Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 284 · 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.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a sticker album (c) bus fare to school (d) rice and dal
2. 2.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a video game (c) a warm blanket (d) a glitter pen set
3. 3.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) school shoes (c) a bigger TV (d) a new party dress
4. 4.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a sticker album (c) designer sunglasses (d) vegetables
5. 5.Priya has ₹600. First Priya pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and a water bottle (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) school shoes (c) a schoolbag (d) medicine when ill
7. 7.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a raincoat (c) extra comic books (d) a video game
8. 8.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a third cricket bat (c) designer sunglasses (d) a warm blanket
9. 9.Karan has ₹800. First Karan pays for needs: socks (₹90) and a water bottle (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a fancy phone cover (c) toothpaste (d) sweets every day
11. 11.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) designer sunglasses (c) a bigger TV (d) a schoolbag
12. 12.For Diya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
13. 13.Ananya has ₹350. First Ananya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.For Nisha, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
15. 15.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) bus fare to school (c) a sticker album (d) a bigger TV
16. 16.For Priya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) sweets every day (c) drinking water (d) a sticker album
18. 18.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) notebooks for school (c) a fancy phone cover (d) sweets every day
19. 19.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) school shoes (c) a toy robot (d) medicine when ill
20. 20.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) vegetables (c) rice and dal (d) a school uniform
21. 21.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a third cricket bat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) vegetables
22. 22.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a new party dress (c) a schoolbag (d) a sticker album
23. 23.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) milk (c) a bigger TV (d) a new party dress
24. 24.Isha has ₹500. First Isha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹70) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a third cricket bat (c) medicine when ill (d) a fancy phone cover
26. 26.For Ishaan, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.For Nisha, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
28. 28.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) extra comic books (c) a glitter pen set (d) sweets every day
29. 29.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) school shoes (c) drinking water (d) vegetables
30. 30.For Saanvi, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) a raincoat (c) medicine when ill (d) vegetables
32. 32.Joseph has ₹900. First Joseph pays for needs: school shoes (₹150) and a geometry box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) medicine when ill (c) drinking water (d) extra comic books
34. 34.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) milk (c) medicine when ill (d) a sticker album
35. 35.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a third cricket bat (d) a warm blanket
36. 36.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a sticker album (c) a remote-control car (d) a warm blanket
37. 37.For Lakshmi, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a bigger TV (c) a fancy phone cover (d) school shoes
39. 39.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a remote-control car (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a bigger TV
40. 40.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a fancy phone cover (c) extra comic books (d) soap

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