Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 295 · 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 Dev, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.For Saanvi, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.For Aarav, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a sticker album (c) a toy robot (d) extra comic books
5. 5.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) soap (c) extra comic books (d) designer sunglasses
6. 6.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) milk (c) a remote-control car (d) a third cricket bat
7. 7.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) extra comic books (c) a video game (d) vegetables
8. 8.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) bus fare to school (c) a third cricket bat (d) rice and dal
9. 9.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) designer sunglasses (c) a third cricket bat (d) a glitter pen set
10. 10.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a new party dress (c) designer sunglasses (d) medicine when ill
11. 11.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) designer sunglasses (c) medicine when ill (d) a third cricket bat
12. 12.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a schoolbag (c) a new party dress (d) a third cricket bat
13. 13.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) medicine when ill (c) a school uniform (d) a bigger TV
14. 14.Kabir has ₹850. First Kabir pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and a water bottle (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Aarav has ₹950. First Aarav pays for needs: school shoes (₹200) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a raincoat (c) a bigger TV (d) a sticker album
17. 17.For Sneha, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
18. 18.Nisha has ₹350. First Nisha pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) designer sunglasses (c) vegetables (d) a third cricket bat
20. 20.Rohan has ₹750. First Rohan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹200) and socks (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Rohan has ₹800. First Rohan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹120) and socks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) milk (c) a glitter pen set (d) a remote-control car
23. 23.Kabir has ₹550. First Kabir pays for needs: a geometry box (₹130) and a water bottle (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a raincoat (c) extra comic books (d) notebooks for school
25. 25.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) rice and dal (c) a raincoat (d) a fancy phone cover
26. 26.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a toy robot (c) a school uniform (d) a third cricket bat
27. 27.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) designer sunglasses (c) school shoes (d) a remote-control car
28. 28.For Riya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.For Rohan, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) rice and dal (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a video game
31. 31.Manav has ₹450. First Manav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and school shoes (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.For Gurpreet, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Karan has ₹550. First Karan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹130) and a geometry box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.For Aarav, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) bus fare to school (c) notebooks for school (d) a third cricket bat
36. 36.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a new party dress (c) a fancy phone cover (d) rice and dal
37. 37.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) toothpaste (c) bus fare to school (d) a raincoat
38. 38.For Arjun, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Dev has ₹300. First Dev pays for needs: socks (₹80) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a glitter pen set (c) bus fare to school (d) a toy robot

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