Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 322 · 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.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) school shoes (c) rice and dal (d) a sticker album
2. 2.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a glitter pen set (c) bus fare to school (d) a new party dress
3. 3.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a warm blanket (d) school shoes
4. 4.For Aditya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) bus fare to school (c) a bigger TV (d) milk
6. 6.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a remote-control car (c) drinking water (d) a toy robot
7. 7.For Meera, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
8. 8.Vivaan has ₹700. First Vivaan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹200) and notebooks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a schoolbag (c) a toy robot (d) a raincoat
10. 10.For Arjun, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) medicine when ill (c) drinking water (d) a remote-control car
12. 12.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) bus fare to school (c) a bigger TV (d) school shoes
13. 13.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) designer sunglasses (c) a fancy phone cover (d) school shoes
14. 14.Vivaan has ₹500. First Vivaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and a raincoat (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a third cricket bat (c) school shoes (d) a fancy phone cover
16. 16.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a new party dress (c) medicine when ill (d) school shoes
17. 17.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a sticker album (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a new party dress
18. 18.For Vivaan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.Kavya has ₹550. First Kavya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹70) and socks (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a bigger TV (c) a school uniform (d) a new party dress
21. 21.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a new party dress (c) a fancy phone cover (d) rice and dal
22. 22.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) designer sunglasses (c) a glitter pen set (d) rice and dal
23. 23.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) medicine when ill (c) milk (d) bus fare to school
24. 24.For Zoya, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a third cricket bat (c) toothpaste (d) a bigger TV
26. 26.Riya has ₹550. First Riya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹150) and a lunch box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Riya has ₹300. First Riya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) soap (c) a remote-control car (d) a toy robot
29. 29.Meera has ₹650. First Meera pays for needs: a school uniform (₹160) and a lunch box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) school shoes (c) milk (d) a warm blanket
31. 31.Aditya has ₹850. First Aditya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and a raincoat (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a glitter pen set (c) a toy robot (d) a raincoat
33. 33.For Dev, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) extra comic books (c) a third cricket bat (d) a schoolbag
35. 35.For Zoya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) designer sunglasses (c) bus fare to school (d) rice and dal
37. 37.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) sweets every day (c) a remote-control car (d) notebooks for school
38. 38.For Ananya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.For Vivaan, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
40. 40.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) notebooks for school (c) a warm blanket (d) toothpaste

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