Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 371 · 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.Vivaan has ₹500. First Vivaan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) drinking water (c) a new party dress (d) toothpaste
3. 3.Aarav has ₹950. First Aarav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹110) and a school uniform (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a bigger TV (c) a remote-control car (d) a video game
5. 5.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a raincoat (c) a video game (d) a bigger TV
6. 6.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) bus fare to school (c) vegetables (d) a fancy phone cover
7. 7.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) bus fare to school (c) designer sunglasses (d) a warm blanket
8. 8.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a fancy phone cover (c) toothpaste (d) milk
9. 9.Sneha has ₹300. First Sneha pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and a water bottle (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.For Gurpreet, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) drinking water (c) vegetables (d) a new party dress
12. 12.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a fancy phone cover (c) sweets every day (d) drinking water
13. 13.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) sweets every day (c) drinking water (d) a remote-control car
14. 14.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) school shoes (c) rice and dal (d) a new party dress
15. 15.For Rahul, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
16. 16.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a video game (c) school shoes (d) designer sunglasses
17. 17.Manav has ₹400. First Manav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Rahul has ₹700. First Rahul pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and a geometry box (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a school uniform (c) designer sunglasses (d) a warm blanket
20. 20.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) bus fare to school (c) a warm blanket (d) a new party dress
21. 21.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) designer sunglasses (c) a fancy phone cover (d) extra comic books
22. 22.For Diya, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
23. 23.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) sweets every day (c) drinking water (d) extra comic books
24. 24.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a schoolbag (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a new party dress
25. 25.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) toothpaste (c) notebooks for school (d) vegetables
26. 26.For Riya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
27. 27.For Farhan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
28. 28.For Farhan, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.For Diya, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a third cricket bat (c) medicine when ill (d) a fancy phone cover
31. 31.For Rohan, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) a schoolbag (c) soap (d) notebooks for school
33. 33.Karan has ₹550. First Karan pays for needs: socks (₹50) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Ananya has ₹800. First Ananya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹130) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a video game (c) toothpaste (d) a sticker album
36. 36.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a warm blanket (c) a glitter pen set (d) milk
37. 37.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) notebooks for school (c) a schoolbag (d) milk
38. 38.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) bus fare to school (c) a video game (d) notebooks for school
39. 39.For Ishaan, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
40. 40.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a glitter pen set (c) a fancy phone cover (d) sweets every day

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