Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 961 · 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 need? (a) a new party dress (b) a third cricket bat (c) a schoolbag (d) a fancy phone cover
2. 2.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) rice and dal (c) medicine when ill (d) a bigger TV
3. 3.For Dev, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.Manav has ₹600. First Manav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹150) and socks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) drinking water (c) a schoolbag (d) a raincoat
6. 6.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) milk (c) a schoolbag (d) a new party dress
7. 7.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) sweets every day (c) extra comic books (d) vegetables
8. 8.Rohan has ₹750. First Rohan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹190) and socks (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a bigger TV (c) drinking water (d) designer sunglasses
10. 10.Vivaan has ₹750. First Vivaan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹180) and a lunch box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) medicine when ill (c) notebooks for school (d) a glitter pen set
12. 12.Farhan has ₹850. First Farhan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and a lunch box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a video game (c) extra comic books (d) rice and dal
14. 14.For Dev, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
15. 15.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) designer sunglasses (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a schoolbag
16. 16.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a sticker album (c) toothpaste (d) school shoes
17. 17.For Lakshmi, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) milk (c) rice and dal (d) school shoes
19. 19.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) designer sunglasses (c) rice and dal (d) a new party dress
20. 20.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a warm blanket (c) school shoes (d) drinking water
21. 21.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) sweets every day (c) a toy robot (d) a remote-control car
22. 22.For Vivaan, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a fancy phone cover (c) medicine when ill (d) a new party dress
24. 24.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a remote-control car (c) medicine when ill (d) drinking water
25. 25.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a video game (c) school shoes (d) a fancy phone cover
26. 26.Rohan has ₹450. First Rohan pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.For Vivaan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
28. 28.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a sticker album (c) a video game (d) sweets every day
29. 29.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) rice and dal (c) a warm blanket (d) a bigger TV
30. 30.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) sweets every day (c) a new party dress (d) a third cricket bat
31. 31.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a schoolbag (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a bigger TV
32. 32.For Kavya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Tara has ₹800. First Tara pays for needs: a raincoat (₹250) and notebooks (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) vegetables (c) a toy robot (d) a school uniform
35. 35.Tara has ₹450. First Tara pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and socks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Zoya has ₹450. First Zoya pays for needs: notebooks (₹150) and a raincoat (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.For Aditya, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a third cricket bat (c) rice and dal (d) extra comic books
39. 39.Farhan has ₹500. First Farhan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹130) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) bus fare to school (c) a new party dress (d) a video game

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