Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 177 · 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.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a new party dress (c) a warm blanket (d) a video game
2. 2.For Rohan, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.Meera has ₹300. First Meera pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Meera has ₹450. First Meera pays for needs: socks (₹60) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) rice and dal (c) soap (d) a sticker album
6. 6.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) sweets every day (c) vegetables (d) a sticker album
7. 7.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a bigger TV (c) a remote-control car (d) soap
8. 8.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a bigger TV (c) a third cricket bat (d) a fancy phone cover
9. 9.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) a schoolbag (c) notebooks for school (d) school shoes
10. 10.For Isha, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
11. 11.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a warm blanket (c) a new party dress (d) notebooks for school
12. 12.For Aditya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a schoolbag (c) a video game (d) sweets every day
14. 14.Rohan has ₹1000. First Rohan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹220) and a geometry box (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.For Isha, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
16. 16.For Ananya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
17. 17.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a bigger TV (c) a new party dress (d) a raincoat
18. 18.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a third cricket bat (c) a school uniform (d) sweets every day
19. 19.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a school uniform (c) a sticker album (d) a fancy phone cover
20. 20.Zoya has ₹450. First Zoya pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and a geometry box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.For Riya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a new party dress (c) rice and dal (d) a fancy phone cover
23. 23.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) rice and dal (c) soap (d) extra comic books
24. 24.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a third cricket bat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) extra comic books
25. 25.Aditya has ₹300. First Aditya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a schoolbag (c) rice and dal (d) a sticker album
27. 27.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) extra comic books (c) designer sunglasses (d) vegetables
28. 28.Saanvi has ₹850. First Saanvi pays for needs: a water bottle (₹100) and a lunch box (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) vegetables (c) school shoes (d) a glitter pen set
30. 30.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) notebooks for school (c) a video game (d) medicine when ill
31. 31.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) rice and dal (c) a glitter pen set (d) toothpaste
32. 32.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a warm blanket (c) extra comic books (d) a remote-control car
33. 33.For Ishaan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) drinking water (c) bus fare to school (d) a warm blanket
35. 35.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) medicine when ill (c) sweets every day (d) vegetables
36. 36.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) sweets every day (c) a schoolbag (d) a warm blanket
37. 37.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a video game (c) medicine when ill (d) a toy robot
38. 38.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) milk (c) medicine when ill (d) a new party dress
39. 39.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a warm blanket (c) toothpaste (d) designer sunglasses
40. 40.For Farhan, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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