Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 199 · 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.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a glitter pen set (c) bus fare to school (d) designer sunglasses
2. 2.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a school uniform (c) a video game (d) a glitter pen set
3. 3.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) extra comic books (c) toothpaste (d) a remote-control car
4. 4.For Diya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Tara has ₹850. First Tara pays for needs: socks (₹250) and a water bottle (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) toothpaste (c) a third cricket bat (d) notebooks for school
7. 7.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) drinking water (c) notebooks for school (d) vegetables
8. 8.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a video game (c) a schoolbag (d) bus fare to school
9. 9.Kabir has ₹850. First Kabir pays for needs: a school uniform (₹200) and a lunch box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a toy robot (c) school shoes (d) drinking water
11. 11.Ishaan has ₹850. First Ishaan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹140) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Rohan has ₹550. First Rohan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹180) and socks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) vegetables (c) a video game (d) medicine when ill
14. 14.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) designer sunglasses (c) a toy robot (d) extra comic books
15. 15.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a sticker album (c) vegetables (d) designer sunglasses
16. 16.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a sticker album (c) a new party dress (d) medicine when ill
17. 17.Isha has ₹400. First Isha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹130) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a remote-control car (c) school shoes (d) extra comic books
19. 19.Ananya has ₹700. First Ananya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹170) and a geometry box (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) bus fare to school (c) drinking water (d) a warm blanket
21. 21.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) soap (c) designer sunglasses (d) a toy robot
22. 22.For Vivaan, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.For Diya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.For Riya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.For Gurpreet, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
26. 26.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a third cricket bat (c) a glitter pen set (d) sweets every day
27. 27.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) vegetables (c) a remote-control car (d) a raincoat
28. 28.Meera has ₹300. First Meera pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.For Arjun, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a remote-control car (c) a bigger TV (d) rice and dal
31. 31.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) extra comic books (c) a bigger TV (d) soap
32. 32.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) rice and dal (c) sweets every day (d) a toy robot
33. 33.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) toothpaste (c) extra comic books (d) designer sunglasses
34. 34.For Nisha, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a remote-control car (c) a new party dress (d) designer sunglasses
36. 36.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) soap (c) milk (d) a new party dress
37. 37.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a toy robot (c) drinking water (d) a video game
38. 38.For Lakshmi, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Manav has ₹450. First Manav pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Priya has ₹750. First Priya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹240) and school shoes (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?

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