Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 801 · 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.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a sticker album (c) sweets every day (d) a new party dress
2. 2.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) medicine when ill (c) a glitter pen set (d) rice and dal
3. 3.For Karan, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a video game (c) a glitter pen set (d) rice and dal
5. 5.Rahul has ₹550. First Rahul pays for needs: a raincoat (₹150) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Lakshmi has ₹800. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a geometry box (₹210) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Farhan has ₹650. First Farhan pays for needs: socks (₹180) and school shoes (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.For Lakshmi, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
9. 9.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a sticker album (c) drinking water (d) soap
10. 10.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) designer sunglasses (c) notebooks for school (d) a warm blanket
11. 11.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) designer sunglasses (c) extra comic books (d) school shoes
12. 12.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a remote-control car (c) vegetables (d) a bigger TV
13. 13.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a fancy phone cover (c) extra comic books (d) a bigger TV
14. 14.Gurpreet has ₹400. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Ananya has ₹900. First Ananya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹250) and socks (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.For Rohan, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
17. 17.Dev has ₹500. First Dev pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and socks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.For Dev, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) bus fare to school (c) rice and dal (d) a raincoat
20. 20.Aarav has ₹900. First Aarav pays for needs: a raincoat (₹230) and a geometry box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a third cricket bat (c) sweets every day (d) a school uniform
22. 22.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a remote-control car (c) a third cricket bat (d) a new party dress
23. 23.Kabir has ₹850. First Kabir pays for needs: a school uniform (₹210) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a glitter pen set (c) a toy robot (d) a school uniform
25. 25.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a toy robot (c) extra comic books (d) drinking water
26. 26.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) soap (c) a bigger TV (d) extra comic books
27. 27.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a new party dress (c) bus fare to school (d) soap
28. 28.For Aarav, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a schoolbag (c) rice and dal (d) a bigger TV
30. 30.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a sticker album (c) a remote-control car (d) designer sunglasses
31. 31.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) bus fare to school (c) a school uniform (d) a sticker album
32. 32.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) school shoes (c) a warm blanket (d) a school uniform
33. 33.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a remote-control car (c) school shoes (d) a third cricket bat
34. 34.For Diya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Aditya has ₹750. First Aditya pays for needs: school shoes (₹220) and a lunch box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.For Aditya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
37. 37.For Gurpreet, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.For Nisha, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) extra comic books (c) a new party dress (d) drinking water
40. 40.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) notebooks for school (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a glitter pen set

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