Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 617 · 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.For Farhan, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) toothpaste (c) a remote-control car (d) a bigger TV
3. 3.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a video game (c) drinking water (d) a sticker album
4. 4.For Lakshmi, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) sweets every day (c) a school uniform (d) a new party dress
6. 6.Aarav has ₹300. First Aarav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.For Ananya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
8. 8.Vivaan has ₹550. First Vivaan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹170) and a school uniform (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Manav has ₹450. First Manav pays for needs: a raincoat (₹120) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) a school uniform (c) rice and dal (d) school shoes
11. 11.For Pooja, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) soap (c) a warm blanket (d) designer sunglasses
13. 13.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a third cricket bat (c) a toy robot (d) a remote-control car
14. 14.Kavya has ₹650. First Kavya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹70) and socks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Kavya has ₹350. First Kavya pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and a geometry box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.For Priya, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a schoolbag (c) a glitter pen set (d) sweets every day
18. 18.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) designer sunglasses (c) a video game (d) a warm blanket
19. 19.For Kabir, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a warm blanket (c) school shoes (d) a school uniform
21. 21.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) sweets every day (c) rice and dal (d) notebooks for school
22. 22.Rahul has ₹600. First Rahul pays for needs: school shoes (₹150) and socks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a sticker album (c) a toy robot (d) a fancy phone cover
24. 24.Isha has ₹450. First Isha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.For Sneha, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
26. 26.Ananya has ₹550. First Ananya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹120) and a water bottle (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Kavya has ₹600. First Kavya pays for needs: school shoes (₹150) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) milk (c) vegetables (d) rice and dal
29. 29.For Tara, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
30. 30.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a fancy phone cover (c) notebooks for school (d) a third cricket bat
31. 31.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a glitter pen set (c) a raincoat (d) a new party dress
32. 32.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) medicine when ill (c) a third cricket bat (d) a new party dress
33. 33.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a new party dress (c) designer sunglasses (d) notebooks for school
34. 34.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a video game (c) designer sunglasses (d) a schoolbag
35. 35.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) soap (c) sweets every day (d) a new party dress
36. 36.Priya has ₹350. First Priya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Farhan has ₹350. First Farhan pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and a raincoat (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a toy robot (c) extra comic books (d) a third cricket bat
39. 39.Zoya has ₹350. First Zoya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and socks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.For Pooja, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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