Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 926 · 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 Manav, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
2. 2.For Priya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
3. 3.Rahul has ₹450. First Rahul pays for needs: a school uniform (₹120) and a water bottle (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a third cricket bat (c) bus fare to school (d) a bigger TV
5. 5.Saanvi has ₹700. First Saanvi pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and notebooks (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a new party dress (c) a bigger TV (d) sweets every day
7. 7.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a toy robot (d) a raincoat
8. 8.Meera has ₹450. First Meera pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and socks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Meera has ₹800. First Meera pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and a water bottle (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a schoolbag (c) a warm blanket (d) sweets every day
11. 11.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a remote-control car (c) designer sunglasses (d) a schoolbag
12. 12.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a third cricket bat (c) a warm blanket (d) medicine when ill
13. 13.Aarav has ₹900. First Aarav pays for needs: school shoes (₹120) and a school uniform (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a sticker album (c) a raincoat (d) soap
15. 15.Dev has ₹750. First Dev pays for needs: socks (₹220) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a toy robot (c) soap (d) a sticker album
17. 17.Pooja has ₹350. First Pooja pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.For Manav, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) notebooks for school (c) a new party dress (d) designer sunglasses
20. 20.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a toy robot (c) a raincoat (d) a remote-control car
21. 21.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) drinking water (c) a new party dress (d) a sticker album
22. 22.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) extra comic books (c) a remote-control car (d) soap
23. 23.For Farhan, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
24. 24.For Farhan, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a glitter pen set (c) a video game (d) a warm blanket
26. 26.Lakshmi has ₹500. First Lakshmi pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and socks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) rice and dal (c) drinking water (d) a warm blanket
28. 28.Farhan has ₹500. First Farhan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹110) and a raincoat (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.For Aarav, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.For Nisha, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) school shoes (c) a raincoat (d) a toy robot
32. 32.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a sticker album (c) school shoes (d) a bigger TV
33. 33.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) milk (c) a warm blanket (d) toothpaste
34. 34.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a schoolbag (c) extra comic books (d) a remote-control car
35. 35.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a bigger TV (c) a fancy phone cover (d) notebooks for school
36. 36.Riya has ₹750. First Riya pays for needs: socks (₹230) and a geometry box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a raincoat (c) sweets every day (d) school shoes
38. 38.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a glitter pen set (c) milk (d) a warm blanket
39. 39.For Vivaan, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
40. 40.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a third cricket bat (d) a bigger TV

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