Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 329 · 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.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a bigger TV (c) school shoes (d) a glitter pen set
2. 2.Aditya has ₹550. First Aditya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) extra comic books (c) milk (d) a fancy phone cover
4. 4.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) vegetables (c) notebooks for school (d) a fancy phone cover
5. 5.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a video game (c) a glitter pen set (d) school shoes
6. 6.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) bus fare to school (c) a raincoat (d) a school uniform
7. 7.Diya has ₹950. First Diya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹190) and school shoes (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Lakshmi has ₹900. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹200) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) a schoolbag (c) drinking water (d) a raincoat
10. 10.For Aditya, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.Joseph has ₹350. First Joseph pays for needs: a water bottle (₹70) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a bigger TV (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a new party dress
13. 13.For Aarav, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) drinking water (c) milk (d) a toy robot
15. 15.For Lakshmi, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
16. 16.For Ananya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.Arjun has ₹800. First Arjun pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and socks (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Pooja has ₹500. First Pooja pays for needs: a school uniform (₹150) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) notebooks for school (c) designer sunglasses (d) rice and dal
20. 20.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) milk (c) sweets every day (d) a school uniform
21. 21.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) medicine when ill (c) a video game (d) extra comic books
22. 22.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) soap (c) bus fare to school (d) medicine when ill
23. 23.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) designer sunglasses (c) sweets every day (d) toothpaste
24. 24.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a warm blanket (c) milk (d) a video game
25. 25.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a bigger TV (c) vegetables (d) a new party dress
26. 26.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a schoolbag (c) a toy robot (d) a sticker album
27. 27.Ananya has ₹700. First Ananya pays for needs: school shoes (₹230) and a raincoat (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.For Nisha, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
29. 29.Rahul has ₹550. First Rahul pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and school shoes (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.For Priya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a video game (c) drinking water (d) toothpaste
32. 32.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a video game (c) a toy robot (d) a warm blanket
33. 33.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a raincoat (c) a school uniform (d) a sticker album
34. 34.For Vivaan, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) rice and dal (c) extra comic books (d) soap
36. 36.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) drinking water (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a toy robot
37. 37.Kabir has ₹300. First Kabir pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.For Arjun, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.For Manav, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
40. 40.For Aarav, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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