Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 674 · 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.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) notebooks for school (c) sweets every day (d) a fancy phone cover
2. 2.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a glitter pen set (c) designer sunglasses (d) drinking water
3. 3.For Riya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) medicine when ill (c) sweets every day (d) a toy robot
5. 5.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a new party dress (c) a third cricket bat (d) rice and dal
6. 6.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) designer sunglasses (c) rice and dal (d) a third cricket bat
7. 7.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) drinking water (c) sweets every day (d) school shoes
8. 8.Gurpreet has ₹400. First Gurpreet pays for needs: socks (₹60) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a toy robot (c) toothpaste (d) school shoes
10. 10.Ananya has ₹550. First Ananya pays for needs: notebooks (₹140) and a raincoat (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.For Dev, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.For Karan, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
13. 13.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a video game (d) a new party dress
14. 14.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a sticker album (c) toothpaste (d) sweets every day
15. 15.Aarav has ₹750. First Aarav pays for needs: notebooks (₹150) and a water bottle (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a school uniform (c) vegetables (d) a warm blanket
17. 17.Nisha has ₹400. First Nisha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹130) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) milk (c) soap (d) drinking water
19. 19.Vivaan has ₹950. First Vivaan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) drinking water (c) soap (d) a video game
21. 21.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a schoolbag (c) rice and dal (d) a toy robot
22. 22.For Rohan, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
23. 23.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) medicine when ill (c) a sticker album (d) a schoolbag
24. 24.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) soap (c) milk (d) extra comic books
25. 25.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a glitter pen set (c) a schoolbag (d) soap
26. 26.For Rahul, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
27. 27.Isha has ₹600. First Isha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹80) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) designer sunglasses (c) a third cricket bat (d) a fancy phone cover
29. 29.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) toothpaste (c) drinking water (d) a video game
30. 30.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a new party dress (c) a school uniform (d) a third cricket bat
31. 31.For Nisha, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
32. 32.For Lakshmi, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
33. 33.For Diya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.For Ishaan, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a new party dress (c) rice and dal (d) school shoes
36. 36.Vivaan has ₹850. First Vivaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹260) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a video game (c) notebooks for school (d) designer sunglasses
38. 38.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a warm blanket (c) a fancy phone cover (d) designer sunglasses
39. 39.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a third cricket bat (c) a remote-control car (d) rice and dal
40. 40.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) sweets every day (c) rice and dal (d) bus fare to school

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