Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 415 · 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 Nisha, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) sweets every day (c) a third cricket bat (d) a toy robot
3. 3.Rohan has ₹450. First Rohan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹140) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.For Kabir, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.For Kavya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.For Arjun, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a third cricket bat (c) notebooks for school (d) toothpaste
8. 8.Arjun has ₹400. First Arjun pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and school shoes (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.For Farhan, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.Arjun has ₹950. First Arjun pays for needs: a water bottle (₹90) and school shoes (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a school uniform (c) a third cricket bat (d) a warm blanket
12. 12.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a school uniform (c) notebooks for school (d) a glitter pen set
13. 13.Zoya has ₹700. First Zoya pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and a water bottle (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) drinking water (c) school shoes (d) a remote-control car
15. 15.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a warm blanket (c) drinking water (d) school shoes
16. 16.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a raincoat (c) milk (d) a remote-control car
17. 17.For Kavya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
18. 18.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a raincoat (c) a glitter pen set (d) extra comic books
19. 19.For Riya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) vegetables (c) a glitter pen set (d) a third cricket bat
21. 21.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a remote-control car (c) school shoes (d) a sticker album
22. 22.Pooja has ₹600. First Pooja pays for needs: a geometry box (₹140) and a water bottle (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a new party dress (c) designer sunglasses (d) a fancy phone cover
24. 24.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a toy robot (c) a warm blanket (d) a bigger TV
25. 25.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a raincoat (c) school shoes (d) a schoolbag
26. 26.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) notebooks for school (c) drinking water (d) a fancy phone cover
27. 27.Joseph has ₹850. First Joseph pays for needs: a school uniform (₹210) and socks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a bigger TV (c) a fancy phone cover (d) soap
29. 29.Kabir has ₹350. First Kabir pays for needs: a water bottle (₹90) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.For Farhan, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.Gurpreet has ₹950. First Gurpreet pays for needs: school shoes (₹160) and a lunch box (₹300). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Arjun has ₹350. First Arjun pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Ananya has ₹400. First Ananya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and a lunch box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.For Joseph, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) designer sunglasses (c) bus fare to school (d) a video game
36. 36.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a toy robot (c) drinking water (d) sweets every day
37. 37.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) medicine when ill (c) a toy robot (d) sweets every day
38. 38.Pooja has ₹350. First Pooja pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Joseph has ₹300. First Joseph pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) designer sunglasses (c) a video game (d) a warm blanket

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