Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 139 · 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.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) medicine when ill (c) bus fare to school (d) a remote-control car
2. 2.For Rahul, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
3. 3.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) drinking water (c) extra comic books (d) a remote-control car
4. 4.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) school shoes (c) a third cricket bat (d) a bigger TV
5. 5.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a raincoat (c) medicine when ill (d) a glitter pen set
6. 6.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a toy robot (c) a video game (d) sweets every day
7. 7.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) drinking water (c) a third cricket bat (d) a new party dress
8. 8.Saanvi has ₹550. First Saanvi pays for needs: a geometry box (₹140) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.For Arjun, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) toothpaste (c) milk (d) medicine when ill
11. 11.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a warm blanket (d) a bigger TV
12. 12.Zoya has ₹350. First Zoya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and a geometry box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Nisha has ₹800. First Nisha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Dev has ₹600. First Dev pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and a lunch box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) extra comic books (c) a video game (d) sweets every day
16. 16.Dev has ₹700. First Dev pays for needs: a lunch box (₹230) and a school uniform (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Rohan has ₹800. First Rohan pays for needs: socks (₹100) and a water bottle (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a toy robot (c) drinking water (d) a video game
19. 19.Ananya has ₹500. First Ananya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹130) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.For Diya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
21. 21.Kabir has ₹550. First Kabir pays for needs: socks (₹110) and a raincoat (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Lakshmi has ₹750. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a lunch box (₹210) and socks (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.For Rohan, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a bigger TV (c) a fancy phone cover (d) sweets every day
25. 25.Dev has ₹950. First Dev pays for needs: socks (₹140) and a water bottle (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Gurpreet has ₹450. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a lunch box (₹120) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) sweets every day (c) medicine when ill (d) a glitter pen set
28. 28.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) notebooks for school (c) a schoolbag (d) designer sunglasses
29. 29.Priya has ₹700. First Priya pays for needs: notebooks (₹120) and a school uniform (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) vegetables (c) school shoes (d) a raincoat
31. 31.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a bigger TV (c) drinking water (d) a raincoat
32. 32.For Rohan, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
33. 33.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a bigger TV (c) school shoes (d) a new party dress
34. 34.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a raincoat (c) extra comic books (d) a schoolbag
35. 35.For Meera, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.For Dev, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
37. 37.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a sticker album (c) milk (d) bus fare to school
38. 38.For Nisha, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a third cricket bat (c) school shoes (d) a new party dress
40. 40.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a toy robot (d) a third cricket bat

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