Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 592 · 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.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a raincoat (c) a video game (d) school shoes
2. 2.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) bus fare to school (c) a new party dress (d) sweets every day
3. 3.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) milk (c) a bigger TV (d) a glitter pen set
4. 4.Rohan has ₹850. First Rohan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Tara has ₹650. First Tara pays for needs: a lunch box (₹100) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.For Manav, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a video game (c) a glitter pen set (d) a schoolbag
8. 8.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) bus fare to school (c) a video game (d) a remote-control car
9. 9.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a toy robot (c) a remote-control car (d) vegetables
10. 10.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) bus fare to school (c) extra comic books (d) medicine when ill
11. 11.For Gurpreet, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.For Tara, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
13. 13.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a fancy phone cover (c) medicine when ill (d) a third cricket bat
14. 14.For Ishaan, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
15. 15.For Sneha, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
16. 16.For Meera, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
17. 17.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) medicine when ill (c) a glitter pen set (d) a fancy phone cover
18. 18.For Karan, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.For Ishaan, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a remote-control car (c) a new party dress (d) soap
21. 21.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a video game (c) drinking water (d) vegetables
22. 22.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a bigger TV (c) a toy robot (d) sweets every day
23. 23.For Kavya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
24. 24.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) designer sunglasses (c) medicine when ill (d) a third cricket bat
25. 25.For Arjun, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
26. 26.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a video game (c) a third cricket bat (d) milk
27. 27.For Sneha, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a sticker album (c) extra comic books (d) a warm blanket
29. 29.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) notebooks for school (c) a school uniform (d) bus fare to school
30. 30.For Kabir, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
31. 31.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a video game (c) a school uniform (d) a third cricket bat
32. 32.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) vegetables (c) rice and dal (d) notebooks for school
33. 33.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a raincoat (c) a school uniform (d) notebooks for school
34. 34.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a warm blanket (c) notebooks for school (d) sweets every day
35. 35.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a video game (c) a school uniform (d) sweets every day
36. 36.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) bus fare to school (c) a glitter pen set (d) a remote-control car
37. 37.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a toy robot (c) a video game (d) notebooks for school
38. 38.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) milk (c) medicine when ill (d) a video game
39. 39.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) soap (c) milk (d) a video game
40. 40.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) milk (c) extra comic books (d) a bigger TV

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