Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 207 · 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.For Pooja, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
2. 2.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a toy robot (c) a bigger TV (d) a warm blanket
3. 3.For Kabir, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) toothpaste (c) a school uniform (d) a bigger TV
5. 5.For Dev, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
6. 6.For Rahul, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) drinking water (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a school uniform
8. 8.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) milk (c) soap (d) a sticker album
9. 9.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) medicine when ill (c) rice and dal (d) sweets every day
10. 10.For Aarav, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.For Kavya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
12. 12.For Arjun, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
13. 13.For Arjun, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) designer sunglasses (c) a warm blanket (d) a video game
15. 15.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) medicine when ill (c) a raincoat (d) bus fare to school
16. 16.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) soap (c) a raincoat (d) bus fare to school
17. 17.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a bigger TV (c) school shoes (d) medicine when ill
18. 18.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) drinking water (c) milk (d) medicine when ill
19. 19.For Ishaan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a toy robot (c) school shoes (d) rice and dal
21. 21.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a third cricket bat (c) medicine when ill (d) a new party dress
22. 22.Meera has ₹750. First Meera pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and socks (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.For Ananya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
24. 24.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a toy robot (c) vegetables (d) a third cricket bat
25. 25.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a warm blanket (c) a video game (d) a sticker album
26. 26.Tara has ₹550. First Tara pays for needs: a lunch box (₹150) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) sweets every day (c) medicine when ill (d) a video game
28. 28.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) rice and dal (c) sweets every day (d) a toy robot
29. 29.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) bus fare to school (c) a bigger TV (d) milk
30. 30.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a sticker album (c) vegetables (d) a schoolbag
31. 31.For Kavya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) toothpaste (c) a sticker album (d) a schoolbag
33. 33.Riya has ₹450. First Riya pays for needs: socks (₹120) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a video game (c) a glitter pen set (d) toothpaste
35. 35.Meera has ₹750. First Meera pays for needs: a lunch box (₹50) and a water bottle (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Saanvi has ₹600. First Saanvi pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and a water bottle (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) designer sunglasses (c) a third cricket bat (d) a fancy phone cover
38. 38.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) medicine when ill (c) a new party dress (d) a sticker album
39. 39.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) milk (c) a school uniform (d) extra comic books
40. 40.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) drinking water (c) a toy robot (d) a fancy phone cover

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