Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 934 · 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 Vivaan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.Joseph has ₹350. First Joseph pays for needs: socks (₹110) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) vegetables (c) a raincoat (d) a toy robot
4. 4.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a third cricket bat (c) toothpaste (d) school shoes
5. 5.For Dev, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) extra comic books (c) a school uniform (d) a raincoat
7. 7.For Zoya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a video game (c) a third cricket bat (d) sweets every day
9. 9.For Nisha, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.Gurpreet has ₹300. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a lunch box (₹100) and a water bottle (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a glitter pen set (c) extra comic books (d) a toy robot
12. 12.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a school uniform (c) drinking water (d) a bigger TV
13. 13.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) designer sunglasses (c) school shoes (d) milk
14. 14.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a video game (c) a school uniform (d) a third cricket bat
15. 15.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) bus fare to school (c) medicine when ill (d) vegetables
16. 16.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a school uniform (c) sweets every day (d) drinking water
17. 17.Diya has ₹300. First Diya pays for needs: socks (₹90) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Rahul has ₹950. First Rahul pays for needs: a lunch box (₹260) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.For Kabir, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a glitter pen set (c) sweets every day (d) vegetables
21. 21.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a school uniform (c) a fancy phone cover (d) notebooks for school
22. 22.For Priya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
23. 23.For Dev, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) bus fare to school (c) school shoes (d) a third cricket bat
25. 25.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) milk (c) a sticker album (d) designer sunglasses
26. 26.Karan 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
27. 27.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a bigger TV (c) school shoes (d) a sticker album
28. 28.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) medicine when ill (c) drinking water (d) sweets every day
29. 29.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a third cricket bat (c) extra comic books (d) soap
30. 30.For Kavya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a sticker album (c) a glitter pen set (d) rice and dal
32. 32.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) notebooks for school (c) a sticker album (d) a bigger TV
33. 33.For Priya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
34. 34.Rohan has ₹400. First Rohan pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a raincoat (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.For Pooja, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) sweets every day (c) extra comic books (d) vegetables
37. 37.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a sticker album (c) sweets every day (d) a video game
38. 38.For Kavya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a bigger TV (c) school shoes (d) a glitter pen set
40. 40.Rahul has ₹750. First Rahul pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and notebooks (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?

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