Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 179 · 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.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) extra comic books (c) a third cricket bat (d) a video game
2. 2.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a toy robot (c) a glitter pen set (d) toothpaste
3. 3.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a school uniform (c) a new party dress (d) a warm blanket
4. 4.Manav has ₹850. First Manav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹190) and school shoes (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) medicine when ill (c) a toy robot (d) a bigger TV
6. 6.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) vegetables (c) school shoes (d) a warm blanket
7. 7.Zoya has ₹850. First Zoya pays for needs: notebooks (₹240) and a water bottle (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a raincoat (c) designer sunglasses (d) bus fare to school
9. 9.For Riya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) rice and dal (c) a new party dress (d) a glitter pen set
11. 11.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a remote-control car (c) drinking water (d) a raincoat
12. 12.For Aarav, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.Isha has ₹800. First Isha pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and school shoes (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) bus fare to school (c) a schoolbag (d) a video game
15. 15.For Meera, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
16. 16.For Farhan, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
17. 17.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a schoolbag (c) a new party dress (d) a sticker album
18. 18.For Sneha, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
19. 19.Kabir has ₹500. First Kabir pays for needs: notebooks (₹130) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Isha has ₹800. First Isha pays for needs: notebooks (₹140) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.For Manav, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
22. 22.For Dev, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) milk (c) a third cricket bat (d) rice and dal
24. 24.Ishaan has ₹850. First Ishaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.For Aarav, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
26. 26.For Priya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) bus fare to school (c) sweets every day (d) extra comic books
28. 28.Diya has ₹500. First Diya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹110) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) toothpaste (c) a new party dress (d) a school uniform
30. 30.Aditya has ₹450. First Aditya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹130) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a bigger TV (c) a video game (d) drinking water
32. 32.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) soap (c) a raincoat (d) rice and dal
33. 33.For Gurpreet, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
34. 34.For Kavya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Priya has ₹300. First Priya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹90) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) milk (c) notebooks for school (d) a bigger TV
37. 37.Lakshmi has ₹750. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a raincoat (₹250) and a school uniform (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.For Riya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a glitter pen set (c) toothpaste (d) a video game
40. 40.Rahul has ₹500. First Rahul pays for needs: a water bottle (₹60) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?

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