Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 153 · 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.Vivaan has ₹300. First Vivaan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.For Rohan, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a remote-control car (c) a video game (d) a warm blanket
4. 4.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) medicine when ill (c) a warm blanket (d) a toy robot
5. 5.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) soap (c) milk (d) a glitter pen set
6. 6.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a third cricket bat (c) bus fare to school (d) medicine when ill
7. 7.For Dev, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a schoolbag (c) drinking water (d) a sticker album
9. 9.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) toothpaste (c) a fancy phone cover (d) milk
10. 10.Aditya has ₹550. First Aditya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹120) and notebooks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a toy robot (c) designer sunglasses (d) a remote-control car
12. 12.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a glitter pen set (c) notebooks for school (d) a fancy phone cover
13. 13.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) vegetables (c) a school uniform (d) designer sunglasses
14. 14.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a glitter pen set (c) bus fare to school (d) a warm blanket
15. 15.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a schoolbag (c) a third cricket bat (d) a warm blanket
16. 16.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a warm blanket (c) a school uniform (d) a fancy phone cover
17. 17.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) sweets every day (c) toothpaste (d) a third cricket bat
18. 18.For Ananya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
19. 19.For Joseph, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.For Priya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a raincoat (c) vegetables (d) a fancy phone cover
22. 22.For Zoya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
23. 23.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a new party dress (c) sweets every day (d) a sticker album
24. 24.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) bus fare to school (c) a bigger TV (d) toothpaste
25. 25.For Lakshmi, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
26. 26.Manav has ₹700. First Manav pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and a school uniform (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a school uniform (c) rice and dal (d) extra comic books
28. 28.Gurpreet has ₹300. First Gurpreet pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and a geometry box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) extra comic books (c) a toy robot (d) a glitter pen set
30. 30.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) school shoes (c) medicine when ill (d) a school uniform
31. 31.Zoya has ₹550. First Zoya pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and a geometry box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a school uniform (c) a remote-control car (d) milk
33. 33.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) school shoes (c) extra comic books (d) a glitter pen set
34. 34.For Riya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.For Ananya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.Arjun has ₹350. First Arjun pays for needs: a water bottle (₹90) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Joseph has ₹300. First Joseph pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) designer sunglasses (c) a video game (d) extra comic books
39. 39.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) extra comic books (c) vegetables (d) school shoes
40. 40.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a video game (c) a sticker album (d) a school uniform

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