Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 875 · 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.For Ishaan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) school shoes (c) sweets every day (d) a toy robot
3. 3.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) rice and dal (c) a school uniform (d) extra comic books
4. 4.For Manav, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a video game (c) a third cricket bat (d) designer sunglasses
6. 6.Farhan has ₹1000. First Farhan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹310) and a raincoat (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) sweets every day (c) a bigger TV (d) a video game
8. 8.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) notebooks for school (c) a sticker album (d) a remote-control car
9. 9.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) soap (c) a bigger TV (d) a remote-control car
10. 10.Zoya has ₹300. First Zoya pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a schoolbag (c) medicine when ill (d) a sticker album
12. 12.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a bigger TV (c) a school uniform (d) a raincoat
13. 13.Sneha has ₹800. First Sneha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a sticker album (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a warm blanket
15. 15.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a sticker album (c) designer sunglasses (d) sweets every day
16. 16.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) designer sunglasses (c) a school uniform (d) a remote-control car
17. 17.For Priya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
18. 18.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) drinking water (c) a sticker album (d) sweets every day
19. 19.Karan has ₹300. First Karan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹90) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) sweets every day (c) drinking water (d) extra comic books
21. 21.Rohan has ₹800. First Rohan pays for needs: school shoes (₹230) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a bigger TV (c) rice and dal (d) a third cricket bat
23. 23.Karan has ₹900. First Karan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹110) and a lunch box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a bigger TV (c) a third cricket bat (d) drinking water
25. 25.For Priya, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
26. 26.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a raincoat (c) a warm blanket (d) extra comic books
27. 27.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a remote-control car (c) a sticker album (d) a video game
28. 28.Ananya has ₹550. First Ananya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹160) and a water bottle (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a schoolbag (c) rice and dal (d) extra comic books
30. 30.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) vegetables (c) school shoes (d) sweets every day
31. 31.Diya has ₹400. First Diya pays for needs: school shoes (₹120) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.For Sneha, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Pooja has ₹650. First Pooja pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and a geometry box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.For Sneha, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a glitter pen set (c) vegetables (d) a bigger TV
36. 36.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a third cricket bat (c) notebooks for school (d) a glitter pen set
37. 37.Farhan has ₹600. First Farhan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹120) and notebooks (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) medicine when ill (c) school shoes (d) bus fare to school
39. 39.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a third cricket bat (c) a raincoat (d) sweets every day
40. 40.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) school shoes (c) a glitter pen set (d) vegetables

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