Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 297 · 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 is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a bigger TV (c) toothpaste (d) a fancy phone cover
2. 2.For Aarav, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) a raincoat (c) soap (d) a schoolbag
4. 4.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a third cricket bat (c) school shoes (d) notebooks for school
5. 5.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) bus fare to school (c) a glitter pen set (d) vegetables
6. 6.Ananya has ₹400. First Ananya pays for needs: socks (₹50) and a school uniform (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Arjun has ₹650. First Arjun pays for needs: a lunch box (₹190) and a raincoat (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a new party dress (c) a toy robot (d) a warm blanket
9. 9.For Saanvi, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) rice and dal (c) a raincoat (d) a new party dress
11. 11.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a raincoat (c) a bigger TV (d) a new party dress
12. 12.For Priya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a bigger TV (c) a third cricket bat (d) a warm blanket
14. 14.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) rice and dal (c) a video game (d) bus fare to school
15. 15.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) medicine when ill (c) toothpaste (d) a new party dress
16. 16.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) bus fare to school (c) a third cricket bat (d) a raincoat
17. 17.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) school shoes (c) a sticker album (d) milk
18. 18.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) a raincoat (c) school shoes (d) soap
19. 19.For Lakshmi, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.Kavya has ₹350. First Kavya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Kabir has ₹600. First Kabir pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a new party dress (c) soap (d) extra comic books
23. 23.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) school shoes (c) a warm blanket (d) milk
24. 24.Ananya has ₹550. First Ananya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹170) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Kabir has ₹350. First Kabir pays for needs: notebooks (₹110) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.For Gurpreet, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.Dev has ₹750. First Dev pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and a school uniform (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Saanvi has ₹550. First Saanvi pays for needs: notebooks (₹170) and a raincoat (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.For Karan, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.For Meera, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.Kavya has ₹850. First Kavya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹170) and a raincoat (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Vivaan has ₹550. First Vivaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and school shoes (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a new party dress (d) bus fare to school
34. 34.Kabir has ₹450. First Kabir pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a bigger TV (c) a glitter pen set (d) a schoolbag
36. 36.For Manav, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
37. 37.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) rice and dal (c) a raincoat (d) extra comic books
38. 38.Vivaan has ₹900. First Vivaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹140) and a raincoat (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a sticker album (c) a schoolbag (d) rice and dal
40. 40.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a video game (c) a remote-control car (d) a bigger TV

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