Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 325 · 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 Pooja, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) toothpaste (c) notebooks for school (d) drinking water
3. 3.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) toothpaste (c) designer sunglasses (d) a schoolbag
4. 4.For Farhan, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
5. 5.For Nisha, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.For Karan, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) soap (c) milk (d) a toy robot
8. 8.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) drinking water (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a toy robot
9. 9.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a warm blanket (c) a school uniform (d) a new party dress
10. 10.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a video game (d) soap
11. 11.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a schoolbag (c) milk (d) medicine when ill
12. 12.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a fancy phone cover (c) vegetables (d) a third cricket bat
13. 13.Karan has ₹650. First Karan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹120) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a video game (c) vegetables (d) sweets every day
15. 15.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a remote-control car (c) a bigger TV (d) a fancy phone cover
16. 16.Aditya has ₹350. First Aditya pays for needs: socks (₹110) and school shoes (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a third cricket bat (c) a raincoat (d) a sticker album
18. 18.Lakshmi has ₹550. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Sneha has ₹1000. First Sneha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹110) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) designer sunglasses (c) a fancy phone cover (d) toothpaste
21. 21.For Ananya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) extra comic books (c) medicine when ill (d) rice and dal
23. 23.For Manav, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
24. 24.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) designer sunglasses (c) a glitter pen set (d) a new party dress
25. 25.For Arjun, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
26. 26.Manav has ₹900. First Manav pays for needs: notebooks (₹120) and school shoes (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Manav has ₹850. First Manav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹150) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.For Gurpreet, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
29. 29.Pooja has ₹650. First Pooja pays for needs: school shoes (₹190) and socks (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a glitter pen set (c) toothpaste (d) a third cricket bat
31. 31.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) sweets every day (c) bus fare to school (d) a schoolbag
32. 32.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a glitter pen set (c) extra comic books (d) school shoes
33. 33.Aarav has ₹950. First Aarav pays for needs: socks (₹50) and notebooks (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) designer sunglasses (c) toothpaste (d) medicine when ill
35. 35.For Diya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a sticker album (c) a bigger TV (d) a video game
37. 37.For Aarav, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) extra comic books (c) a video game (d) drinking water
39. 39.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a fancy phone cover (c) designer sunglasses (d) a sticker album
40. 40.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) sweets every day (c) a warm blanket (d) a video game

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