Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 240 · 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 has ₹750. First Priya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹190) and school shoes (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) extra comic books (c) a toy robot (d) bus fare to school
3. 3.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) soap (c) a school uniform (d) a video game
4. 4.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) extra comic books (c) a fancy phone cover (d) notebooks for school
5. 5.Saanvi has ₹700. First Saanvi pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Pooja has ₹1000. First Pooja pays for needs: a raincoat (₹130) and a lunch box (₹310). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a video game (c) toothpaste (d) a sticker album
8. 8.Kavya has ₹1000. First Kavya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹300) and school shoes (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) drinking water (c) a glitter pen set (d) a schoolbag
10. 10.For Riya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.Joseph has ₹650. First Joseph pays for needs: socks (₹50) and a school uniform (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.For Gurpreet, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) notebooks for school (c) vegetables (d) a video game
14. 14.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a sticker album (c) a toy robot (d) a raincoat
15. 15.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) toothpaste (c) soap (d) medicine when ill
16. 16.Saanvi has ₹700. First Saanvi pays for needs: a geometry box (₹220) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a third cricket bat (c) medicine when ill (d) a glitter pen set
18. 18.For Pooja, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) medicine when ill (c) a schoolbag (d) notebooks for school
20. 20.Aarav has ₹300. First Aarav pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) sweets every day (c) a bigger TV (d) a glitter pen set
22. 22.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) medicine when ill (c) a glitter pen set (d) a remote-control car
23. 23.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) medicine when ill (c) a bigger TV (d) soap
24. 24.Riya has ₹450. First Riya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹90) and notebooks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Diya has ₹550. First Diya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and a water bottle (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Karan has ₹700. First Karan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and school shoes (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a school uniform (d) medicine when ill
28. 28.Pooja has ₹1000. First Pooja pays for needs: notebooks (₹120) and a water bottle (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) school shoes (c) soap (d) a third cricket bat
30. 30.Vivaan has ₹350. First Vivaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) vegetables (c) medicine when ill (d) a warm blanket
32. 32.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a sticker album (c) extra comic books (d) designer sunglasses
33. 33.Nisha has ₹650. First Nisha pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and school shoes (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.For Lakshmi, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a toy robot (c) toothpaste (d) a glitter pen set
36. 36.Sneha 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 school uniform
37. 37.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a schoolbag (d) a glitter pen set
38. 38.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) milk (c) soap (d) medicine when ill
39. 39.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) school shoes (c) a toy robot (d) a remote-control car
40. 40.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a remote-control car (c) a third cricket bat (d) drinking water

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