Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 14 · 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.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a warm blanket (c) a video game (d) a third cricket bat
2. 2.Manav has ₹700. First Manav pays for needs: a geometry box (₹220) and a school uniform (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.For Diya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.Aarav has ₹1000. First Aarav pays for needs: school shoes (₹130) and a water bottle (₹310). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) vegetables (c) a school uniform (d) designer sunglasses
6. 6.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) school shoes (c) soap (d) sweets every day
7. 7.Kabir has ₹750. First Kabir pays for needs: a raincoat (₹240) and a water bottle (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a schoolbag (c) a toy robot (d) a video game
9. 9.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) vegetables (c) extra comic books (d) soap
10. 10.For Aditya, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) milk (c) a toy robot (d) bus fare to school
12. 12.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) rice and dal (c) a sticker album (d) a toy robot
13. 13.Saanvi has ₹350. First Saanvi pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) designer sunglasses (c) a new party dress (d) school shoes
15. 15.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a warm blanket (c) a schoolbag (d) a school uniform
16. 16.Ananya has ₹500. First Ananya pays for needs: notebooks (₹160) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.For Isha, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.Ananya has ₹600. First Ananya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹180) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Kabir has ₹850. First Kabir pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and school shoes (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Vivaan has ₹700. First Vivaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and a raincoat (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Joseph has ₹900. First Joseph pays for needs: a geometry box (₹220) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a new party dress (c) vegetables (d) a remote-control car
23. 23.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a video game (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a schoolbag
24. 24.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a new party dress (c) milk (d) school shoes
25. 25.Nisha has ₹750. First Nisha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹220) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a third cricket bat (c) extra comic books (d) a video game
27. 27.For Rohan, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) soap (c) vegetables (d) a video game
29. 29.Rohan has ₹650. First Rohan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹180) and school shoes (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.For Joseph, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) toothpaste (c) sweets every day (d) a raincoat
32. 32.Ananya has ₹850. First Ananya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹260) and notebooks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Sneha has ₹650. First Sneha pays for needs: socks (₹160) and a lunch box (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) sweets every day (c) a bigger TV (d) a video game
35. 35.For Aditya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a fancy phone cover (c) toothpaste (d) school shoes
37. 37.For Rohan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
38. 38.For Ananya, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) notebooks for school (c) designer sunglasses (d) a video game
40. 40.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) drinking water (c) milk (d) a new party dress

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