Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 117 · 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.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) extra comic books (c) a toy robot (d) soap
2. 2.Diya has ₹950. First Diya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and a school uniform (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.For Ishaan, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a toy robot (c) drinking water (d) a video game
5. 5.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a toy robot (c) designer sunglasses (d) milk
6. 6.Aarav has ₹350. First Aarav pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Ishaan has ₹500. First Ishaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Lakshmi has ₹600. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and a water bottle (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) sweets every day (c) soap (d) a bigger TV
10. 10.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) milk (c) a new party dress (d) a glitter pen set
11. 11.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a toy robot (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a third cricket bat
12. 12.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) toothpaste (c) a raincoat (d) milk
13. 13.Aarav has ₹950. First Aarav pays for needs: socks (₹70) and a geometry box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a toy robot (c) medicine when ill (d) school shoes
15. 15.For Sneha, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
16. 16.Manav has ₹850. First Manav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹210) and a lunch box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Nisha has ₹400. First Nisha pays for needs: socks (₹90) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a new party dress (c) a sticker album (d) extra comic books
19. 19.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a school uniform (c) vegetables (d) notebooks for school
20. 20.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a video game (c) a third cricket bat (d) designer sunglasses
21. 21.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) a schoolbag (c) school shoes (d) a school uniform
22. 22.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) soap (c) a bigger TV (d) a warm blanket
23. 23.For Manav, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a remote-control car (c) a third cricket bat (d) drinking water
25. 25.Priya has ₹700. First Priya pays for needs: notebooks (₹130) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Gurpreet has ₹1000. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a lunch box (₹150) and a water bottle (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) toothpaste (c) notebooks for school (d) a school uniform
28. 28.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a toy robot (c) a third cricket bat (d) bus fare to school
29. 29.For Arjun, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) bus fare to school (c) notebooks for school (d) rice and dal
31. 31.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) rice and dal (c) a remote-control car (d) a sticker album
32. 32.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) school shoes (c) toothpaste (d) drinking water
33. 33.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) school shoes (c) a fancy phone cover (d) sweets every day
34. 34.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) a school uniform (c) bus fare to school (d) rice and dal
35. 35.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) rice and dal (c) drinking water (d) vegetables
36. 36.For Isha, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
37. 37.For Rahul, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
38. 38.Tara has ₹550. First Tara pays for needs: a geometry box (₹90) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a school uniform (c) sweets every day (d) a warm blanket
40. 40.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) school shoes (c) a fancy phone cover (d) medicine when ill

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