Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 999 · 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.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) notebooks for school (c) a warm blanket (d) designer sunglasses
2. 2.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a bigger TV (c) notebooks for school (d) a sticker album
3. 3.For Riya, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.For Tara, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a schoolbag (c) a sticker album (d) a new party dress
6. 6.For Tara, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.Rahul has ₹800. First Rahul pays for needs: school shoes (₹220) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Sneha has ₹600. First Sneha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹140) and notebooks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Nisha 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) toothpaste
10. 10.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a sticker album (c) milk (d) a raincoat
11. 11.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) rice and dal (c) a video game (d) a fancy phone cover
12. 12.Priya has ₹450. First Priya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a school uniform (c) school shoes (d) rice and dal
14. 14.Vivaan has ₹900. First Vivaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and a geometry box (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) milk (c) extra comic books (d) a school uniform
16. 16.Sneha has ₹650. First Sneha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹70) and a school uniform (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Rahul has ₹350. First Rahul pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) rice and dal (c) extra comic books (d) a new party dress
19. 19.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a new party dress (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a warm blanket
20. 20.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a schoolbag (c) a new party dress (d) a raincoat
21. 21.Arjun has ₹400. First Arjun pays for needs: a water bottle (₹130) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) drinking water (c) a schoolbag (d) vegetables
23. 23.For Priya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
24. 24.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) milk (c) a raincoat (d) designer sunglasses
25. 25.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) designer sunglasses (c) a schoolbag (d) a toy robot
26. 26.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) notebooks for school (c) a video game (d) extra comic books
27. 27.For Isha, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
28. 28.Tara has ₹650. First Tara pays for needs: a water bottle (₹140) and notebooks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a third cricket bat (c) a toy robot (d) vegetables
30. 30.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a third cricket bat (c) a raincoat (d) rice and dal
31. 31.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) rice and dal (c) a toy robot (d) a bigger TV
32. 32.For Karan, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Rohan has ₹950. First Rohan pays for needs: socks (₹200) and a school uniform (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.For Gurpreet, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) designer sunglasses (c) a remote-control car (d) a third cricket bat
36. 36.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a sticker album (c) a glitter pen set (d) medicine when ill
37. 37.Kavya has ₹350. First Kavya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹110) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.For Isha, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a glitter pen set (c) a remote-control car (d) bus fare to school
40. 40.For Manav, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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