Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 897 · 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.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) sweets every day (c) extra comic books (d) a video game
2. 2.For Sneha, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.For Kabir, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a school uniform (c) a remote-control car (d) bus fare to school
5. 5.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a toy robot (c) a glitter pen set (d) sweets every day
6. 6.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) drinking water (c) extra comic books (d) rice and dal
7. 7.Joseph has ₹300. First Joseph pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Nisha has ₹800. First Nisha pays for needs: notebooks (₹120) and a water bottle (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) toothpaste (c) a fancy phone cover (d) rice and dal
10. 10.Meera has ₹550. First Meera pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and a geometry box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a sticker album (c) a glitter pen set (d) a new party dress
12. 12.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a glitter pen set (c) a bigger TV (d) sweets every day
13. 13.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a video game (c) a school uniform (d) toothpaste
14. 14.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a schoolbag (d) milk
15. 15.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) milk (c) a glitter pen set (d) drinking water
16. 16.For Tara, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a glitter pen set (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a third cricket bat
18. 18.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a school uniform (c) bus fare to school (d) a sticker album
19. 19.For Dev, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a school uniform (c) a sticker album (d) designer sunglasses
21. 21.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) rice and dal (c) drinking water (d) bus fare to school
22. 22.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a remote-control car (c) a sticker album (d) a third cricket bat
23. 23.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) toothpaste (c) a video game (d) drinking water
24. 24.Ishaan has ₹850. First Ishaan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹200) and socks (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a glitter pen set (c) designer sunglasses (d) bus fare to school
26. 26.For Dev, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
27. 27.Kavya has ₹800. First Kavya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹190) and a lunch box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a remote-control car (c) medicine when ill (d) bus fare to school
29. 29.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a bigger TV (c) designer sunglasses (d) a schoolbag
30. 30.Kabir has ₹550. First Kabir pays for needs: a lunch box (₹120) and a raincoat (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) drinking water (c) sweets every day (d) a glitter pen set
32. 32.For Kavya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
33. 33.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a glitter pen set (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a toy robot
34. 34.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a sticker album (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a bigger TV
35. 35.For Aditya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) extra comic books (c) a remote-control car (d) a toy robot
37. 37.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a remote-control car (c) a raincoat (d) a third cricket bat
38. 38.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) notebooks for school (c) designer sunglasses (d) a bigger TV
39. 39.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a new party dress (c) sweets every day (d) milk
40. 40.For Ishaan, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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