Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 191 · 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.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a schoolbag (c) a glitter pen set (d) a bigger TV
2. 2.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) a school uniform (c) notebooks for school (d) toothpaste
3. 3.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a fancy phone cover (c) milk (d) a video game
4. 4.Tara has ₹1000. First Tara pays for needs: socks (₹50) and a water bottle (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) school shoes (c) a video game (d) a toy robot
6. 6.For Saanvi, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.For Vivaan, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
8. 8.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a third cricket bat (c) bus fare to school (d) extra comic books
9. 9.Priya has ₹600. First Priya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and school shoes (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.For Pooja, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) sweets every day (c) soap (d) vegetables
12. 12.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a sticker album (c) a remote-control car (d) a school uniform
13. 13.Rohan 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
14. 14.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a new party dress (c) extra comic books (d) a third cricket bat
15. 15.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) soap (c) a remote-control car (d) a glitter pen set
16. 16.Lakshmi has ₹600. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a geometry box (₹110) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Tara has ₹350. First Tara pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and a geometry box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a school uniform (c) a video game (d) a warm blanket
19. 19.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a remote-control car (c) a glitter pen set (d) soap
20. 20.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) vegetables (c) a toy robot (d) extra comic books
21. 21.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a sticker album (c) school shoes (d) sweets every day
22. 22.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a sticker album (c) a third cricket bat (d) a warm blanket
23. 23.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) designer sunglasses (c) a video game (d) vegetables
24. 24.Gurpreet has ₹600. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and socks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Aarav 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 sticker album
26. 26.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) extra comic books (c) notebooks for school (d) a sticker album
27. 27.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) drinking water (c) a bigger TV (d) a raincoat
28. 28.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) notebooks for school (c) a warm blanket (d) a third cricket bat
29. 29.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) rice and dal (c) bus fare to school (d) a raincoat
30. 30.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a school uniform (c) a fancy phone cover (d) toothpaste
31. 31.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a toy robot (c) a fancy phone cover (d) extra comic books
32. 32.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a third cricket bat (c) rice and dal (d) a video game
33. 33.Gurpreet has ₹300. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.For Kabir, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a sticker album (c) a warm blanket (d) toothpaste
36. 36.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) school shoes (c) a bigger TV (d) a warm blanket
37. 37.Pooja has ₹900. First Pooja pays for needs: a water bottle (₹70) and a raincoat (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.For Gurpreet, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) notebooks for school (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a glitter pen set
40. 40.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) bus fare to school (c) notebooks for school (d) a sticker album

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