Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 558 · 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.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a new party dress (c) school shoes (d) sweets every day
2. 2.For Manav, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.For Gurpreet, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a third cricket bat (c) notebooks for school (d) a remote-control car
5. 5.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) drinking water (c) milk (d) a video game
6. 6.Kavya has ₹800. First Kavya pays for needs: school shoes (₹190) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) extra comic books (c) a glitter pen set (d) a toy robot
8. 8.Karan has ₹1000. First Karan pays for needs: school shoes (₹250) and a geometry box (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) vegetables (c) a toy robot (d) a new party dress
10. 10.Vivaan has ₹350. First Vivaan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹70) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a bigger TV (c) a toy robot (d) a sticker album
12. 12.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a third cricket bat (c) vegetables (d) a raincoat
13. 13.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) drinking water (c) a third cricket bat (d) a warm blanket
14. 14.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) school shoes (c) a raincoat (d) a glitter pen set
15. 15.For Gurpreet, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
16. 16.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a school uniform (c) soap (d) a fancy phone cover
17. 17.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a school uniform (c) a video game (d) soap
18. 18.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) sweets every day (c) a toy robot (d) toothpaste
19. 19.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) milk (c) a new party dress (d) a schoolbag
20. 20.For Vivaan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
21. 21.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) a school uniform (c) a schoolbag (d) school shoes
22. 22.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a bigger TV (c) toothpaste (d) a warm blanket
23. 23.For Isha, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) sweets every day (c) milk (d) a video game
25. 25.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a bigger TV (c) school shoes (d) a raincoat
26. 26.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a schoolbag (c) a video game (d) a warm blanket
27. 27.Pooja has ₹450. First Pooja pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and a water bottle (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a glitter pen set (c) a video game (d) drinking water
29. 29.For Aarav, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a third cricket bat (c) medicine when ill (d) extra comic books
31. 31.Isha has ₹600. First Isha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and a water bottle (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) medicine when ill (c) vegetables (d) a bigger TV
33. 33.Arjun has ₹900. First Arjun pays for needs: a water bottle (₹100) and school shoes (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Nisha has ₹650. First Nisha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹140) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.For Kavya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.For Rahul, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
37. 37.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) drinking water (c) a toy robot (d) a sticker album
38. 38.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a third cricket bat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a remote-control car
39. 39.For Sneha, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
40. 40.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a toy robot (c) extra comic books (d) a remote-control car

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