Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 872 · 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.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) drinking water (c) vegetables (d) sweets every day
2. 2.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a fancy phone cover (c) drinking water (d) school shoes
3. 3.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a video game (c) extra comic books (d) designer sunglasses
4. 4.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) vegetables (c) extra comic books (d) a schoolbag
5. 5.For Farhan, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) sweets every day (c) a toy robot (d) a video game
7. 7.Saanvi has ₹300. First Saanvi pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) extra comic books (c) vegetables (d) school shoes
9. 9.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) designer sunglasses (c) notebooks for school (d) a glitter pen set
10. 10.For Ananya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.Rahul has ₹900. First Rahul pays for needs: socks (₹100) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.For Meera, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
13. 13.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) school shoes (c) notebooks for school (d) a fancy phone cover
14. 14.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) milk (c) notebooks for school (d) a glitter pen set
15. 15.Nisha has ₹650. First Nisha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹110) and a raincoat (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) designer sunglasses (c) a glitter pen set (d) soap
17. 17.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a remote-control car (c) designer sunglasses (d) a third cricket bat
18. 18.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a raincoat (c) a schoolbag (d) sweets every day
19. 19.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a schoolbag (c) a warm blanket (d) designer sunglasses
20. 20.For Rahul, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.For Ishaan, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a school uniform (c) rice and dal (d) milk
23. 23.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a schoolbag (c) a sticker album (d) notebooks for school
24. 24.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a glitter pen set (c) a toy robot (d) designer sunglasses
25. 25.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) notebooks for school (c) vegetables (d) toothpaste
26. 26.Dev has ₹300. First Dev pays for needs: a raincoat (₹80) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.For Isha, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
28. 28.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a school uniform (c) bus fare to school (d) a video game
29. 29.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) medicine when ill (c) a bigger TV (d) a toy robot
30. 30.For Diya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
31. 31.Aditya has ₹450. First Aditya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) toothpaste (c) sweets every day (d) a third cricket bat
33. 33.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a third cricket bat (c) designer sunglasses (d) bus fare to school
34. 34.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a remote-control car (c) a new party dress (d) soap
35. 35.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) toothpaste (c) a remote-control car (d) rice and dal
36. 36.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a bigger TV (c) a remote-control car (d) a warm blanket
37. 37.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a toy robot (c) a glitter pen set (d) a fancy phone cover
38. 38.For Lakshmi, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.For Zoya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
40. 40.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) bus fare to school (c) soap (d) a video game

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