Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 548 · 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.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a toy robot (c) a schoolbag (d) a sticker album
2. 2.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a new party dress (c) a toy robot (d) a sticker album
3. 3.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) notebooks for school (c) school shoes (d) a video game
4. 4.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a bigger TV (c) a remote-control car (d) a third cricket bat
5. 5.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a third cricket bat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) sweets every day
6. 6.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) rice and dal (c) medicine when ill (d) sweets every day
7. 7.Vivaan has ₹700. First Vivaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹160) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a video game (c) a warm blanket (d) drinking water
9. 9.Zoya has ₹550. First Zoya pays for needs: socks (₹170) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a schoolbag (c) bus fare to school (d) a sticker album
11. 11.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) rice and dal (c) soap (d) vegetables
12. 12.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a school uniform (c) a new party dress (d) a raincoat
13. 13.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) bus fare to school (c) a glitter pen set (d) soap
14. 14.Rahul has ₹900. First Rahul pays for needs: socks (₹260) and school shoes (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) milk (c) a fancy phone cover (d) extra comic books
16. 16.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) sweets every day (c) a remote-control car (d) a video game
17. 17.Farhan has ₹400. First Farhan pays for needs: school shoes (₹120) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) rice and dal (c) designer sunglasses (d) a glitter pen set
19. 19.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) vegetables (c) extra comic books (d) notebooks for school
20. 20.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a new party dress (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a video game
21. 21.For Vivaan, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.For Rohan, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.For Arjun, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
24. 24.For Zoya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a third cricket bat (d) a toy robot
26. 26.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) vegetables (c) a fancy phone cover (d) soap
27. 27.For Dev, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
28. 28.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a new party dress (c) a schoolbag (d) a fancy phone cover
29. 29.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) vegetables (c) a remote-control car (d) soap
30. 30.Arjun has ₹750. First Arjun pays for needs: a geometry box (₹140) and notebooks (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Joseph has ₹850. First Joseph pays for needs: socks (₹110) and a geometry box (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a sticker album (c) sweets every day (d) medicine when ill
33. 33.Aarav has ₹300. First Aarav pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) soap (c) a new party dress (d) a toy robot
35. 35.Farhan has ₹900. First Farhan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and a geometry box (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a toy robot (c) a new party dress (d) a third cricket bat
37. 37.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a third cricket bat (d) notebooks for school
38. 38.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a toy robot (c) milk (d) a sticker album
39. 39.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) drinking water (c) a sticker album (d) vegetables
40. 40.For Aarav, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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