Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 749 · 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.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) medicine when ill (c) sweets every day (d) toothpaste
2. 2.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a remote-control car (d) school shoes
3. 3.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) notebooks for school (c) a bigger TV (d) sweets every day
4. 4.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a bigger TV (c) a toy robot (d) a school uniform
5. 5.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) bus fare to school (c) a third cricket bat (d) a bigger TV
6. 6.For Nisha, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) medicine when ill (c) extra comic books (d) a third cricket bat
8. 8.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a remote-control car (c) rice and dal (d) bus fare to school
9. 9.For Kabir, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.For Isha, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
11. 11.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a raincoat (c) a school uniform (d) sweets every day
12. 12.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a toy robot (c) toothpaste (d) sweets every day
13. 13.For Ishaan, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.For Rohan, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
15. 15.Rahul has ₹800. First Rahul pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and school shoes (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) bus fare to school (c) a warm blanket (d) extra comic books
17. 17.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a bigger TV (c) bus fare to school (d) a fancy phone cover
18. 18.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) medicine when ill (c) a toy robot (d) sweets every day
19. 19.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) drinking water (c) rice and dal (d) a new party dress
20. 20.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) vegetables (c) rice and dal (d) a fancy phone cover
21. 21.For Kavya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.Riya has ₹650. First Riya pays for needs: notebooks (₹130) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) drinking water (c) a bigger TV (d) medicine when ill
24. 24.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) school shoes (c) a school uniform (d) a fancy phone cover
25. 25.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a new party dress (c) drinking water (d) toothpaste
26. 26.For Isha, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a remote-control car (c) a fancy phone cover (d) designer sunglasses
28. 28.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a bigger TV (c) rice and dal (d) a video game
29. 29.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a toy robot (c) vegetables (d) toothpaste
30. 30.For Rohan, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a bigger TV (c) a toy robot (d) a third cricket bat
32. 32.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a new party dress (c) sweets every day (d) bus fare to school
33. 33.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a school uniform (c) toothpaste (d) a sticker album
34. 34.Aditya has ₹600. First Aditya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹150) and socks (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a new party dress (c) a raincoat (d) drinking water
36. 36.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a video game (c) a remote-control car (d) a sticker album
37. 37.For Aditya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
38. 38.For Rohan, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.Lakshmi has ₹400. First Lakshmi pays for needs: notebooks (₹110) and a raincoat (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a toy robot (c) a new party dress (d) a fancy phone cover

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