Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 622 · 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.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a third cricket bat (c) a bigger TV (d) notebooks for school
2. 2.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a school uniform (c) a glitter pen set (d) a remote-control car
3. 3.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a third cricket bat (c) a remote-control car (d) designer sunglasses
4. 4.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) a raincoat (c) milk (d) a school uniform
5. 5.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) school shoes (c) a schoolbag (d) vegetables
6. 6.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) vegetables (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a school uniform
7. 7.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) designer sunglasses (c) a new party dress (d) rice and dal
8. 8.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a schoolbag (c) sweets every day (d) a glitter pen set
9. 9.Ananya has ₹450. First Ananya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹120) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) vegetables (c) notebooks for school (d) rice and dal
11. 11.Rahul has ₹350. First Rahul pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and a water bottle (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) designer sunglasses (c) school shoes (d) drinking water
13. 13.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a glitter pen set (c) a school uniform (d) a video game
14. 14.Karan has ₹1000. First Karan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹200) and notebooks (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.For Joseph, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
16. 16.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a video game (c) bus fare to school (d) sweets every day
17. 17.Tara has ₹650. First Tara pays for needs: socks (₹160) and a school uniform (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.For Manav, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.Vivaan has ₹350. First Vivaan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹90) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Saanvi has ₹800. First Saanvi pays for needs: notebooks (₹220) and school shoes (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.For Aditya, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
22. 22.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) bus fare to school (c) a glitter pen set (d) extra comic books
23. 23.Ishaan has ₹800. First Ishaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹170) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Pooja has ₹350. First Pooja pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Diya has ₹700. First Diya pays for needs: school shoes (₹190) and a water bottle (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a glitter pen set (c) medicine when ill (d) a fancy phone cover
27. 27.For Riya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a glitter pen set (c) a raincoat (d) a video game
29. 29.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a warm blanket (c) extra comic books (d) designer sunglasses
30. 30.Rahul has ₹900. First Rahul pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a remote-control car (c) sweets every day (d) soap
32. 32.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a new party dress (c) school shoes (d) a schoolbag
33. 33.Rahul has ₹550. First Rahul pays for needs: a geometry box (₹120) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Arjun has ₹850. First Arjun pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a warm blanket (c) school shoes (d) a sticker album
36. 36.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a sticker album (c) a toy robot (d) a school uniform
37. 37.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a remote-control car (c) a fancy phone cover (d) rice and dal
38. 38.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) soap (c) a warm blanket (d) vegetables
39. 39.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a remote-control car (c) designer sunglasses (d) a raincoat
40. 40.For Karan, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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