Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 956 · 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 Saanvi, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
2. 2.For Riya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) drinking water (c) a third cricket bat (d) soap
4. 4.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) rice and dal (c) school shoes (d) a toy robot
5. 5.Nisha has ₹300. First Nisha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a school uniform (c) a third cricket bat (d) rice and dal
7. 7.For Ananya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
8. 8.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) drinking water (c) a schoolbag (d) sweets every day
9. 9.For Dev, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.Pooja has ₹800. First Pooja pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and socks (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) sweets every day (c) notebooks for school (d) a remote-control car
12. 12.For Tara, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a raincoat (c) drinking water (d) a sticker album
14. 14.For Isha, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
15. 15.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a warm blanket (c) designer sunglasses (d) a remote-control car
16. 16.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) vegetables (c) a video game (d) school shoes
17. 17.For Ananya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
18. 18.Kavya has ₹600. First Kavya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and a water bottle (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.For Zoya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) milk (c) bus fare to school (d) school shoes
21. 21.Farhan has ₹950. First Farhan pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and socks (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a sticker album (c) milk (d) a warm blanket
23. 23.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) designer sunglasses (c) a schoolbag (d) sweets every day
24. 24.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) milk (c) a sticker album (d) a toy robot
25. 25.For Kabir, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
26. 26.For Diya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a warm blanket (c) a bigger TV (d) school shoes
28. 28.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a video game (c) milk (d) a raincoat
29. 29.For Nisha, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a school uniform (c) a third cricket bat (d) drinking water
31. 31.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a remote-control car (c) a warm blanket (d) a video game
32. 32.Isha has ₹900. First Isha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹250) and school shoes (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.For Saanvi, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) school shoes (c) vegetables (d) a schoolbag
35. 35.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a raincoat (c) a glitter pen set (d) notebooks for school
36. 36.Farhan has ₹550. First Farhan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹80) and socks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a bigger TV (c) school shoes (d) a fancy phone cover
38. 38.Zoya has ₹400. First Zoya pays for needs: socks (₹110) and a school uniform (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Kavya has ₹350. First Kavya pays for needs: socks (₹90) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a raincoat (c) vegetables (d) bus fare to school

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