Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 69 · 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) drinking water (b) a video game (c) milk (d) soap
2. 2.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) milk (c) rice and dal (d) drinking water
3. 3.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a new party dress (c) a school uniform (d) extra comic books
4. 4.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a fancy phone cover (c) drinking water (d) a third cricket bat
5. 5.Manav has ₹800. First Manav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹210) and school shoes (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) sweets every day (c) a raincoat (d) a glitter pen set
7. 7.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) toothpaste (c) a schoolbag (d) sweets every day
8. 8.For Sneha, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
9. 9.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) sweets every day (c) milk (d) a video game
10. 10.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) a school uniform (c) soap (d) a schoolbag
11. 11.For Vivaan, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
12. 12.For Ishaan, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) vegetables (c) extra comic books (d) a third cricket bat
14. 14.Nisha has ₹550. First Nisha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹80) and socks (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a school uniform (c) a third cricket bat (d) drinking water
16. 16.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a glitter pen set (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a new party dress
17. 17.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a third cricket bat (c) rice and dal (d) a fancy phone cover
18. 18.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a glitter pen set (c) a third cricket bat (d) extra comic books
19. 19.For Tara, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) rice and dal (c) a schoolbag (d) designer sunglasses
21. 21.Riya has ₹900. First Riya pays for needs: notebooks (₹110) and socks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) extra comic books (c) a glitter pen set (d) a video game
23. 23.For Kavya, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.Zoya has ₹500. First Zoya pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and a geometry box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.For Ishaan, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
26. 26.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a toy robot (c) notebooks for school (d) extra comic books
27. 27.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) school shoes (c) a video game (d) sweets every day
28. 28.Kavya has ₹950. First Kavya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹220) and school shoes (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a remote-control car (c) rice and dal (d) sweets every day
30. 30.For Tara, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a sticker album (c) a new party dress (d) a warm blanket
32. 32.For Ishaan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) soap (c) a third cricket bat (d) a bigger TV
34. 34.For Joseph, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a schoolbag (c) a third cricket bat (d) milk
36. 36.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) notebooks for school (c) a sticker album (d) a fancy phone cover
37. 37.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a new party dress (c) a fancy phone cover (d) sweets every day
38. 38.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a school uniform (c) medicine when ill (d) a new party dress
39. 39.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a raincoat (c) sweets every day (d) notebooks for school
40. 40.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) a raincoat (c) a schoolbag (d) soap

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