Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 965 · 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.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) milk (c) designer sunglasses (d) a remote-control car
2. 2.Kabir has ₹300. First Kabir pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and socks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a new party dress (d) rice and dal
4. 4.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) extra comic books (c) rice and dal (d) toothpaste
5. 5.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a remote-control car (d) medicine when ill
6. 6.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) sweets every day (c) a school uniform (d) rice and dal
7. 7.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a warm blanket (c) a sticker album (d) sweets every day
8. 8.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a new party dress (c) a third cricket bat (d) a toy robot
9. 9.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) bus fare to school (c) a third cricket bat (d) a new party dress
10. 10.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) rice and dal (c) a warm blanket (d) school shoes
11. 11.Saanvi has ₹850. First Saanvi pays for needs: socks (₹100) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a raincoat (c) soap (d) a new party dress
13. 13.Rahul has ₹600. First Rahul pays for needs: notebooks (₹130) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) sweets every day (c) designer sunglasses (d) medicine when ill
15. 15.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) designer sunglasses (c) a remote-control car (d) a warm blanket
16. 16.Vivaan has ₹850. First Vivaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹120) and notebooks (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a raincoat (c) drinking water (d) designer sunglasses
18. 18.For Karan, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
19. 19.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a schoolbag (c) designer sunglasses (d) drinking water
20. 20.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a glitter pen set (c) extra comic books (d) rice and dal
21. 21.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) notebooks for school (c) a schoolbag (d) medicine when ill
22. 22.For Arjun, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
23. 23.For Manav, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
24. 24.For Priya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) school shoes (c) a glitter pen set (d) a toy robot
26. 26.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a glitter pen set (c) a remote-control car (d) a schoolbag
27. 27.For Aarav, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) sweets every day (c) toothpaste (d) a video game
29. 29.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a toy robot (c) a school uniform (d) extra comic books
30. 30.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) designer sunglasses (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a raincoat
31. 31.Aarav has ₹700. First Aarav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹190) and a raincoat (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a schoolbag (c) a sticker album (d) a third cricket bat
33. 33.Vivaan has ₹400. First Vivaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹120) and socks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a third cricket bat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) bus fare to school
35. 35.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) rice and dal (c) a schoolbag (d) notebooks for school
36. 36.For Karan, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
37. 37.For Ishaan, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) milk (c) notebooks for school (d) a raincoat
39. 39.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) medicine when ill (c) a video game (d) a school uniform
40. 40.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) vegetables (c) a toy robot (d) a third cricket bat

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