Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 747 · 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.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) drinking water (c) extra comic books (d) school shoes
2. 2.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a new party dress (c) a toy robot (d) a glitter pen set
3. 3.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) milk (c) vegetables (d) a raincoat
4. 4.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a raincoat (c) extra comic books (d) bus fare to school
5. 5.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) designer sunglasses (c) toothpaste (d) a fancy phone cover
6. 6.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) school shoes (c) a video game (d) a raincoat
7. 7.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a school uniform (c) a video game (d) designer sunglasses
8. 8.Meera has ₹550. First Meera pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.For Tara, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.Gurpreet has ₹450. First Gurpreet pays for needs: school shoes (₹120) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a glitter pen set (c) sweets every day (d) milk
12. 12.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a third cricket bat (c) school shoes (d) a schoolbag
13. 13.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) designer sunglasses (c) a toy robot (d) rice and dal
14. 14.For Rohan, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
15. 15.Lakshmi has ₹400. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a lunch box (₹120) and socks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Riya has ₹400. First Riya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹130) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a new party dress (c) a glitter pen set (d) a sticker album
18. 18.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) school shoes (c) a bigger TV (d) a toy robot
19. 19.Farhan has ₹350. First Farhan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and a lunch box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.For Nisha, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) a schoolbag (c) drinking water (d) a warm blanket
22. 22.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) milk (c) school shoes (d) soap
23. 23.Tara has ₹800. First Tara pays for needs: a raincoat (₹120) and a school uniform (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Pooja has ₹800. First Pooja pays for needs: a lunch box (₹90) and notebooks (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Riya has ₹600. First Riya pays for needs: socks (₹180) and school shoes (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a remote-control car (c) a sticker album (d) a video game
27. 27.Farhan has ₹300. First Farhan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹90) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) bus fare to school (c) a remote-control car (d) school shoes
29. 29.For Lakshmi, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
30. 30.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) extra comic books (c) a raincoat (d) drinking water
31. 31.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a toy robot (c) soap (d) a warm blanket
32. 32.Arjun has ₹450. First Arjun pays for needs: socks (₹100) and a school uniform (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a glitter pen set (d) medicine when ill
34. 34.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) medicine when ill (c) a third cricket bat (d) a video game
35. 35.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a toy robot (c) extra comic books (d) a bigger TV
36. 36.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) drinking water (c) a toy robot (d) rice and dal
37. 37.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a sticker album (c) designer sunglasses (d) a third cricket bat
38. 38.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a third cricket bat (c) toothpaste (d) rice and dal
39. 39.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) soap (c) a warm blanket (d) a schoolbag
40. 40.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a toy robot (c) designer sunglasses (d) a glitter pen set

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