Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 454 · 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.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a bigger TV (c) school shoes (d) soap
2. 2.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a video game (c) a third cricket bat (d) notebooks for school
3. 3.For Rohan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.Diya has ₹350. First Diya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.For Meera, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
6. 6.For Riya, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) extra comic books (c) notebooks for school (d) toothpaste
8. 8.Rahul has ₹950. First Rahul pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and socks (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a warm blanket (c) soap (d) sweets every day
10. 10.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) school shoes (c) a glitter pen set (d) soap
11. 11.Ananya has ₹750. First Ananya pays for needs: socks (₹200) and a raincoat (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.For Ishaan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
13. 13.For Karan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.Kabir has ₹750. First Kabir pays for needs: a water bottle (₹90) and a school uniform (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) drinking water (c) a sticker album (d) a school uniform
16. 16.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) rice and dal (c) a video game (d) designer sunglasses
17. 17.Manav 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 glitter pen set
18. 18.Rahul has ₹850. First Rahul pays for needs: a water bottle (₹100) and a raincoat (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Ishaan has ₹450. First Ishaan pays for needs: socks (₹70) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a school uniform (d) toothpaste
21. 21.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) toothpaste (c) a sticker album (d) a toy robot
22. 22.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) vegetables (c) a schoolbag (d) medicine when ill
23. 23.Dev has ₹400. First Dev pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and a lunch box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Rohan has ₹800. First Rohan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹250) and a geometry box (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Pooja has ₹700. First Pooja pays for needs: a water bottle (₹220) and a lunch box (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a toy robot (c) a schoolbag (d) sweets every day
27. 27.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a new party dress (c) soap (d) a remote-control car
28. 28.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a third cricket bat (c) a remote-control car (d) toothpaste
29. 29.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) sweets every day (c) a fancy phone cover (d) soap
30. 30.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a toy robot (c) toothpaste (d) a new party dress
31. 31.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a video game (c) rice and dal (d) toothpaste
32. 32.For Nisha, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a school uniform (c) a video game (d) sweets every day
34. 34.Manav has ₹850. First Manav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹240) and school shoes (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.For Farhan, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a schoolbag (c) medicine when ill (d) milk
37. 37.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a fancy phone cover (c) milk (d) a sticker album
38. 38.For Nisha, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) a school uniform (c) medicine when ill (d) a schoolbag
40. 40.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) medicine when ill (c) a toy robot (d) a sticker album

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