Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 537 · 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.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) medicine when ill (c) rice and dal (d) designer sunglasses
2. 2.For Diya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
3. 3.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) vegetables (c) school shoes (d) drinking water
4. 4.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a new party dress (c) school shoes (d) a third cricket bat
5. 5.For Kavya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.Tara has ₹800. First Tara pays for needs: a geometry box (₹180) and school shoes (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a bigger TV (c) a schoolbag (d) a fancy phone cover
8. 8.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) designer sunglasses (c) medicine when ill (d) a fancy phone cover
9. 9.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) bus fare to school (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a warm blanket
10. 10.Ananya has ₹700. First Ananya pays for needs: notebooks (₹130) and a geometry box (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) school shoes (c) a fancy phone cover (d) sweets every day
12. 12.Pooja has ₹700. First Pooja pays for needs: a school uniform (₹160) and a raincoat (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) rice and dal (c) a schoolbag (d) vegetables
14. 14.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a toy robot (c) a warm blanket (d) a video game
15. 15.Kabir 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 glitter pen set
16. 16.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a fancy phone cover (c) rice and dal (d) sweets every day
17. 17.Aditya has ₹550. First Aditya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and a school uniform (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Diya has ₹700. First Diya pays for needs: socks (₹70) and a lunch box (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) soap (c) a glitter pen set (d) designer sunglasses
20. 20.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a glitter pen set (c) a fancy phone cover (d) notebooks for school
21. 21.Lakshmi has ₹300. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Meera has ₹450. First Meera pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and a water bottle (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Saanvi has ₹300. First Saanvi pays for needs: socks (₹60) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) extra comic books (c) a remote-control car (d) a bigger TV
25. 25.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a sticker album (c) a fancy phone cover (d) milk
26. 26.Karan has ₹750. First Karan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹160) and a water bottle (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a schoolbag (c) a video game (d) designer sunglasses
28. 28.For Sneha, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
29. 29.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) sweets every day (c) designer sunglasses (d) a bigger TV
30. 30.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) extra comic books (c) milk (d) notebooks for school
31. 31.Saanvi has ₹350. First Saanvi pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a schoolbag (d) a third cricket bat
33. 33.Kabir has ₹1000. First Kabir pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and a geometry box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a sticker album (c) drinking water (d) a glitter pen set
35. 35.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) a warm blanket (c) medicine when ill (d) a schoolbag
36. 36.Meera has ₹400. First Meera pays for needs: a lunch box (₹50) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.For Arjun, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.Sneha has ₹650. First Sneha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹120) and a raincoat (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a new party dress (c) drinking water (d) a fancy phone cover
40. 40.Rohan has ₹500. First Rohan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?

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