Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 314 · 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.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) drinking water (c) a video game (d) a new party dress
2. 2.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) notebooks for school (c) school shoes (d) a sticker album
3. 3.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a sticker album (c) vegetables (d) rice and dal
4. 4.Karan has ₹650. First Karan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹120) and a school uniform (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) designer sunglasses (c) a video game (d) a schoolbag
6. 6.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a sticker album (c) medicine when ill (d) a bigger TV
7. 7.Karan has ₹300. First Karan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.For Kabir, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
9. 9.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a fancy phone cover (c) milk (d) soap
10. 10.For Lakshmi, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a school uniform (c) a toy robot (d) a bigger TV
12. 12.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) bus fare to school (c) toothpaste (d) extra comic books
13. 13.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a toy robot (c) bus fare to school (d) a video game
14. 14.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) milk (c) a bigger TV (d) extra comic books
15. 15.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) rice and dal (c) vegetables (d) a school uniform
16. 16.Farhan has ₹700. First Farhan pays for needs: socks (₹100) and a geometry box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Vivaan has ₹650. First Vivaan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹210) and socks (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Diya has ₹500. First Diya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.For Arjun, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) soap (c) a video game (d) designer sunglasses
21. 21.For Aarav, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) designer sunglasses (c) a remote-control car (d) bus fare to school
23. 23.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a remote-control car (c) drinking water (d) a video game
24. 24.For Meera, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) designer sunglasses (c) notebooks for school (d) a sticker album
26. 26.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) school shoes (c) a schoolbag (d) medicine when ill
27. 27.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) milk (c) medicine when ill (d) a remote-control car
28. 28.For Pooja, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.Farhan has ₹700. First Farhan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹80) and school shoes (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a new party dress (c) toothpaste (d) sweets every day
31. 31.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) rice and dal (c) vegetables (d) sweets every day
32. 32.For Ananya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a third cricket bat (c) a new party dress (d) school shoes
34. 34.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) school shoes (c) bus fare to school (d) a third cricket bat
35. 35.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) a warm blanket (c) soap (d) bus fare to school
36. 36.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) soap (c) designer sunglasses (d) vegetables
37. 37.For Gurpreet, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
38. 38.Rahul has ₹300. First Rahul pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and socks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Aditya has ₹550. First Aditya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) notebooks for school (c) a toy robot (d) rice and dal

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