Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 692 · 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.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) rice and dal (c) a sticker album (d) a third cricket bat
2. 2.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a warm blanket (c) a raincoat (d) a new party dress
3. 3.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) sweets every day (c) soap (d) a new party dress
4. 4.Manav has ₹900. First Manav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹210) and a geometry box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.For Rahul, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
6. 6.For Tara, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.Priya has ₹550. First Priya pays for needs: notebooks (₹160) and school shoes (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) designer sunglasses (c) bus fare to school (d) a bigger TV
9. 9.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a school uniform (c) a third cricket bat (d) a new party dress
10. 10.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a bigger TV (c) a fancy phone cover (d) school shoes
11. 11.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a sticker album (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a third cricket bat
12. 12.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) milk (c) a bigger TV (d) a video game
13. 13.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a school uniform (c) a remote-control car (d) toothpaste
14. 14.Sneha has ₹800. First Sneha pays for needs: notebooks (₹150) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Nisha has ₹450. First Nisha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹100) and notebooks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.For Meera, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a bigger TV (c) a toy robot (d) a school uniform
18. 18.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a remote-control car (c) a schoolbag (d) sweets every day
19. 19.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a school uniform (c) extra comic books (d) a raincoat
20. 20.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a raincoat (c) a video game (d) designer sunglasses
21. 21.Karan has ₹350. First Karan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) designer sunglasses (c) vegetables (d) rice and dal
23. 23.For Diya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.For Joseph, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) extra comic books (c) a sticker album (d) a warm blanket
26. 26.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a glitter pen set (c) school shoes (d) bus fare to school
27. 27.For Arjun, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
28. 28.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a video game (c) bus fare to school (d) a warm blanket
29. 29.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) notebooks for school (c) milk (d) a remote-control car
30. 30.For Saanvi, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.Gurpreet has ₹900. First Gurpreet pays for needs: socks (₹290) and a school uniform (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a raincoat (c) extra comic books (d) rice and dal
33. 33.Arjun has ₹1000. First Arjun pays for needs: a school uniform (₹190) and a water bottle (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.For Dev, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a remote-control car (c) a glitter pen set (d) a new party dress
36. 36.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a toy robot (d) a new party dress
37. 37.For Joseph, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
38. 38.Isha has ₹650. First Isha pays for needs: socks (₹60) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Gurpreet has ₹300. First Gurpreet pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Kabir has ₹950. First Kabir pays for needs: socks (₹120) and a geometry box (₹290). How many rupees are left for wants?

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