Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 535 · 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.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a raincoat (c) a sticker album (d) a warm blanket
2. 2.For Sneha, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) sweets every day (c) a warm blanket (d) a glitter pen set
4. 4.For Meera, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
5. 5.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) extra comic books (c) a third cricket bat (d) a school uniform
6. 6.Zoya has ₹650. First Zoya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹200) and socks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.For Saanvi, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) sweets every day (c) a remote-control car (d) milk
9. 9.Karan has ₹750. First Karan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹200) and notebooks (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) milk (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a toy robot
11. 11.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a bigger TV (c) notebooks for school (d) a video game
12. 12.Kavya has ₹600. First Kavya pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and school shoes (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a new party dress (c) a school uniform (d) soap
14. 14.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) a warm blanket (c) a school uniform (d) a raincoat
15. 15.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) a schoolbag (c) a warm blanket (d) drinking water
16. 16.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a school uniform (c) a sticker album (d) a new party dress
17. 17.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a sticker album (c) drinking water (d) sweets every day
18. 18.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) vegetables (c) a schoolbag (d) soap
19. 19.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) notebooks for school (c) drinking water (d) a third cricket bat
20. 20.For Farhan, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.For Kavya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
22. 22.Dev has ₹500. First Dev pays for needs: a water bottle (₹140) and school shoes (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.For Sneha, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.Nisha has ₹900. First Nisha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹210) and notebooks (₹300). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) school shoes (c) a bigger TV (d) a school uniform
26. 26.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) bus fare to school (c) a sticker album (d) vegetables
27. 27.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) medicine when ill (c) a third cricket bat (d) a schoolbag
28. 28.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a remote-control car (c) notebooks for school (d) toothpaste
29. 29.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) bus fare to school (c) toothpaste (d) a sticker album
30. 30.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a remote-control car (c) drinking water (d) school shoes
31. 31.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) extra comic books (c) designer sunglasses (d) notebooks for school
32. 32.Joseph has ₹950. First Joseph pays for needs: a school uniform (₹280) and a raincoat (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Aditya has ₹500. First Aditya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹150) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) medicine when ill (c) a video game (d) milk
35. 35.For Pooja, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) bus fare to school (c) sweets every day (d) extra comic books
37. 37.Vivaan 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 glitter pen set
38. 38.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a video game (c) bus fare to school (d) a new party dress
39. 39.Nisha has ₹700. First Nisha pays for needs: school shoes (₹210) and notebooks (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.For Dev, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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