Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 92 · 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.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) notebooks for school (c) rice and dal (d) extra comic books
2. 2.For Diya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
3. 3.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a glitter pen set (c) milk (d) bus fare to school
4. 4.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) sweets every day (c) a fancy phone cover (d) school shoes
5. 5.Rahul has ₹800. First Rahul pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.For Vivaan, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) vegetables (c) a warm blanket (d) notebooks for school
8. 8.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a school uniform (c) a new party dress (d) designer sunglasses
9. 9.Karan has ₹850. First Karan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and a lunch box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) rice and dal (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a warm blanket
11. 11.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) extra comic books (c) vegetables (d) a raincoat
12. 12.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a school uniform (c) a third cricket bat (d) school shoes
13. 13.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) extra comic books (c) drinking water (d) designer sunglasses
14. 14.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) rice and dal (c) sweets every day (d) a new party dress
15. 15.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a third cricket bat (d) designer sunglasses
16. 16.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a remote-control car (c) a sticker album (d) a glitter pen set
17. 17.Pooja has ₹450. First Pooja pays for needs: school shoes (₹150) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) drinking water (c) designer sunglasses (d) medicine when ill
19. 19.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) milk (c) a toy robot (d) a raincoat
20. 20.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a video game (c) a third cricket bat (d) sweets every day
21. 21.For Dev, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) extra comic books (c) toothpaste (d) designer sunglasses
23. 23.Manav has ₹800. First Manav pays for needs: socks (₹150) and a raincoat (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) vegetables (c) school shoes (d) bus fare to school
25. 25.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) school shoes (c) vegetables (d) notebooks for school
26. 26.For Dev, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
27. 27.Aditya has ₹600. First Aditya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and a geometry box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) drinking water (c) a third cricket bat (d) designer sunglasses
29. 29.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a warm blanket (c) a remote-control car (d) a sticker album
30. 30.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) rice and dal (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a school uniform
31. 31.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a video game (c) a remote-control car (d) a raincoat
32. 32.For Arjun, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.For Sneha, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.For Saanvi, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a warm blanket (d) milk
36. 36.Nisha has ₹400. First Nisha pays for needs: notebooks (₹110) and a geometry box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.For Tara, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a third cricket bat (c) a sticker album (d) a warm blanket
39. 39.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) soap (c) a toy robot (d) notebooks for school
40. 40.For Kavya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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