Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 432 · 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.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a school uniform (c) bus fare to school (d) a remote-control car
2. 2.For Priya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.Pooja has ₹850. First Pooja pays for needs: a water bottle (₹140) and a school uniform (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) drinking water (c) notebooks for school (d) school shoes
5. 5.Rohan has ₹450. First Rohan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and socks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a schoolbag (c) soap (d) a fancy phone cover
7. 7.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a glitter pen set (c) a third cricket bat (d) a fancy phone cover
8. 8.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a warm blanket (c) medicine when ill (d) sweets every day
9. 9.For Arjun, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a warm blanket (c) toothpaste (d) a bigger TV
11. 11.Priya has ₹700. First Priya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹60) and a geometry box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a warm blanket (c) a school uniform (d) rice and dal
13. 13.For Ananya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) soap (c) a glitter pen set (d) a toy robot
15. 15.For Rohan, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
16. 16.For Vivaan, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
17. 17.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) school shoes (c) soap (d) designer sunglasses
18. 18.Dev has ₹800. First Dev pays for needs: socks (₹160) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.For Arjun, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) bus fare to school (c) designer sunglasses (d) drinking water
21. 21.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a schoolbag (c) drinking water (d) designer sunglasses
22. 22.For Manav, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
23. 23.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) notebooks for school (c) sweets every day (d) drinking water
24. 24.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) sweets every day (c) milk (d) medicine when ill
25. 25.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) designer sunglasses (c) a schoolbag (d) a sticker album
26. 26.For Farhan, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
27. 27.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) toothpaste (c) a school uniform (d) vegetables
28. 28.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a sticker album (c) a toy robot (d) toothpaste
29. 29.For Nisha, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) rice and dal (c) a video game (d) a raincoat
31. 31.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) soap (c) medicine when ill (d) drinking water
32. 32.For Ananya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
33. 33.For Diya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
34. 34.For Vivaan, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) rice and dal (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a raincoat
36. 36.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a bigger TV (c) sweets every day (d) soap
37. 37.Farhan has ₹350. First Farhan pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a school uniform (c) a new party dress (d) a third cricket bat
39. 39.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a new party dress (c) vegetables (d) a fancy phone cover
40. 40.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a third cricket bat (c) a sticker album (d) soap

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