Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 237 · 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.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) toothpaste (c) drinking water (d) a third cricket bat
2. 2.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) school shoes (c) a third cricket bat (d) a new party dress
3. 3.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a bigger TV (c) rice and dal (d) medicine when ill
4. 4.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a video game (c) soap (d) a sticker album
5. 5.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) soap (c) school shoes (d) vegetables
6. 6.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a fancy phone cover (c) extra comic books (d) rice and dal
7. 7.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) drinking water (c) a sticker album (d) a remote-control car
8. 8.Riya has ₹650. First Riya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and school shoes (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a schoolbag (c) a video game (d) a sticker album
10. 10.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a toy robot (c) a new party dress (d) rice and dal
11. 11.Ananya has ₹1000. First Ananya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹190) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) extra comic books (c) vegetables (d) a video game
13. 13.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) extra comic books (c) school shoes (d) milk
14. 14.For Diya, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
15. 15.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) designer sunglasses (c) a sticker album (d) a fancy phone cover
16. 16.Farhan has ₹500. First Farhan pays for needs: school shoes (₹160) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.For Riya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.Vivaan has ₹900. First Vivaan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹140) and a school uniform (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.For Manav, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) vegetables (c) extra comic books (d) notebooks for school
21. 21.Aarav has ₹900. First Aarav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹210) and a raincoat (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) sweets every day (c) a raincoat (d) milk
23. 23.Rohan has ₹300. First Rohan pays for needs: socks (₹60) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Riya has ₹500. First Riya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and a raincoat (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a schoolbag (c) a video game (d) a glitter pen set
26. 26.For Priya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a raincoat (c) a new party dress (d) medicine when ill
28. 28.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) vegetables (c) soap (d) designer sunglasses
29. 29.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a raincoat (c) a third cricket bat (d) drinking water
30. 30.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a raincoat (c) designer sunglasses (d) a sticker album
31. 31.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a raincoat (c) toothpaste (d) extra comic books
32. 32.Rohan has ₹850. First Rohan pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and a school uniform (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) milk (c) a remote-control car (d) drinking water
34. 34.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) school shoes (c) vegetables (d) a bigger TV
35. 35.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) drinking water (c) a video game (d) soap
36. 36.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a schoolbag (c) bus fare to school (d) a remote-control car
37. 37.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) drinking water (c) a sticker album (d) vegetables
38. 38.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a warm blanket (c) a new party dress (d) sweets every day
39. 39.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a school uniform (c) a sticker album (d) toothpaste
40. 40.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a warm blanket (c) a third cricket bat (d) a fancy phone cover

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