Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 293 · 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 want? (a) bus fare to school (b) sweets every day (c) toothpaste (d) drinking water
2. 2.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a glitter pen set (c) a video game (d) soap
3. 3.Gurpreet has ₹700. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a geometry box (₹160) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) soap (c) a new party dress (d) designer sunglasses
5. 5.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) milk (c) rice and dal (d) notebooks for school
6. 6.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a sticker album (c) sweets every day (d) milk
7. 7.For Isha, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
8. 8.For Joseph, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
9. 9.Ananya has ₹600. First Ananya pays for needs: school shoes (₹130) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a warm blanket (c) medicine when ill (d) a raincoat
11. 11.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) bus fare to school (c) milk (d) extra comic books
12. 12.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) soap (c) milk (d) a schoolbag
13. 13.Priya has ₹350. First Priya pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a schoolbag (c) a bigger TV (d) designer sunglasses
15. 15.Pooja has ₹950. First Pooja pays for needs: a raincoat (₹280) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) milk (c) vegetables (d) a toy robot
17. 17.For Aditya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
18. 18.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) drinking water (c) a third cricket bat (d) school shoes
19. 19.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a new party dress (c) a video game (d) sweets every day
20. 20.Vivaan has ₹500. First Vivaan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹120) and a raincoat (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a school uniform (c) a raincoat (d) designer sunglasses
22. 22.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a glitter pen set (d) a toy robot
23. 23.For Vivaan, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.Aditya has ₹900. First Aditya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹190) and a geometry box (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a raincoat (c) a remote-control car (d) a video game
26. 26.For Lakshmi, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) vegetables (c) designer sunglasses (d) school shoes
28. 28.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) designer sunglasses (c) a third cricket bat (d) milk
29. 29.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a new party dress (c) a glitter pen set (d) a video game
30. 30.Manav has ₹950. First Manav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Vivaan has ₹1000. First Vivaan pays for needs: socks (₹120) and notebooks (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a bigger TV (c) a fancy phone cover (d) drinking water
33. 33.For Lakshmi, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
34. 34.Karan has ₹350. First Karan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.For Diya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.Sneha has ₹650. First Sneha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹190) and a water bottle (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a sticker album (d) rice and dal
38. 38.Aditya has ₹400. First Aditya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) extra comic books (c) a toy robot (d) drinking water
40. 40.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a sticker album (d) a toy robot

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