Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 140 · 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.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) milk (c) toothpaste (d) designer sunglasses
2. 2.For Vivaan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) sweets every day (c) designer sunglasses (d) rice and dal
4. 4.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) medicine when ill (c) a bigger TV (d) a toy robot
5. 5.Aditya has ₹450. First Aditya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹150) and school shoes (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a toy robot (c) rice and dal (d) a raincoat
7. 7.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) toothpaste (c) a glitter pen set (d) bus fare to school
8. 8.For Isha, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
9. 9.Vivaan has ₹850. First Vivaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and a water bottle (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.For Manav, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
11. 11.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a school uniform (c) a third cricket bat (d) sweets every day
12. 12.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a glitter pen set (c) extra comic books (d) a remote-control car
13. 13.Farhan has ₹350. First Farhan pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.For Rohan, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
15. 15.Ananya has ₹400. First Ananya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹130) and socks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.For Rohan, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a sticker album (d) soap
18. 18.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) extra comic books (c) a remote-control car (d) rice and dal
19. 19.For Nisha, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) medicine when ill (c) sweets every day (d) milk
21. 21.Tara has ₹800. First Tara pays for needs: a water bottle (₹260) and notebooks (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a third cricket bat (c) a sticker album (d) drinking water
23. 23.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) sweets every day (c) a bigger TV (d) a video game
24. 24.For Meera, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) notebooks for school (c) soap (d) sweets every day
26. 26.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a third cricket bat (c) sweets every day (d) a bigger TV
27. 27.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a remote-control car (c) extra comic books (d) a fancy phone cover
28. 28.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) toothpaste (c) extra comic books (d) a video game
29. 29.Rohan has ₹900. First Rohan pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and a geometry box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Rahul has ₹450. First Rahul pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and socks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) school shoes (c) a new party dress (d) a third cricket bat
32. 32.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) sweets every day (c) a remote-control car (d) designer sunglasses
33. 33.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a sticker album (c) a third cricket bat (d) a raincoat
34. 34.Meera has ₹600. First Meera pays for needs: school shoes (₹200) and a water bottle (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.For Arjun, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.Gurpreet has ₹650. First Gurpreet pays for needs: socks (₹190) and a geometry box (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) vegetables (c) sweets every day (d) a new party dress
38. 38.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) designer sunglasses (c) a bigger TV (d) a toy robot
39. 39.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a toy robot (c) toothpaste (d) a video game
40. 40.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) sweets every day (c) a video game (d) a raincoat

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