Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 4 · 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 Gurpreet, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.Priya has ₹750. First Priya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹230) and school shoes (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a bigger TV (c) a third cricket bat (d) soap
4. 4.For Manav, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.For Lakshmi, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) extra comic books (c) drinking water (d) milk
7. 7.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a glitter pen set (c) a schoolbag (d) school shoes
8. 8.For Pooja, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
9. 9.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) toothpaste (c) a glitter pen set (d) vegetables
10. 10.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) vegetables (c) a video game (d) a warm blanket
11. 11.Zoya has ₹950. First Zoya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹170) and a geometry box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.For Diya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) designer sunglasses (c) toothpaste (d) school shoes
14. 14.Saanvi has ₹550. First Saanvi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and a lunch box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a school uniform (c) a glitter pen set (d) school shoes
16. 16.For Meera, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.Diya has ₹350. First Diya pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.For Lakshmi, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
19. 19.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) designer sunglasses (c) notebooks for school (d) a school uniform
20. 20.Karan has ₹400. First Karan pays for needs: socks (₹100) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Ishaan has ₹1000. First Ishaan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹220) and notebooks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Meera has ₹500. First Meera pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and a raincoat (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a fancy phone cover (c) milk (d) a bigger TV
24. 24.Aarav has ₹1000. First Aarav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹280) and school shoes (₹330). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Lakshmi has ₹500. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a raincoat (₹100) and notebooks (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.For Aditya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) soap (c) a new party dress (d) a schoolbag
28. 28.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a school uniform (d) bus fare to school
29. 29.Dev has ₹650. First Dev pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and notebooks (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a raincoat (c) soap (d) designer sunglasses
31. 31.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a school uniform (c) a bigger TV (d) a glitter pen set
32. 32.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a sticker album (c) a warm blanket (d) a video game
33. 33.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a raincoat (c) milk (d) sweets every day
34. 34.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a remote-control car (c) sweets every day (d) a glitter pen set
35. 35.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a sticker album (c) milk (d) a remote-control car
36. 36.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a schoolbag (c) school shoes (d) a raincoat
37. 37.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) school shoes (c) a schoolbag (d) notebooks for school
38. 38.For Arjun, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.Kabir has ₹450. First Kabir pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and a geometry box (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a new party dress (d) soap

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