Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 915 · 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 Sneha, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
2. 2.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a remote-control car (c) a new party dress (d) notebooks for school
3. 3.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a warm blanket (c) a video game (d) milk
4. 4.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) vegetables (c) designer sunglasses (d) a glitter pen set
5. 5.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) bus fare to school (c) drinking water (d) a remote-control car
6. 6.For Aditya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.For Vivaan, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a third cricket bat (c) a sticker album (d) medicine when ill
9. 9.Rahul has ₹500. First Rahul pays for needs: a water bottle (₹90) and socks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a sticker album (c) a school uniform (d) a schoolbag
11. 11.For Priya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.For Karan, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
13. 13.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) sweets every day (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a toy robot
14. 14.Priya has ₹350. First Priya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and a lunch box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Manav has ₹900. First Manav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹200) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.For Vivaan, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
17. 17.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a third cricket bat (c) a warm blanket (d) rice and dal
18. 18.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a sticker album (c) a warm blanket (d) sweets every day
19. 19.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) sweets every day (c) rice and dal (d) a new party dress
20. 20.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a third cricket bat (c) drinking water (d) soap
21. 21.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a schoolbag (c) a glitter pen set (d) medicine when ill
22. 22.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) notebooks for school (c) a new party dress (d) a fancy phone cover
23. 23.For Arjun, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.For Aarav, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.Kabir has ₹950. First Kabir pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and a raincoat (₹300). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) vegetables (c) a third cricket bat (d) a toy robot
27. 27.For Priya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) medicine when ill (c) a third cricket bat (d) a glitter pen set
29. 29.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) bus fare to school (c) medicine when ill (d) a fancy phone cover
30. 30.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a bigger TV (c) extra comic books (d) a third cricket bat
31. 31.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) soap (c) a new party dress (d) a bigger TV
32. 32.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) vegetables (c) rice and dal (d) school shoes
33. 33.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a video game (c) a third cricket bat (d) rice and dal
34. 34.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) toothpaste (c) a school uniform (d) bus fare to school
35. 35.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a bigger TV (c) designer sunglasses (d) a sticker album
36. 36.Isha has ₹800. First Isha pays for needs: socks (₹120) and a school uniform (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.For Arjun, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.For Meera, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Farhan has ₹650. First Farhan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and socks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a school uniform (c) a toy robot (d) toothpaste

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