Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 308 · 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 Priya, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
2. 2.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) rice and dal (c) bus fare to school (d) drinking water
3. 3.Farhan has ₹550. First Farhan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹90) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Isha has ₹300. First Isha pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.For Zoya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a warm blanket (c) a fancy phone cover (d) extra comic books
7. 7.Aditya has ₹600. First Aditya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and a geometry box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) notebooks for school (c) a video game (d) medicine when ill
9. 9.For Tara, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a third cricket bat (c) a schoolbag (d) a sticker album
11. 11.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) designer sunglasses (c) medicine when ill (d) rice and dal
12. 12.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a bigger TV (c) sweets every day (d) a remote-control car
13. 13.For Rahul, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a remote-control car (c) a fancy phone cover (d) vegetables
15. 15.Pooja has ₹550. First Pooja pays for needs: school shoes (₹140) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a bigger TV (c) a toy robot (d) a raincoat
17. 17.For Ishaan, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a school uniform (c) a new party dress (d) vegetables
19. 19.Riya has ₹600. First Riya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and a school uniform (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a glitter pen set (c) extra comic books (d) bus fare to school
21. 21.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) extra comic books (c) vegetables (d) drinking water
22. 22.Meera has ₹550. First Meera pays for needs: socks (₹180) and a raincoat (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) designer sunglasses (c) sweets every day (d) a third cricket bat
24. 24.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) drinking water (c) vegetables (d) a new party dress
25. 25.For Arjun, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
26. 26.Saanvi has ₹350. First Saanvi pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) bus fare to school (c) vegetables (d) a toy robot
28. 28.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) sweets every day (c) a bigger TV (d) a fancy phone cover
29. 29.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) school shoes (c) rice and dal (d) a warm blanket
30. 30.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) extra comic books (c) medicine when ill (d) notebooks for school
31. 31.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) designer sunglasses (c) school shoes (d) a school uniform
32. 32.Rahul has ₹300. First Rahul pays for needs: socks (₹80) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Rohan has ₹400. First Rohan pays for needs: socks (₹60) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a schoolbag (c) soap (d) a sticker album
35. 35.For Joseph, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a sticker album (c) soap (d) medicine when ill
37. 37.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) milk (c) a school uniform (d) a remote-control car
38. 38.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a third cricket bat (d) a new party dress
39. 39.For Saanvi, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
40. 40.Rahul has ₹600. First Rahul pays for needs: a geometry box (₹170) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?

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