Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 47 · 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.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a glitter pen set (c) sweets every day (d) medicine when ill
2. 2.Joseph has ₹800. First Joseph pays for needs: a water bottle (₹60) and a raincoat (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a sticker album (c) soap (d) a fancy phone cover
4. 4.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) designer sunglasses (c) drinking water (d) a fancy phone cover
5. 5.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) a schoolbag (c) bus fare to school (d) toothpaste
6. 6.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a video game (c) drinking water (d) sweets every day
7. 7.For Nisha, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.For Kabir, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
9. 9.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) soap (c) a schoolbag (d) a new party dress
10. 10.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) sweets every day (c) a school uniform (d) a bigger TV
11. 11.For Isha, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
12. 12.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) sweets every day (c) a schoolbag (d) a video game
13. 13.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) rice and dal (c) a warm blanket (d) a raincoat
14. 14.For Ishaan, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
15. 15.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) medicine when ill (c) a toy robot (d) a remote-control car
16. 16.Karan has ₹500. First Karan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.For Sneha, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.For Vivaan, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
19. 19.For Priya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a toy robot (c) vegetables (d) bus fare to school
21. 21.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) sweets every day (c) vegetables (d) a third cricket bat
22. 22.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a school uniform (c) a third cricket bat (d) extra comic books
23. 23.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a warm blanket (d) a bigger TV
24. 24.Ishaan has ₹600. First Ishaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Arjun has ₹450. First Arjun pays for needs: socks (₹150) and a geometry box (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a sticker album (c) a bigger TV (d) a third cricket bat
27. 27.Ananya has ₹850. First Ananya pays for needs: notebooks (₹280) and socks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a remote-control car (c) vegetables (d) a glitter pen set
29. 29.For Zoya, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
30. 30.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a glitter pen set (c) soap (d) a toy robot
31. 31.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) sweets every day (c) milk (d) a fancy phone cover
32. 32.Riya has ₹850. First Riya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹210) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) extra comic books (c) a sticker album (d) drinking water
34. 34.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a third cricket bat (c) a schoolbag (d) soap
35. 35.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) rice and dal (c) a new party dress (d) a schoolbag
36. 36.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a third cricket bat (c) a toy robot (d) a video game
37. 37.For Vivaan, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) drinking water (c) a bigger TV (d) a fancy phone cover
39. 39.Sneha has ₹850. First Sneha pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and a school uniform (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.For Arjun, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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