Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 336 · 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.Pooja has ₹450. First Pooja pays for needs: socks (₹110) and school shoes (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.For Joseph, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.For Vivaan, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) extra comic books (c) soap (d) a video game
5. 5.Priya has ₹600. First Priya pays for needs: notebooks (₹190) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a third cricket bat (c) vegetables (d) school shoes
7. 7.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) school shoes (c) drinking water (d) sweets every day
8. 8.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a schoolbag (c) a school uniform (d) extra comic books
9. 9.Diya has ₹750. First Diya pays for needs: notebooks (₹160) and socks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.For Arjun, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
11. 11.For Manav, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
12. 12.Ishaan has ₹750. First Ishaan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹60) and a raincoat (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Priya has ₹900. First Priya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹280) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a video game (c) a fancy phone cover (d) toothpaste
15. 15.Isha has ₹550. First Isha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹170) and a raincoat (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a schoolbag (c) a toy robot (d) a glitter pen set
17. 17.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a sticker album (c) a bigger TV (d) extra comic books
18. 18.Tara has ₹650. First Tara pays for needs: a school uniform (₹140) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) extra comic books (c) a sticker album (d) a video game
20. 20.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a sticker album (c) medicine when ill (d) sweets every day
21. 21.For Ananya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
22. 22.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a toy robot (c) drinking water (d) a remote-control car
23. 23.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) notebooks for school (c) a video game (d) toothpaste
24. 24.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a new party dress (c) a video game (d) a schoolbag
25. 25.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a warm blanket (c) designer sunglasses (d) a school uniform
26. 26.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) milk (c) a third cricket bat (d) a toy robot
27. 27.Manav has ₹900. First Manav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹280) and socks (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Lakshmi has ₹550. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and socks (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Meera has ₹700. First Meera pays for needs: a lunch box (₹220) and a geometry box (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) school shoes (c) a third cricket bat (d) a school uniform
31. 31.For Dev, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.Arjun has ₹1000. First Arjun pays for needs: a raincoat (₹240) and a water bottle (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a third cricket bat (c) sweets every day (d) a sticker album
34. 34.Pooja has ₹600. First Pooja pays for needs: a school uniform (₹200) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.For Pooja, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a school uniform (c) a video game (d) milk
37. 37.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) medicine when ill (c) sweets every day (d) rice and dal
38. 38.For Lakshmi, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.For Kabir, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
40. 40.For Riya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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