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) medicine when ill (c) rice and dal (d) a toy robot
36. 36.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a bigger TV (c) a warm blanket (d) vegetables
37. 37.Isha has ₹800. First Isha pays for needs: socks (₹120) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a glitter pen set (c) school shoes (d) sweets every day
39. 39.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a third cricket bat (c) rice and dal (d) a warm blanket
40. 40.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a sticker album (c) a remote-control car (d) school shoes

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