Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 616 · 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.For Diya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
2. 2.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a new party dress (c) designer sunglasses (d) vegetables
3. 3.Rohan has ₹300. First Rohan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and socks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.For Rohan, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) milk (c) a school uniform (d) a bigger TV
6. 6.For Lakshmi, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.Rahul has ₹500. First Rahul pays for needs: a raincoat (₹160) and a school uniform (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a toy robot (c) a raincoat (d) a remote-control car
9. 9.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a schoolbag (c) a third cricket bat (d) rice and dal
10. 10.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a schoolbag (c) designer sunglasses (d) a toy robot
11. 11.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) medicine when ill (c) vegetables (d) school shoes
12. 12.For Kabir, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
13. 13.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) rice and dal (c) a sticker album (d) a bigger TV
14. 14.For Rahul, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
15. 15.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a third cricket bat (c) a school uniform (d) vegetables
16. 16.For Meera, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a school uniform (c) a sticker album (d) a video game
18. 18.Arjun has ₹300. First Arjun pays for needs: a raincoat (₹100) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.For Ananya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a glitter pen set (c) sweets every day (d) milk
21. 21.Joseph has ₹300. First Joseph pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) soap (c) a video game (d) a third cricket bat
23. 23.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) drinking water (c) a bigger TV (d) soap
24. 24.Joseph has ₹1000. First Joseph pays for needs: a school uniform (₹240) and a lunch box (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Ananya has ₹900. First Ananya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹110) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Kabir 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) school shoes
27. 27.Ishaan has ₹950. First Ishaan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and a water bottle (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a schoolbag (c) soap (d) a toy robot
29. 29.Kabir has ₹700. First Kabir pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and school shoes (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.For Priya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.Ishaan has ₹400. First Ishaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) school shoes (c) a glitter pen set (d) designer sunglasses
33. 33.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a remote-control car (c) a video game (d) a third cricket bat
34. 34.Zoya has ₹300. First Zoya pays for needs: socks (₹80) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a sticker album (c) a school uniform (d) bus fare to school
36. 36.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) rice and dal (c) vegetables (d) a fancy phone cover
37. 37.Lakshmi has ₹950. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹160) and a geometry box (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.For Kavya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) medicine when ill (c) milk (d) a fancy phone cover
40. 40.For Priya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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