Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 559 · 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.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a glitter pen set (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a third cricket bat
2. 2.Nisha has ₹350. First Nisha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹50) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Aditya has ₹900. First Aditya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹300) and a school uniform (₹280). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.For Rahul, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a video game (c) rice and dal (d) a third cricket bat
6. 6.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a remote-control car (c) sweets every day (d) vegetables
7. 7.Karan has ₹650. First Karan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Diya has ₹500. First Diya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹70) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.For Isha, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a toy robot (c) a remote-control car (d) a glitter pen set
11. 11.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a fancy phone cover (c) vegetables (d) soap
12. 12.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a schoolbag (c) a glitter pen set (d) notebooks for school
13. 13.For Saanvi, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) sweets every day (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a sticker album
15. 15.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) sweets every day (c) a toy robot (d) rice and dal
16. 16.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a video game (c) vegetables (d) bus fare to school
17. 17.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) extra comic books (c) a toy robot (d) school shoes
18. 18.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a raincoat (c) a glitter pen set (d) a toy robot
19. 19.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) rice and dal (c) notebooks for school (d) a bigger TV
20. 20.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) milk (c) a raincoat (d) a bigger TV
21. 21.For Aarav, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
22. 22.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a third cricket bat (c) a bigger TV (d) a raincoat
23. 23.Meera has ₹750. First Meera pays for needs: a water bottle (₹250) and a geometry box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a toy robot (c) a third cricket bat (d) a raincoat
25. 25.Farhan has ₹1000. First Farhan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹190) and a raincoat (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.For Ananya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) bus fare to school (c) a new party dress (d) a third cricket bat
28. 28.For Kavya, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
29. 29.Aditya has ₹800. First Aditya pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and a water bottle (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Diya has ₹350. First Diya pays for needs: socks (₹70) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a toy robot (c) extra comic books (d) a schoolbag
32. 32.For Karan, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.For Rahul, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
34. 34.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a bigger TV (c) toothpaste (d) a toy robot
35. 35.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) vegetables (c) designer sunglasses (d) a third cricket bat
36. 36.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) designer sunglasses (c) a new party dress (d) sweets every day
37. 37.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a third cricket bat (c) a remote-control car (d) soap
38. 38.For Saanvi, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.Nisha has ₹950. First Nisha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹250) and socks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Riya has ₹300. First Riya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and a geometry box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?

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