Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 639 · 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.Ishaan has ₹800. First Ishaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹110) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.For Sneha, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a warm blanket (c) sweets every day (d) a video game
4. 4.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a new party dress (c) a third cricket bat (d) a glitter pen set
5. 5.Vivaan 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) toothpaste
6. 6.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) bus fare to school (c) a video game (d) a toy robot
7. 7.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a remote-control car (c) a bigger TV (d) a schoolbag
8. 8.Farhan has ₹850. First Farhan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹250) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a video game (c) a third cricket bat (d) a schoolbag
10. 10.Riya has ₹650. First Riya pays for needs: socks (₹140) and a water bottle (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a fancy phone cover (c) sweets every day (d) vegetables
12. 12.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) bus fare to school (c) a warm blanket (d) vegetables
13. 13.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) extra comic books (c) designer sunglasses (d) a bigger TV
14. 14.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) notebooks for school (c) toothpaste (d) a glitter pen set
15. 15.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) rice and dal (c) a raincoat (d) a sticker album
16. 16.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a remote-control car (c) extra comic books (d) drinking water
17. 17.Rahul has ₹850. First Rahul pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.For Rohan, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a glitter pen set (c) bus fare to school (d) a bigger TV
20. 20.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a bigger TV (c) a video game (d) sweets every day
21. 21.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) a schoolbag (c) toothpaste (d) milk
22. 22.Lakshmi has ₹900. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a geometry box (₹280) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) a warm blanket (c) drinking water (d) school shoes
24. 24.For Meera, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a school uniform (c) a remote-control car (d) medicine when ill
26. 26.For Priya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a raincoat (c) medicine when ill (d) school shoes
28. 28.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) medicine when ill (c) a new party dress (d) a toy robot
29. 29.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) bus fare to school (c) toothpaste (d) extra comic books
30. 30.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) rice and dal (c) a new party dress (d) a raincoat
31. 31.For Priya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.Aarav has ₹350. First Aarav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and a lunch box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a new party dress (d) rice and dal
34. 34.Kabir has ₹600. First Kabir pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) notebooks for school (c) school shoes (d) a sticker album
36. 36.Ishaan has ₹850. First Ishaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and notebooks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a bigger TV (c) designer sunglasses (d) a glitter pen set
38. 38.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) rice and dal (c) a remote-control car (d) vegetables
39. 39.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a third cricket bat (c) toothpaste (d) bus fare to school
40. 40.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a video game (c) a warm blanket (d) toothpaste

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