Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 100 · 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.For Ishaan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) drinking water (c) notebooks for school (d) sweets every day
3. 3.Vivaan has ₹650. First Vivaan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Pooja has ₹500. First Pooja pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and a raincoat (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Ishaan has ₹300. First Ishaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and a geometry box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.For Riya, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.Ananya has ₹450. First Ananya pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and a school uniform (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.For Dev, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
9. 9.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a toy robot (c) notebooks for school (d) a schoolbag
10. 10.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a sticker album (c) sweets every day (d) vegetables
11. 11.Rohan has ₹550. First Rohan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Nisha has ₹750. First Nisha pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a sticker album (c) medicine when ill (d) notebooks for school
14. 14.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) school shoes (c) extra comic books (d) a video game
15. 15.Diya has ₹750. First Diya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹250) and a water bottle (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Manav has ₹600. First Manav pays for needs: socks (₹160) and a water bottle (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.For Priya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a glitter pen set (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a bigger TV
19. 19.Vivaan has ₹950. First Vivaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹270) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a video game (c) drinking water (d) bus fare to school
21. 21.For Joseph, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
22. 22.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) toothpaste (c) a glitter pen set (d) notebooks for school
23. 23.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) toothpaste (c) soap (d) notebooks for school
24. 24.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a new party dress (c) soap (d) a sticker album
25. 25.Nisha has ₹450. First Nisha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and a lunch box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a remote-control car (c) a raincoat (d) bus fare to school
27. 27.Nisha has ₹700. First Nisha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹190) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a school uniform (c) a sticker album (d) soap
29. 29.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a toy robot (c) a schoolbag (d) designer sunglasses
30. 30.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) bus fare to school (c) extra comic books (d) a fancy phone cover
31. 31.Riya has ₹900. First Riya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹260) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) sweets every day (c) a video game (d) a warm blanket
33. 33.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) designer sunglasses (c) rice and dal (d) toothpaste
34. 34.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) extra comic books (c) rice and dal (d) designer sunglasses
35. 35.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) extra comic books (c) designer sunglasses (d) bus fare to school
36. 36.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) designer sunglasses (c) a new party dress (d) a fancy phone cover
37. 37.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a third cricket bat (c) a raincoat (d) a glitter pen set
38. 38.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a sticker album (c) sweets every day (d) a video game
39. 39.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) drinking water (c) a school uniform (d) a third cricket bat
40. 40.For Lakshmi, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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