Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 98 · 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 Meera, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
2. 2.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) school shoes (c) a school uniform (d) drinking water
3. 3.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) milk (c) a new party dress (d) a toy robot
4. 4.For Manav, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a remote-control car (c) sweets every day (d) notebooks for school
6. 6.For Saanvi, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.Meera has ₹650. First Meera pays for needs: school shoes (₹180) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Gurpreet has ₹500. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a raincoat (₹110) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Meera has ₹600. First Meera pays for needs: a raincoat (₹200) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.For Zoya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
11. 11.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) extra comic books (c) toothpaste (d) drinking water
12. 12.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a school uniform (c) a toy robot (d) extra comic books
13. 13.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) designer sunglasses (c) a warm blanket (d) a third cricket bat
14. 14.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a warm blanket (c) soap (d) a sticker album
15. 15.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a video game (c) extra comic books (d) school shoes
16. 16.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a new party dress (c) a warm blanket (d) a fancy phone cover
17. 17.For Zoya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
18. 18.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) school shoes (c) notebooks for school (d) a school uniform
19. 19.Manav has ₹800. First Manav pays for needs: a geometry box (₹230) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) rice and dal (c) sweets every day (d) a glitter pen set
21. 21.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a raincoat (c) a bigger TV (d) a schoolbag
22. 22.Diya has ₹300. First Diya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Karan has ₹950. First Karan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Rohan has ₹550. First Rohan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹150) and socks (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Arjun has ₹750. First Arjun pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and a raincoat (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.For Aarav, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.For Arjun, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
28. 28.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a sticker album (c) sweets every day (d) school shoes
29. 29.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a sticker album (c) rice and dal (d) milk
30. 30.Joseph has ₹850. First Joseph pays for needs: socks (₹140) and a school uniform (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) medicine when ill (c) a glitter pen set (d) vegetables
32. 32.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a bigger TV (c) milk (d) sweets every day
33. 33.Pooja has ₹600. First Pooja pays for needs: a lunch box (₹120) and a geometry box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Karan has ₹350. First Karan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹90) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.For Meera, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) soap (c) a toy robot (d) vegetables
37. 37.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a third cricket bat (c) drinking water (d) notebooks for school
38. 38.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a toy robot (c) a school uniform (d) a raincoat
39. 39.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) school shoes (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a raincoat
40. 40.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a third cricket bat (c) a bigger TV (d) soap

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