Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 481 · 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.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a schoolbag (c) a bigger TV (d) a remote-control car
2. 2.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a school uniform (c) milk (d) sweets every day
3. 3.For Dev, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a third cricket bat (c) a glitter pen set (d) a remote-control car
5. 5.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a remote-control car (c) drinking water (d) a warm blanket
6. 6.For Saanvi, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) rice and dal (c) a remote-control car (d) a glitter pen set
8. 8.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) medicine when ill (c) a remote-control car (d) a glitter pen set
9. 9.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) school shoes (c) a sticker album (d) a toy robot
10. 10.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) drinking water (c) a school uniform (d) a warm blanket
11. 11.Aarav has ₹700. First Aarav pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.For Ishaan, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
13. 13.Meera has ₹400. First Meera pays for needs: socks (₹110) and a lunch box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a fancy phone cover (c) vegetables (d) sweets every day
15. 15.Ananya has ₹900. First Ananya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹150) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) sweets every day (c) medicine when ill (d) a new party dress
17. 17.For Rahul, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a glitter pen set (c) designer sunglasses (d) a remote-control car
19. 19.For Meera, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a schoolbag (c) designer sunglasses (d) a video game
21. 21.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a school uniform (c) milk (d) a fancy phone cover
22. 22.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) school shoes (c) sweets every day (d) a raincoat
23. 23.For Isha, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
24. 24.Aarav has ₹650. First Aarav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹200) and notebooks (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.For Kavya, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
26. 26.For Ananya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
27. 27.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a video game (c) a sticker album (d) toothpaste
28. 28.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a raincoat (d) medicine when ill
29. 29.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) school shoes (c) bus fare to school (d) a sticker album
30. 30.For Saanvi, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.For Karan, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
32. 32.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a sticker album (c) a remote-control car (d) bus fare to school
33. 33.For Rahul, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.For Priya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Gurpreet has ₹450. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a geometry box (₹140) and socks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Zoya has ₹850. First Zoya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and a school uniform (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Meera has ₹300. First Meera pays for needs: socks (₹70) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Joseph has ₹450. First Joseph pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) medicine when ill (c) a schoolbag (d) sweets every day
40. 40.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a warm blanket (c) a school uniform (d) a video game

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