Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 894 · 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 Isha, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
2. 2.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) school shoes (c) bus fare to school (d) milk
3. 3.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) sweets every day (c) a warm blanket (d) notebooks for school
4. 4.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) drinking water (c) school shoes (d) medicine when ill
5. 5.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a sticker album (c) rice and dal (d) a third cricket bat
6. 6.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) bus fare to school (c) drinking water (d) a sticker album
7. 7.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) toothpaste (c) extra comic books (d) a fancy phone cover
8. 8.Priya has ₹900. First Priya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹290) and school shoes (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.For Gurpreet, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a raincoat (c) a warm blanket (d) designer sunglasses
11. 11.For Saanvi, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
12. 12.For Priya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) drinking water (c) a raincoat (d) a fancy phone cover
14. 14.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a third cricket bat (c) medicine when ill (d) a toy robot
15. 15.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) designer sunglasses (c) a new party dress (d) rice and dal
16. 16.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a schoolbag (c) a sticker album (d) a bigger TV
17. 17.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) extra comic books (c) a third cricket bat (d) a video game
18. 18.For Kabir, 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) bus fare to school (b) soap (c) drinking water (d) sweets every day
20. 20.For Nisha, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.Manav has ₹600. First Manav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and notebooks (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a third cricket bat (c) designer sunglasses (d) extra comic books
23. 23.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) sweets every day (c) a toy robot (d) a fancy phone cover
24. 24.For Isha, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) notebooks for school (c) designer sunglasses (d) sweets every day
26. 26.Riya has ₹1000. First Riya pays for needs: notebooks (₹280) and a raincoat (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Dev has ₹850. First Dev pays for needs: a raincoat (₹200) and a water bottle (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.For Diya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
29. 29.Rohan has ₹300. First Rohan pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Saanvi has ₹950. First Saanvi pays for needs: a raincoat (₹310) and socks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) designer sunglasses (c) a remote-control car (d) a video game
32. 32.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a toy robot (c) extra comic books (d) toothpaste
33. 33.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a school uniform (c) sweets every day (d) drinking water
34. 34.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a new party dress (c) sweets every day (d) medicine when ill
35. 35.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) sweets every day (c) a schoolbag (d) a third cricket bat
36. 36.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a schoolbag (c) school shoes (d) a third cricket bat
37. 37.For Ananya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a video game (c) toothpaste (d) soap
39. 39.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a bigger TV (c) milk (d) notebooks for school
40. 40.For Pooja, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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