Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 190 · 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.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) extra comic books (c) a toy robot (d) school shoes
2. 2.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a new party dress (c) sweets every day (d) medicine when ill
3. 3.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a bigger TV (c) notebooks for school (d) a third cricket bat
4. 4.Dev has ₹300. First Dev pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and socks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.For Joseph, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
6. 6.Ananya has ₹650. First Ananya pays for needs: notebooks (₹160) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) rice and dal (c) extra comic books (d) a remote-control car
8. 8.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a schoolbag (c) a video game (d) a new party dress
9. 9.Riya has ₹300. First Riya pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) extra comic books (c) a bigger TV (d) rice and dal
11. 11.Arjun has ₹500. First Arjun pays for needs: a geometry box (₹130) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.For Ananya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) vegetables (c) a sticker album (d) medicine when ill
14. 14.Ishaan has ₹300. First Ishaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a video game (c) a remote-control car (d) school shoes
16. 16.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a schoolbag (c) a sticker album (d) a toy robot
17. 17.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) school shoes (c) a video game (d) medicine when ill
18. 18.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) vegetables (c) a remote-control car (d) medicine when ill
19. 19.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a new party dress (c) extra comic books (d) drinking water
20. 20.Dev has ₹300. First Dev pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a third cricket bat (c) a sticker album (d) a new party dress
22. 22.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) vegetables (c) school shoes (d) medicine when ill
23. 23.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a warm blanket (c) rice and dal (d) designer sunglasses
24. 24.Ishaan has ₹550. First Ishaan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and a geometry box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) drinking water (c) a video game (d) medicine when ill
26. 26.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) vegetables (c) a third cricket bat (d) school shoes
27. 27.Zoya has ₹1000. First Zoya pays for needs: socks (₹190) and school shoes (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) vegetables (c) extra comic books (d) a third cricket bat
29. 29.Kavya has ₹400. First Kavya pays for needs: notebooks (₹120) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a warm blanket (c) a fancy phone cover (d) school shoes
31. 31.Tara has ₹1000. First Tara pays for needs: socks (₹230) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) notebooks for school (c) rice and dal (d) designer sunglasses
33. 33.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a toy robot (c) a remote-control car (d) extra comic books
34. 34.Rahul has ₹450. First Rahul pays for needs: notebooks (₹120) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a remote-control car (c) a glitter pen set (d) drinking water
36. 36.For Rohan, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
37. 37.Vivaan has ₹550. First Vivaan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹130) and a raincoat (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) rice and dal (c) a toy robot (d) a new party dress
39. 39.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a new party dress (c) extra comic books (d) a bigger TV
40. 40.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) bus fare to school (c) toothpaste (d) milk

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