Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 582 · 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.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a warm blanket (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a school uniform
2. 2.Karan has ₹850. First Karan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and a lunch box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Aditya has ₹300. First Aditya pays for needs: socks (₹100) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) toothpaste (c) rice and dal (d) drinking water
5. 5.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a new party dress (c) designer sunglasses (d) a third cricket bat
6. 6.For Diya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.For Rohan, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a toy robot (c) a third cricket bat (d) sweets every day
9. 9.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a warm blanket (c) a sticker album (d) bus fare to school
10. 10.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a toy robot (c) a school uniform (d) toothpaste
11. 11.Arjun has ₹450. First Arjun pays for needs: a school uniform (₹120) and socks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a third cricket bat (c) extra comic books (d) a fancy phone cover
13. 13.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a sticker album (c) a raincoat (d) medicine when ill
14. 14.For Farhan, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
15. 15.For Isha, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
16. 16.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) extra comic books (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a schoolbag
17. 17.For Manav, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a school uniform (c) a new party dress (d) designer sunglasses
19. 19.For Diya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) a warm blanket (c) drinking water (d) milk
21. 21.Riya has ₹350. First Riya pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a glitter pen set (c) extra comic books (d) notebooks for school
23. 23.For Riya, is “a glitter pen set” 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 fancy phone cover (b) notebooks for school (c) designer sunglasses (d) a bigger TV
25. 25.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) soap (c) a school uniform (d) a toy robot
26. 26.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a video game (c) a third cricket bat (d) rice and dal
27. 27.For Diya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
28. 28.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a sticker album (c) rice and dal (d) a video game
29. 29.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) school shoes (c) medicine when ill (d) milk
30. 30.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) designer sunglasses (c) rice and dal (d) milk
31. 31.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a video game (c) extra comic books (d) a schoolbag
32. 32.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a glitter pen set (c) a new party dress (d) a video game
33. 33.For Sneha, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
34. 34.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) soap (c) sweets every day (d) rice and dal
35. 35.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a sticker album (d) a toy robot
36. 36.Dev has ₹700. First Dev pays for needs: a lunch box (₹140) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a warm blanket (c) a third cricket bat (d) a toy robot
38. 38.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a new party dress (c) vegetables (d) a video game
39. 39.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a remote-control car (c) a new party dress (d) sweets every day
40. 40.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) bus fare to school (c) a fancy phone cover (d) extra comic books

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