Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 620 · 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.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) extra comic books (c) a video game (d) a third cricket bat
2. 2.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a new party dress (c) designer sunglasses (d) school shoes
3. 3.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a bigger TV (c) bus fare to school (d) a third cricket bat
4. 4.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) medicine when ill (c) a third cricket bat (d) a remote-control car
5. 5.Rohan has ₹350. First Rohan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) school shoes (c) a third cricket bat (d) a raincoat
7. 7.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) soap (c) extra comic books (d) a glitter pen set
8. 8.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) a school uniform (c) vegetables (d) rice and dal
9. 9.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a third cricket bat (c) rice and dal (d) a bigger TV
10. 10.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) soap (c) a remote-control car (d) a video game
11. 11.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a toy robot (c) bus fare to school (d) a video game
12. 12.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) a school uniform (c) drinking water (d) toothpaste
13. 13.Ananya has ₹400. First Ananya pays for needs: socks (₹50) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) a schoolbag (c) toothpaste (d) a school uniform
15. 15.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a schoolbag (c) a glitter pen set (d) a toy robot
16. 16.Lakshmi has ₹550. First Lakshmi pays for needs: school shoes (₹130) and socks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a glitter pen set (c) vegetables (d) drinking water
18. 18.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a video game (c) a school uniform (d) vegetables
19. 19.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a new party dress (c) toothpaste (d) a video game
20. 20.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) toothpaste (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a warm blanket
21. 21.Aarav has ₹900. First Aarav pays for needs: a geometry box (₹140) and a lunch box (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.For Zoya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
23. 23.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a toy robot (c) a warm blanket (d) a new party dress
24. 24.For Vivaan, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a video game (c) designer sunglasses (d) school shoes
26. 26.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) medicine when ill (c) a raincoat (d) a school uniform
27. 27.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) designer sunglasses (c) a toy robot (d) a raincoat
28. 28.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a new party dress (c) extra comic books (d) bus fare to school
29. 29.For Aarav, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.For Manav, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.Riya has ₹800. First Riya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹150) and notebooks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a new party dress (c) drinking water (d) a third cricket bat
33. 33.Sneha has ₹450. First Sneha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹150) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) toothpaste (c) a glitter pen set (d) a bigger TV
35. 35.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a new party dress (c) a fancy phone cover (d) notebooks for school
36. 36.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) sweets every day (c) a school uniform (d) extra comic books
37. 37.For Kabir, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
38. 38.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a toy robot (c) a fancy phone cover (d) toothpaste
39. 39.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a schoolbag (c) rice and dal (d) a toy robot
40. 40.For Kabir, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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