Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 794 · 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.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a school uniform (c) a fancy phone cover (d) notebooks for school
2. 2.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) school shoes (c) sweets every day (d) designer sunglasses
3. 3.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) drinking water (c) a sticker album (d) a school uniform
4. 4.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a new party dress (c) a raincoat (d) school shoes
5. 5.For Arjun, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
6. 6.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) milk (c) a third cricket bat (d) a fancy phone cover
7. 7.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a fancy phone cover (c) designer sunglasses (d) vegetables
8. 8.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a toy robot (c) a warm blanket (d) a sticker album
9. 9.For Nisha, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a sticker album (c) a remote-control car (d) a video game
11. 11.Diya has ₹900. First Diya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹150) and a raincoat (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) medicine when ill (c) vegetables (d) rice and dal
13. 13.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) toothpaste (c) milk (d) a remote-control car
14. 14.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a raincoat (c) a remote-control car (d) a bigger TV
15. 15.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) school shoes (c) designer sunglasses (d) a schoolbag
16. 16.For Priya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.For Pooja, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.Priya has ₹350. First Priya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and a geometry box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a school uniform (c) drinking water (d) a sticker album
20. 20.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a remote-control car (c) drinking water (d) a school uniform
21. 21.Riya has ₹750. First Riya pays for needs: socks (₹100) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) rice and dal (c) a schoolbag (d) extra comic books
23. 23.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a sticker album (c) a video game (d) a school uniform
24. 24.For Kabir, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.Ananya has ₹850. First Ananya pays for needs: school shoes (₹230) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) notebooks for school (c) bus fare to school (d) a fancy phone cover
27. 27.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a third cricket bat (c) extra comic books (d) a schoolbag
28. 28.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) vegetables (c) a remote-control car (d) school shoes
29. 29.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a toy robot (d) a schoolbag
30. 30.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a remote-control car (c) a schoolbag (d) a new party dress
31. 31.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) rice and dal (c) a school uniform (d) sweets every day
32. 32.Riya has ₹1000. First Riya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹190) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Joseph has ₹950. First Joseph pays for needs: a lunch box (₹140) and a school uniform (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Zoya has ₹900. First Zoya pays for needs: socks (₹110) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a toy robot (c) extra comic books (d) designer sunglasses
36. 36.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a sticker album (c) a third cricket bat (d) a video game
37. 37.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a schoolbag (c) a new party dress (d) a bigger TV
38. 38.For Farhan, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) extra comic books (c) a video game (d) a bigger TV
40. 40.For Riya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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