Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 465 · 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.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a school uniform (c) soap (d) a bigger TV
2. 2.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a third cricket bat (c) vegetables (d) designer sunglasses
3. 3.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) drinking water (c) designer sunglasses (d) milk
4. 4.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) soap (c) a new party dress (d) a bigger TV
5. 5.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a toy robot (c) a third cricket bat (d) soap
6. 6.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a third cricket bat (c) toothpaste (d) a raincoat
7. 7.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a schoolbag (c) a sticker album (d) drinking water
8. 8.For Karan, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
9. 9.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) rice and dal (c) toothpaste (d) a raincoat
10. 10.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) drinking water (c) sweets every day (d) milk
11. 11.Saanvi has ₹650. First Saanvi pays for needs: socks (₹120) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) extra comic books (c) a glitter pen set (d) a school uniform
13. 13.Ishaan has ₹600. First Ishaan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹190) and school shoes (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.For Saanvi, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
15. 15.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a school uniform (c) a video game (d) notebooks for school
16. 16.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a toy robot (c) school shoes (d) extra comic books
17. 17.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a third cricket bat (c) a glitter pen set (d) rice and dal
18. 18.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a remote-control car (c) designer sunglasses (d) school shoes
19. 19.Pooja has ₹300. First Pooja pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) vegetables (c) a video game (d) a new party dress
21. 21.For Joseph, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) drinking water (c) a remote-control car (d) a fancy phone cover
23. 23.For Saanvi, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
24. 24.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a school uniform (c) a schoolbag (d) a toy robot
25. 25.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) sweets every day (c) bus fare to school (d) a new party dress
26. 26.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) rice and dal (c) school shoes (d) soap
27. 27.Rahul has ₹600. First Rahul pays for needs: a lunch box (₹100) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a remote-control car (c) vegetables (d) a fancy phone cover
29. 29.Diya has ₹350. First Diya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹90) and a lunch box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.For Diya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) drinking water (c) a bigger TV (d) designer sunglasses
32. 32.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) rice and dal (c) a toy robot (d) designer sunglasses
33. 33.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a new party dress (c) a warm blanket (d) rice and dal
34. 34.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) soap (c) notebooks for school (d) a sticker album
35. 35.For Tara, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a toy robot (c) a fancy phone cover (d) extra comic books
37. 37.For Tara, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.Vivaan has ₹500. First Vivaan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹130) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) rice and dal (c) a school uniform (d) a raincoat
40. 40.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) notebooks for school (c) drinking water (d) a video game

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