Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 243 · 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.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a new party dress (c) a schoolbag (d) a video game
2. 2.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) extra comic books (c) a bigger TV (d) bus fare to school
3. 3.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a toy robot (c) a schoolbag (d) a warm blanket
4. 4.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a schoolbag (c) a remote-control car (d) bus fare to school
5. 5.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a glitter pen set (d) school shoes
6. 6.Isha has ₹400. First Isha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.For Ananya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.Rohan has ₹550. First Rohan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Lakshmi has ₹1000. First Lakshmi pays for needs: socks (₹140) and school shoes (₹300). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.For Saanvi, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
11. 11.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) bus fare to school (c) extra comic books (d) drinking water
12. 12.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) drinking water (c) a glitter pen set (d) vegetables
13. 13.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) medicine when ill (c) a third cricket bat (d) school shoes
14. 14.For Riya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
15. 15.Meera has ₹950. First Meera pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and school shoes (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Vivaan has ₹850. First Vivaan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹260) and a school uniform (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a schoolbag (c) milk (d) a video game
18. 18.Joseph has ₹700. First Joseph pays for needs: notebooks (₹180) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Riya has ₹1000. First Riya pays for needs: notebooks (₹290) and a water bottle (₹280). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Ananya 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
21. 21.For Vivaan, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) notebooks for school (c) a school uniform (d) designer sunglasses
23. 23.Ishaan has ₹550. First Ishaan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹80) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a bigger TV (c) notebooks for school (d) a glitter pen set
25. 25.For Lakshmi, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
26. 26.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a school uniform (d) a remote-control car
27. 27.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) toothpaste (c) rice and dal (d) a sticker album
28. 28.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) designer sunglasses (c) a toy robot (d) bus fare to school
29. 29.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) soap (c) vegetables (d) school shoes
30. 30.Manav has ₹450. First Manav pays for needs: socks (₹60) and a school uniform (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a bigger TV (c) extra comic books (d) a remote-control car
32. 32.Rohan has ₹550. First Rohan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹130) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Aarav has ₹850. First Aarav pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and a water bottle (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Joseph has ₹350. First Joseph pays for needs: a raincoat (₹80) and a geometry box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) drinking water (c) notebooks for school (d) a school uniform
36. 36.For Arjun, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
37. 37.For Tara, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
38. 38.For Ishaan, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.For Lakshmi, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
40. 40.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) a school uniform (c) school shoes (d) vegetables

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