Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 581 · 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.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) toothpaste (c) a sticker album (d) medicine when ill
2. 2.Rohan has ₹650. First Rohan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and a school uniform (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Isha has ₹500. First Isha pays for needs: notebooks (₹150) and a raincoat (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) designer sunglasses (c) a video game (d) toothpaste
5. 5.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) extra comic books (c) vegetables (d) a warm blanket
6. 6.Diya has ₹650. First Diya pays for needs: notebooks (₹140) and a raincoat (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) designer sunglasses (c) a sticker album (d) bus fare to school
8. 8.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) sweets every day (c) a video game (d) a bigger TV
9. 9.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) soap (c) medicine when ill (d) a third cricket bat
10. 10.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) rice and dal (c) extra comic books (d) a sticker album
11. 11.For Vivaan, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.For Zoya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
13. 13.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) extra comic books (c) a toy robot (d) drinking water
14. 14.For Sneha, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
15. 15.For Joseph, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
16. 16.Vivaan has ₹850. First Vivaan pays for needs: socks (₹60) and notebooks (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a remote-control car (c) a video game (d) milk
18. 18.For Priya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) drinking water (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a remote-control car
20. 20.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a video game (c) bus fare to school (d) a warm blanket
21. 21.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) designer sunglasses (c) medicine when ill (d) a warm blanket
22. 22.For Diya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
23. 23.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) notebooks for school (c) a video game (d) rice and dal
24. 24.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) notebooks for school (c) a remote-control car (d) medicine when ill
25. 25.Vivaan has ₹500. First Vivaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and a raincoat (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Ishaan has ₹300. First Ishaan pays for needs: socks (₹50) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Vivaan has ₹1000. First Vivaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹260) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.For Nisha, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.Zoya has ₹600. First Zoya pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.For Diya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) bus fare to school (c) milk (d) vegetables
32. 32.Meera has ₹850. First Meera pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.For Arjun, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) milk (c) a remote-control car (d) a fancy phone cover
35. 35.Diya has ₹850. First Diya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹180) and a geometry box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a fancy phone cover (c) school shoes (d) medicine when ill
37. 37.For Farhan, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
38. 38.Ananya has ₹750. First Ananya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹170) and school shoes (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a third cricket bat (c) a schoolbag (d) rice and dal
40. 40.For Rohan, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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