Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 605 · 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.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) milk (c) toothpaste (d) a new party dress
2. 2.For Aditya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
3. 3.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a new party dress (c) a glitter pen set (d) vegetables
4. 4.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) vegetables (c) soap (d) a school uniform
5. 5.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) soap (c) a video game (d) sweets every day
6. 6.For Saanvi, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.Zoya has ₹700. First Zoya pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and a geometry box (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.For Lakshmi, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
9. 9.Lakshmi has ₹850. First Lakshmi pays for needs: socks (₹160) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) soap (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a sticker album
11. 11.Rahul has ₹300. First Rahul pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.For Kabir, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a glitter pen set (c) a sticker album (d) designer sunglasses
14. 14.Manav has ₹800. First Manav pays for needs: a geometry box (₹190) and school shoes (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a warm blanket (c) medicine when ill (d) a third cricket bat
16. 16.Lakshmi has ₹1000. First Lakshmi pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and a water bottle (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Nisha has ₹450. First Nisha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) soap (c) toothpaste (d) notebooks for school
19. 19.Isha has ₹550. First Isha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and a school uniform (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a glitter pen set (c) a warm blanket (d) a toy robot
21. 21.For Manav, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.For Pooja, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.Rahul has ₹350. First Rahul pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a video game (c) school shoes (d) a warm blanket
25. 25.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) sweets every day (c) a toy robot (d) a schoolbag
26. 26.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) sweets every day (c) a raincoat (d) a third cricket bat
27. 27.For Priya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.Kabir has ₹750. First Kabir pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.For Kabir, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a fancy phone cover (c) bus fare to school (d) a glitter pen set
31. 31.For Rahul, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) sweets every day (c) a third cricket bat (d) a school uniform
33. 33.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a sticker album (c) soap (d) a raincoat
34. 34.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a schoolbag (c) a school uniform (d) extra comic books
35. 35.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a video game (c) school shoes (d) designer sunglasses
36. 36.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a sticker album (c) a glitter pen set (d) bus fare to school
37. 37.For Riya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
38. 38.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a raincoat (c) extra comic books (d) a video game
39. 39.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a new party dress (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a sticker album
40. 40.Pooja has ₹750. First Pooja pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?

Free money maths lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/money-for-kids