Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 722 · 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.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a sticker album (c) extra comic books (d) drinking water
2. 2.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) extra comic books (c) a bigger TV (d) a schoolbag
3. 3.Pooja has ₹350. First Pooja pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a geometry box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) toothpaste (c) school shoes (d) sweets every day
5. 5.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) designer sunglasses (c) a third cricket bat (d) toothpaste
6. 6.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) rice and dal (c) sweets every day (d) a schoolbag
7. 7.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a fancy phone cover (c) rice and dal (d) a new party dress
8. 8.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) vegetables (c) a schoolbag (d) soap
9. 9.For Vivaan, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a video game (c) a fancy phone cover (d) sweets every day
11. 11.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) school shoes (c) a new party dress (d) milk
12. 12.Vivaan has ₹600. First Vivaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹200) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a third cricket bat (c) notebooks for school (d) school shoes
14. 14.Aditya has ₹550. First Aditya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹130) and a water bottle (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a glitter pen set (c) designer sunglasses (d) a new party dress
16. 16.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) milk (c) designer sunglasses (d) a sticker album
17. 17.Rahul has ₹450. First Rahul pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.For Nisha, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.Arjun has ₹450. First Arjun pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and notebooks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a toy robot (c) a video game (d) milk
21. 21.Zoya has ₹550. First Zoya pays for needs: notebooks (₹120) and school shoes (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Nisha has ₹850. First Nisha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹230) and notebooks (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Ishaan has ₹300. First Ishaan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Isha has ₹450. First Isha pays for needs: school shoes (₹150) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a bigger TV (c) a school uniform (d) a fancy phone cover
26. 26.For Tara, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) extra comic books (c) a toy robot (d) milk
28. 28.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a bigger TV (c) a schoolbag (d) a new party dress
29. 29.Dev has ₹450. First Dev pays for needs: a lunch box (₹50) and socks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a third cricket bat (c) school shoes (d) a glitter pen set
31. 31.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a video game (c) a remote-control car (d) soap
32. 32.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) school shoes (c) a new party dress (d) a school uniform
33. 33.Sneha has ₹600. First Sneha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and notebooks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.For Aditya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.For Ananya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.For Ishaan, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
37. 37.Zoya has ₹400. First Zoya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.For Rohan, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) sweets every day (c) a remote-control car (d) a schoolbag
40. 40.For Tara, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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