Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 972 · 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 “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.Ananya has ₹550. First Ananya pays for needs: school shoes (₹140) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.For Ananya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.For Aarav, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
5. 5.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) milk (c) a third cricket bat (d) notebooks for school
6. 6.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) milk (c) rice and dal (d) a glitter pen set
7. 7.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a third cricket bat (c) a warm blanket (d) milk
8. 8.For Aarav, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
9. 9.For Meera, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a new party dress (c) rice and dal (d) bus fare to school
11. 11.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) designer sunglasses (c) a toy robot (d) a fancy phone cover
12. 12.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a remote-control car (c) a schoolbag (d) extra comic books
13. 13.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) notebooks for school (c) a new party dress (d) toothpaste
14. 14.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a third cricket bat (c) a video game (d) extra comic books
15. 15.Kavya has ₹800. First Kavya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and a geometry box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) rice and dal (c) a remote-control car (d) a glitter pen set
17. 17.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) toothpaste (c) a schoolbag (d) extra comic books
18. 18.Gurpreet has ₹450. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Dev has ₹450. First Dev pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Ananya has ₹1000. First Ananya pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and notebooks (₹310). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Joseph has ₹950. First Joseph pays for needs: a lunch box (₹300) and a geometry box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a third cricket bat (c) soap (d) a fancy phone cover
23. 23.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a bigger TV (c) a sticker album (d) sweets every day
24. 24.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a warm blanket (c) milk (d) a video game
25. 25.Dev 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) school shoes
26. 26.For Dev, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
27. 27.Aarav has ₹1000. First Aarav pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Isha has ₹400. First Isha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹80) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.For Ananya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.For Farhan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.For Saanvi, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) notebooks for school (c) sweets every day (d) a raincoat
33. 33.For Riya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
34. 34.For Riya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.For Karan, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.For Kabir, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
37. 37.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a glitter pen set (c) extra comic books (d) medicine when ill
38. 38.Nisha has ₹1000. First Nisha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹60) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.For Pooja, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
40. 40.Isha has ₹900. First Isha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹240) and socks (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?

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