Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 590 · 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 want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a video game (c) medicine when ill (d) rice and dal
2. 2.For Rahul, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.For Ishaan, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.Vivaan has ₹650. First Vivaan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹180) and a lunch box (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a sticker album (c) medicine when ill (d) extra comic books
6. 6.For Vivaan, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a video game (c) sweets every day (d) a toy robot
8. 8.Sneha has ₹550. First Sneha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹180) and a geometry box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a sticker album (c) a glitter pen set (d) designer sunglasses
10. 10.Gurpreet has ₹650. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a geometry box (₹130) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) rice and dal (c) a toy robot (d) drinking water
12. 12.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a sticker album (c) soap (d) a remote-control car
13. 13.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) sweets every day (c) designer sunglasses (d) a new party dress
14. 14.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) vegetables (c) a third cricket bat (d) sweets every day
15. 15.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a warm blanket (c) a fancy phone cover (d) soap
16. 16.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a raincoat (c) milk (d) rice and dal
17. 17.Pooja has ₹400. First Pooja pays for needs: a geometry box (₹120) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a toy robot (c) vegetables (d) a school uniform
19. 19.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a third cricket bat (c) a raincoat (d) medicine when ill
20. 20.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) rice and dal (c) toothpaste (d) a schoolbag
21. 21.For Meera, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
22. 22.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) school shoes (c) a glitter pen set (d) a school uniform
23. 23.For Vivaan, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) designer sunglasses (c) milk (d) drinking water
25. 25.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a fancy phone cover (c) rice and dal (d) a new party dress
26. 26.For Sneha, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
27. 27.For Tara, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) drinking water (c) designer sunglasses (d) a remote-control car
29. 29.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a toy robot (d) a warm blanket
30. 30.Dev has ₹450. First Dev pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) extra comic books (c) notebooks for school (d) a warm blanket
32. 32.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a video game (c) a raincoat (d) vegetables
33. 33.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a toy robot (c) a schoolbag (d) sweets every day
34. 34.Joseph has ₹600. First Joseph pays for needs: a school uniform (₹140) and school shoes (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) drinking water (c) a toy robot (d) a third cricket bat
36. 36.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) notebooks for school (c) a video game (d) a schoolbag
37. 37.Lakshmi has ₹850. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a water bottle (₹240) and a school uniform (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.For Ananya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) medicine when ill (c) a school uniform (d) soap
40. 40.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a video game (c) a schoolbag (d) a third cricket bat

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