Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 718 · 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.For Lakshmi, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) milk (c) a sticker album (d) a school uniform
3. 3.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) bus fare to school (c) a raincoat (d) a glitter pen set
4. 4.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a third cricket bat (c) rice and dal (d) a sticker album
5. 5.For Ananya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a new party dress (c) toothpaste (d) a raincoat
7. 7.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a third cricket bat (c) vegetables (d) drinking water
8. 8.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) milk (c) designer sunglasses (d) a school uniform
9. 9.For Pooja, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.For Nisha, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
11. 11.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) soap (c) a school uniform (d) a fancy phone cover
12. 12.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a toy robot (c) a raincoat (d) a third cricket bat
13. 13.For Vivaan, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a schoolbag (c) soap (d) a fancy phone cover
15. 15.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) notebooks for school (c) a video game (d) milk
16. 16.Isha has ₹900. First Isha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹110) and socks (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.For Lakshmi, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
18. 18.For Kabir, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
19. 19.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a school uniform (c) toothpaste (d) a fancy phone cover
20. 20.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) soap (c) a new party dress (d) medicine when ill
21. 21.Rohan has ₹400. First Rohan pays for needs: socks (₹60) and a geometry box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Ishaan has ₹600. First Ishaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹200) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a sticker album (d) sweets every day
24. 24.Lakshmi has ₹1000. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a lunch box (₹160) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.For Priya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
26. 26.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a third cricket bat (c) sweets every day (d) a glitter pen set
27. 27.For Karan, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.For Farhan, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.For Riya, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Nisha has ₹850. First Nisha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹100) and socks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a third cricket bat (c) a schoolbag (d) a glitter pen set
32. 32.Rohan has ₹550. First Rohan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹100) and a raincoat (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) school shoes (c) rice and dal (d) designer sunglasses
34. 34.For Meera, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Kavya has ₹950. First Kavya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹210) and school shoes (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Tara has ₹950. First Tara pays for needs: a geometry box (₹130) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a school uniform (c) a schoolbag (d) extra comic books
38. 38.Riya has ₹900. First Riya pays for needs: socks (₹270) and a raincoat (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Aarav has ₹500. First Aarav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹120) and notebooks (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) school shoes (c) sweets every day (d) drinking water

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