Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 952 · 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.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a fancy phone cover (c) sweets every day (d) a new party dress
2. 2.For Rahul, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a new party dress (c) vegetables (d) school shoes
4. 4.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a schoolbag (c) toothpaste (d) school shoes
5. 5.For Manav, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
6. 6.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) medicine when ill (c) milk (d) soap
7. 7.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) soap (c) a schoolbag (d) a raincoat
8. 8.For Zoya, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
9. 9.Riya has ₹500. First Riya pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and a lunch box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a sticker album (c) a new party dress (d) a toy robot
11. 11.For Farhan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
12. 12.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) rice and dal (c) school shoes (d) bus fare to school
13. 13.For Riya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a glitter pen set (c) a toy robot (d) designer sunglasses
15. 15.Lakshmi has ₹550. First Lakshmi pays for needs: socks (₹120) and a school uniform (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Riya has ₹600. First Riya pays for needs: school shoes (₹160) and a geometry box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.For Dev, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.Meera has ₹1000. First Meera pays for needs: a raincoat (₹130) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.For Meera, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a school uniform (c) medicine when ill (d) a remote-control car
21. 21.For Joseph, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a new party dress (c) sweets every day (d) a raincoat
23. 23.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) medicine when ill (c) sweets every day (d) vegetables
24. 24.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) rice and dal (c) sweets every day (d) a video game
25. 25.For Diya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
26. 26.For Aarav, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) drinking water (c) a fancy phone cover (d) toothpaste
28. 28.For Saanvi, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.Tara has ₹900. First Tara pays for needs: school shoes (₹280) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a glitter pen set (d) a remote-control car
31. 31.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a warm blanket (d) a raincoat
32. 32.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a schoolbag (c) sweets every day (d) drinking water
33. 33.Priya has ₹900. First Priya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹220) and a raincoat (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a raincoat (c) drinking water (d) a toy robot
35. 35.For Kavya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a remote-control car (c) a video game (d) school shoes
37. 37.For Rohan, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
38. 38.Meera has ₹550. First Meera pays for needs: a school uniform (₹170) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) extra comic books (c) a new party dress (d) a video game
40. 40.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a sticker album (c) extra comic books (d) a remote-control car

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