Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 911 · 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.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) designer sunglasses (c) a schoolbag (d) a school uniform
2. 2.For Karan, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
3. 3.For Priya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.Aarav has ₹650. First Aarav pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and school shoes (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a video game (c) sweets every day (d) a schoolbag
6. 6.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) school shoes (c) medicine when ill (d) a sticker album
7. 7.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) rice and dal (c) a fancy phone cover (d) designer sunglasses
8. 8.Ishaan has ₹350. First Ishaan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Zoya has ₹650. First Zoya pays for needs: socks (₹80) and a raincoat (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) milk (c) a new party dress (d) a raincoat
11. 11.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a schoolbag (c) a glitter pen set (d) a third cricket bat
12. 12.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) designer sunglasses (c) a glitter pen set (d) a video game
13. 13.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) vegetables (c) a fancy phone cover (d) milk
14. 14.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a video game (c) extra comic books (d) a bigger TV
15. 15.For Kavya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
16. 16.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a sticker album (c) toothpaste (d) school shoes
17. 17.Pooja has ₹800. First Pooja pays for needs: a water bottle (₹130) and a school uniform (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Meera has ₹300. First Meera pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.For Diya, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.For Aditya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
21. 21.Saanvi has ₹850. First Saanvi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹150) and a lunch box (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Joseph has ₹900. First Joseph pays for needs: school shoes (₹200) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.For Rohan, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a glitter pen set (c) a third cricket bat (d) bus fare to school
25. 25.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a raincoat (c) sweets every day (d) a fancy phone cover
26. 26.Rohan has ₹750. First Rohan pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and a geometry box (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a remote-control car (c) a school uniform (d) a fancy phone cover
28. 28.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) school shoes (c) toothpaste (d) bus fare to school
29. 29.Manav has ₹700. First Manav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹220) and school shoes (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Priya has ₹850. First Priya pays for needs: socks (₹70) and notebooks (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.For Ananya, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a sticker album (c) extra comic books (d) a toy robot
33. 33.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) milk (c) vegetables (d) rice and dal
34. 34.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) a warm blanket (c) soap (d) rice and dal
35. 35.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) milk (c) a glitter pen set (d) a warm blanket
36. 36.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a schoolbag (c) a third cricket bat (d) a sticker album
37. 37.For Joseph, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.Meera has ₹300. First Meera pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) extra comic books (c) drinking water (d) vegetables
40. 40.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a toy robot (c) a fancy phone cover (d) soap

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