Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 95 · 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.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) notebooks for school (c) medicine when ill (d) a sticker album
2. 2.For Lakshmi, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a glitter pen set (c) a school uniform (d) a third cricket bat
4. 4.For Ananya, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) notebooks for school (c) toothpaste (d) milk
6. 6.Tara has ₹450. First Tara pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and a water bottle (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Ananya has ₹1000. First Ananya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹240) and school shoes (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.For Rohan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
9. 9.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) notebooks for school (c) milk (d) a school uniform
10. 10.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a sticker album (c) extra comic books (d) a toy robot
11. 11.Lakshmi has ₹850. First Lakshmi pays for needs: notebooks (₹230) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) toothpaste (c) a toy robot (d) a warm blanket
13. 13.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) sweets every day (c) extra comic books (d) drinking water
14. 14.Vivaan has ₹450. First Vivaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and school shoes (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a third cricket bat (c) sweets every day (d) a toy robot
16. 16.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a bigger TV (c) vegetables (d) bus fare to school
17. 17.For Diya, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) extra comic books (c) a toy robot (d) soap
19. 19.Lakshmi has ₹450. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a geometry box (₹130) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Ishaan has ₹1000. First Ishaan pays for needs: socks (₹60) and school shoes (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a school uniform (c) a schoolbag (d) toothpaste
22. 22.For Meera, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
23. 23.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) vegetables (c) rice and dal (d) a sticker album
24. 24.Dev has ₹550. First Dev pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Isha has ₹600. First Isha pays for needs: socks (₹150) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) soap (c) bus fare to school (d) a remote-control car
27. 27.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a warm blanket (c) a third cricket bat (d) a fancy phone cover
28. 28.Joseph has ₹400. First Joseph pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.For Isha, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a new party dress (c) notebooks for school (d) a school uniform
31. 31.For Ishaan, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a fancy phone cover (c) school shoes (d) drinking water
33. 33.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) drinking water (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a third cricket bat
34. 34.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) vegetables (c) designer sunglasses (d) a new party dress
35. 35.For Gurpreet, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a sticker album (c) school shoes (d) soap
37. 37.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a toy robot (c) a third cricket bat (d) notebooks for school
38. 38.For Diya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) bus fare to school (c) a school uniform (d) medicine when ill
40. 40.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a schoolbag (c) a raincoat (d) a glitter pen set

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