Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 647 · 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.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a sticker album (c) a remote-control car (d) bus fare to school
2. 2.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a remote-control car (c) drinking water (d) a bigger TV
3. 3.Nisha has ₹950. First Nisha pays for needs: notebooks (₹210) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a new party dress (c) soap (d) sweets every day
5. 5.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) sweets every day (c) medicine when ill (d) a third cricket bat
6. 6.For Ishaan, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) notebooks for school (c) a school uniform (d) soap
8. 8.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a new party dress (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a sticker album
9. 9.Aarav has ₹850. First Aarav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹200) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) milk (c) drinking water (d) a fancy phone cover
11. 11.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a video game (c) a school uniform (d) school shoes
12. 12.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a sticker album (c) a school uniform (d) medicine when ill
13. 13.Sneha has ₹350. First Sneha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Dev has ₹700. First Dev pays for needs: socks (₹210) and a school uniform (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) designer sunglasses (c) a sticker album (d) school shoes
16. 16.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) notebooks for school (c) a third cricket bat (d) medicine when ill
17. 17.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a school uniform (c) a new party dress (d) a bigger TV
18. 18.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a warm blanket (c) school shoes (d) a video game
19. 19.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a warm blanket (d) a glitter pen set
20. 20.Tara has ₹900. First Tara pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and school shoes (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a remote-control car (c) a school uniform (d) a toy robot
22. 22.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a sticker album (c) school shoes (d) a glitter pen set
23. 23.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a remote-control car (c) medicine when ill (d) a bigger TV
24. 24.Kabir has ₹1000. First Kabir pays for needs: a school uniform (₹170) and a lunch box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.For Priya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
26. 26.For Joseph, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a sticker album (c) extra comic books (d) a third cricket bat
28. 28.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) rice and dal (c) extra comic books (d) a third cricket bat
29. 29.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) rice and dal (c) a school uniform (d) school shoes
30. 30.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a raincoat (c) a schoolbag (d) a fancy phone cover
31. 31.Arjun has ₹600. First Arjun pays for needs: notebooks (₹160) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.For Aditya, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.For Rahul, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.Tara has ₹400. First Tara pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and a geometry box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) vegetables (c) bus fare to school (d) a remote-control car
36. 36.Meera has ₹750. First Meera pays for needs: a geometry box (₹200) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) school shoes (c) designer sunglasses (d) a toy robot
38. 38.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) toothpaste (c) bus fare to school (d) a schoolbag
39. 39.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) drinking water (c) a warm blanket (d) toothpaste
40. 40.Zoya has ₹300. First Zoya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?

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