Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 258 · 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 Sneha, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
2. 2.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) milk (c) vegetables (d) designer sunglasses
3. 3.For Zoya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a remote-control car (c) a sticker album (d) a third cricket bat
5. 5.Dev has ₹750. First Dev pays for needs: a geometry box (₹210) and school shoes (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) medicine when ill (c) a fancy phone cover (d) designer sunglasses
7. 7.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a bigger TV (c) a glitter pen set (d) sweets every day
8. 8.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) designer sunglasses (c) drinking water (d) milk
9. 9.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a toy robot (c) a bigger TV (d) a raincoat
10. 10.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) toothpaste (c) designer sunglasses (d) milk
11. 11.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a warm blanket (c) a third cricket bat (d) a new party dress
12. 12.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) school shoes (c) a sticker album (d) a glitter pen set
13. 13.For Pooja, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a warm blanket (c) a raincoat (d) a third cricket bat
15. 15.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) school shoes (c) bus fare to school (d) soap
16. 16.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) designer sunglasses (c) a remote-control car (d) a school uniform
17. 17.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a remote-control car (d) a glitter pen set
18. 18.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) vegetables (c) a bigger TV (d) sweets every day
19. 19.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) toothpaste (c) a fancy phone cover (d) bus fare to school
20. 20.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) drinking water (c) a third cricket bat (d) soap
21. 21.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a video game (c) soap (d) designer sunglasses
22. 22.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a new party dress (c) bus fare to school (d) a school uniform
23. 23.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) a raincoat (c) a warm blanket (d) milk
24. 24.For Ishaan, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.Saanvi has ₹350. First Saanvi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and a lunch box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.For Tara, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
27. 27.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a third cricket bat (c) bus fare to school (d) sweets every day
28. 28.Priya has ₹550. First Priya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹170) and school shoes (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Arjun has ₹800. First Arjun pays for needs: a school uniform (₹160) and a water bottle (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Karan has ₹500. First Karan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Nisha has ₹850. First Nisha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) extra comic books (c) a sticker album (d) school shoes
33. 33.Rahul has ₹900. First Rahul pays for needs: a raincoat (₹230) and socks (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a toy robot (c) toothpaste (d) a third cricket bat
35. 35.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) a schoolbag (c) toothpaste (d) milk
36. 36.Dev has ₹800. First Dev pays for needs: a geometry box (₹160) and a raincoat (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.For Arjun, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) designer sunglasses (c) a remote-control car (d) a toy robot
39. 39.For Diya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
40. 40.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) sweets every day (c) a sticker album (d) a warm blanket

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