Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 922 · 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 Rohan, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.Karan has ₹800. First Karan pays for needs: notebooks (₹250) and a lunch box (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.For Arjun, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.Gurpreet has ₹500. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a water bottle (₹90) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a raincoat (c) sweets every day (d) a sticker album
6. 6.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) soap (c) a remote-control car (d) a new party dress
7. 7.For Priya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.Lakshmi has ₹450. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a lunch box (₹120) and a school uniform (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.For Kabir, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a glitter pen set (c) a new party dress (d) a sticker album
11. 11.Ishaan has ₹450. First Ishaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and a geometry box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.For Meera, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
13. 13.Vivaan has ₹400. First Vivaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹120) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a video game (c) a glitter pen set (d) extra comic books
15. 15.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a toy robot (c) a fancy phone cover (d) drinking water
16. 16.For Kavya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
17. 17.For Isha, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
18. 18.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) a warm blanket (c) medicine when ill (d) a raincoat
19. 19.For Zoya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.For Vivaan, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) drinking water (c) a warm blanket (d) a remote-control car
22. 22.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) medicine when ill (c) a school uniform (d) a third cricket bat
23. 23.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a glitter pen set (c) a school uniform (d) a video game
24. 24.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a sticker album (c) a school uniform (d) a warm blanket
25. 25.For Ishaan, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
26. 26.For Joseph, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a school uniform (c) a glitter pen set (d) a toy robot
28. 28.For Arjun, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
29. 29.Ishaan has ₹600. First Ishaan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹60) and school shoes (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) vegetables (c) a fancy phone cover (d) rice and dal
31. 31.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) bus fare to school (c) a schoolbag (d) school shoes
32. 32.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) vegetables (c) soap (d) sweets every day
33. 33.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) notebooks for school (c) a glitter pen set (d) toothpaste
34. 34.Kavya has ₹700. First Kavya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹170) and school shoes (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a schoolbag (c) school shoes (d) designer sunglasses
36. 36.Kabir has ₹1000. First Kabir pays for needs: a lunch box (₹50) and socks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) vegetables (c) a school uniform (d) designer sunglasses
38. 38.For Meera, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) drinking water (c) milk (d) a bigger TV
40. 40.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) notebooks for school (c) a raincoat (d) milk

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