Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 542 · 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.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a video game (c) a sticker album (d) soap
2. 2.For Ishaan, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) bus fare to school (c) a schoolbag (d) a sticker album
4. 4.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) vegetables (c) school shoes (d) a video game
5. 5.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) school shoes (c) rice and dal (d) vegetables
6. 6.For Nisha, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.Vivaan has ₹800. First Vivaan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹50) and a raincoat (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.For Nisha, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
9. 9.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a video game (c) bus fare to school (d) a third cricket bat
10. 10.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a remote-control car (c) a sticker album (d) rice and dal
11. 11.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) soap (c) notebooks for school (d) toothpaste
12. 12.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) school shoes (c) designer sunglasses (d) a new party dress
13. 13.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a new party dress (c) extra comic books (d) milk
14. 14.For Manav, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
15. 15.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a warm blanket (c) extra comic books (d) medicine when ill
16. 16.Tara has ₹600. First Tara pays for needs: a raincoat (₹130) and socks (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) extra comic books (c) a schoolbag (d) a video game
18. 18.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a third cricket bat (c) toothpaste (d) drinking water
19. 19.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a school uniform (c) a video game (d) milk
20. 20.For Pooja, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.Rahul has ₹900. First Rahul pays for needs: a raincoat (₹290) and school shoes (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a remote-control car (c) toothpaste (d) sweets every day
23. 23.For Zoya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
24. 24.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a third cricket bat (c) a video game (d) a remote-control car
25. 25.Farhan has ₹600. First Farhan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹160) and a water bottle (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) notebooks for school (c) bus fare to school (d) a video game
27. 27.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a new party dress (c) a third cricket bat (d) drinking water
28. 28.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) toothpaste (c) a video game (d) notebooks for school
29. 29.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a sticker album (c) designer sunglasses (d) drinking water
30. 30.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a new party dress (c) a glitter pen set (d) a fancy phone cover
31. 31.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) extra comic books (c) bus fare to school (d) a toy robot
32. 32.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) a school uniform (c) a warm blanket (d) milk
33. 33.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a bigger TV (c) a school uniform (d) rice and dal
34. 34.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) bus fare to school (c) sweets every day (d) soap
35. 35.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) soap (c) a raincoat (d) a school uniform
36. 36.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a sticker album (c) sweets every day (d) a warm blanket
37. 37.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a sticker album (c) a fancy phone cover (d) medicine when ill
38. 38.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a remote-control car (c) extra comic books (d) bus fare to school
39. 39.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a sticker album (c) a fancy phone cover (d) notebooks for school
40. 40.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a third cricket bat (c) a glitter pen set (d) a sticker album

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