Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 462 · 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.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) a warm blanket (c) drinking water (d) school shoes
2. 2.For Kabir, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
3. 3.For Kavya, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.For Zoya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Pooja has ₹400. First Pooja pays for needs: a water bottle (₹70) and school shoes (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Meera has ₹800. First Meera pays for needs: a raincoat (₹110) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a raincoat (c) a sticker album (d) toothpaste
8. 8.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a warm blanket (c) toothpaste (d) a bigger TV
9. 9.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) school shoes (c) a glitter pen set (d) milk
10. 10.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) school shoes (c) a toy robot (d) extra comic books
11. 11.Sneha has ₹900. First Sneha pays for needs: socks (₹100) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.For Joseph, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
13. 13.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a school uniform (c) a remote-control car (d) a warm blanket
14. 14.For Aditya, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
15. 15.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a school uniform (c) a third cricket bat (d) a warm blanket
16. 16.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a fancy phone cover (c) rice and dal (d) a school uniform
17. 17.Pooja has ₹500. First Pooja pays for needs: a school uniform (₹120) and a geometry box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a warm blanket (c) a bigger TV (d) a glitter pen set
19. 19.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a new party dress (c) a school uniform (d) a fancy phone cover
20. 20.For Sneha, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
21. 21.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) a raincoat (c) drinking water (d) a warm blanket
22. 22.Meera has ₹350. First Meera pays for needs: socks (₹110) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a toy robot (c) a third cricket bat (d) a sticker album
24. 24.Meera has ₹750. First Meera pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and notebooks (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) drinking water (c) a bigger TV (d) a warm blanket
26. 26.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) notebooks for school (c) a bigger TV (d) a toy robot
27. 27.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a raincoat (c) soap (d) designer sunglasses
28. 28.Aarav has ₹650. First Aarav pays for needs: notebooks (₹160) and a school uniform (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a school uniform (c) soap (d) a sticker album
30. 30.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a new party dress (c) extra comic books (d) toothpaste
31. 31.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a warm blanket (d) toothpaste
32. 32.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a glitter pen set (c) a school uniform (d) a warm blanket
33. 33.For Diya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.Zoya has ₹350. First Zoya pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.For Kavya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.Diya has ₹700. First Diya pays for needs: notebooks (₹200) and a lunch box (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.For Gurpreet, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
38. 38.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) a schoolbag (c) school shoes (d) rice and dal
39. 39.Pooja has ₹750. First Pooja pays for needs: socks (₹250) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.For Joseph, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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