Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 276 · 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.For Saanvi, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.For Zoya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
3. 3.Rohan has ₹800. First Rohan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and a school uniform (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a video game (c) a school uniform (d) milk
5. 5.For Saanvi, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
6. 6.Joseph has ₹700. First Joseph pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.For Lakshmi, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
8. 8.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a glitter pen set (c) rice and dal (d) a raincoat
9. 9.Aditya has ₹500. First Aditya pays for needs: socks (₹110) and a geometry box (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.For Farhan, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
11. 11.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a new party dress (c) a glitter pen set (d) a school uniform
12. 12.Ananya has ₹500. First Ananya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹150) and a water bottle (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Isha has ₹300. First Isha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.For Kavya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
15. 15.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) drinking water (c) notebooks for school (d) sweets every day
16. 16.Diya has ₹650. First Diya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Ananya has ₹350. First Ananya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹90) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a third cricket bat (c) a sticker album (d) bus fare to school
19. 19.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a toy robot (c) toothpaste (d) designer sunglasses
20. 20.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) extra comic books (c) a third cricket bat (d) a school uniform
21. 21.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) milk (c) a sticker album (d) notebooks for school
22. 22.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) designer sunglasses (c) school shoes (d) drinking water
23. 23.For Ishaan, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
24. 24.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) bus fare to school (c) a school uniform (d) milk
25. 25.Pooja has ₹600. First Pooja pays for needs: socks (₹70) and a school uniform (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) notebooks for school (c) sweets every day (d) a glitter pen set
27. 27.For Ishaan, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
28. 28.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a glitter pen set (c) a bigger TV (d) notebooks for school
29. 29.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a fancy phone cover (c) drinking water (d) a glitter pen set
30. 30.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a remote-control car (c) a video game (d) sweets every day
31. 31.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a toy robot (c) a bigger TV (d) a raincoat
32. 32.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a sticker album (c) toothpaste (d) a school uniform
33. 33.For Aditya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
34. 34.For Isha, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a remote-control car (c) a fancy phone cover (d) medicine when ill
36. 36.Meera has ₹700. First Meera pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and notebooks (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.For Aarav, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
38. 38.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a schoolbag (c) sweets every day (d) milk
39. 39.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) school shoes (c) a remote-control car (d) a school uniform
40. 40.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a fancy phone cover (c) sweets every day (d) extra comic books

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