Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 586 · 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.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) bus fare to school (c) rice and dal (d) a school uniform
2. 2.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) school shoes (c) a school uniform (d) soap
3. 3.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a sticker album (c) a raincoat (d) a fancy phone cover
4. 4.Rohan has ₹400. First Rohan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Pooja has ₹450. First Pooja pays for needs: a water bottle (₹60) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Lakshmi has ₹300. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a water bottle (₹90) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.For Rohan, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.Kabir has ₹550. First Kabir pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.For Tara, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) rice and dal (c) drinking water (d) soap
11. 11.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) drinking water (c) a toy robot (d) soap
12. 12.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) a raincoat (c) bus fare to school (d) notebooks for school
13. 13.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a bigger TV (c) vegetables (d) a third cricket bat
14. 14.Aarav has ₹650. First Aarav pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and socks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.For Ananya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
16. 16.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) medicine when ill (c) soap (d) school shoes
17. 17.For Zoya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.Farhan has ₹850. First Farhan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹280) and a water bottle (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a warm blanket (c) medicine when ill (d) extra comic books
20. 20.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a school uniform (c) a warm blanket (d) sweets every day
21. 21.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) rice and dal (c) a video game (d) a warm blanket
22. 22.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a third cricket bat (c) medicine when ill (d) soap
23. 23.Nisha has ₹1000. First Nisha pays for needs: socks (₹130) and a water bottle (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.For Aditya, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) notebooks for school (c) designer sunglasses (d) a bigger TV
26. 26.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a third cricket bat (c) a bigger TV (d) extra comic books
27. 27.For Manav, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
28. 28.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a new party dress (c) soap (d) milk
29. 29.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a warm blanket (c) a new party dress (d) designer sunglasses
30. 30.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a bigger TV (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a toy robot
31. 31.For Saanvi, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) sweets every day (c) a video game (d) a school uniform
33. 33.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a glitter pen set (c) milk (d) a school uniform
34. 34.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) medicine when ill (c) a warm blanket (d) school shoes
35. 35.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a remote-control car (c) vegetables (d) a new party dress
36. 36.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) sweets every day (c) designer sunglasses (d) a warm blanket
37. 37.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a remote-control car (c) a sticker album (d) designer sunglasses
38. 38.For Vivaan, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a sticker album (c) medicine when ill (d) a glitter pen set
40. 40.For Rahul, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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