Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 175 · 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.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a bigger TV (c) soap (d) a third cricket bat
2. 2.For Zoya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.Dev has ₹1000. First Dev pays for needs: a raincoat (₹260) and a geometry box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) notebooks for school (c) a remote-control car (d) a schoolbag
5. 5.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a third cricket bat (c) school shoes (d) a raincoat
6. 6.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) extra comic books (c) a video game (d) a raincoat
7. 7.Rahul has ₹700. First Rahul pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and a school uniform (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Vivaan has ₹950. First Vivaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹140) and a water bottle (₹310). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Sneha has ₹500. First Sneha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a school uniform (d) notebooks for school
11. 11.Kabir has ₹950. First Kabir pays for needs: school shoes (₹290) and socks (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a remote-control car (c) designer sunglasses (d) a fancy phone cover
13. 13.Aditya has ₹650. First Aditya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹90) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) medicine when ill (c) a new party dress (d) extra comic books
15. 15.For Aarav, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
16. 16.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) bus fare to school (c) milk (d) designer sunglasses
17. 17.For Arjun, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a sticker album (c) a glitter pen set (d) notebooks for school
19. 19.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a schoolbag (c) drinking water (d) a third cricket bat
20. 20.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) vegetables (c) sweets every day (d) a toy robot
21. 21.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) rice and dal (c) a remote-control car (d) a raincoat
22. 22.For Lakshmi, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
23. 23.For Aarav, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
24. 24.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a school uniform (c) vegetables (d) a glitter pen set
25. 25.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) toothpaste (c) a toy robot (d) rice and dal
26. 26.For Tara, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
27. 27.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a fancy phone cover (c) drinking water (d) milk
28. 28.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a glitter pen set (c) a remote-control car (d) a warm blanket
29. 29.Ananya has ₹550. First Ananya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a third cricket bat (c) a remote-control car (d) milk
31. 31.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a schoolbag (c) extra comic books (d) a raincoat
32. 32.Karan has ₹300. First Karan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) school shoes (c) vegetables (d) toothpaste
34. 34.For Manav, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.For Ananya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) extra comic books (c) a video game (d) a glitter pen set
37. 37.Dev has ₹650. First Dev pays for needs: school shoes (₹120) and a geometry box (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a warm blanket (c) sweets every day (d) soap
39. 39.Kabir has ₹350. First Kabir pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.For Aarav, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

Free money maths lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/money-for-kids