Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 66 · 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 Meera, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
2. 2.Meera has ₹300. First Meera pays for needs: a raincoat (₹90) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) notebooks for school (c) a toy robot (d) toothpaste
4. 4.Diya has ₹300. First Diya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.For Farhan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
6. 6.For Karan, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) medicine when ill (c) drinking water (d) a new party dress
8. 8.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a video game (c) a warm blanket (d) a fancy phone cover
9. 9.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a third cricket bat (c) a video game (d) rice and dal
10. 10.For Arjun, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.Rahul has ₹350. First Rahul pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) rice and dal (c) a school uniform (d) a warm blanket
13. 13.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a toy robot (c) vegetables (d) designer sunglasses
14. 14.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a video game (c) designer sunglasses (d) extra comic books
15. 15.Lakshmi has ₹500. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and a geometry box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) soap (c) a schoolbag (d) a fancy phone cover
17. 17.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) rice and dal (c) a video game (d) a glitter pen set
18. 18.Nisha has ₹850. First Nisha pays for needs: school shoes (₹240) and a lunch box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a glitter pen set (d) medicine when ill
20. 20.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) toothpaste (c) school shoes (d) a glitter pen set
21. 21.For Farhan, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.For Kabir, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) toothpaste (c) vegetables (d) a new party dress
24. 24.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a warm blanket (d) designer sunglasses
25. 25.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) milk (c) designer sunglasses (d) notebooks for school
26. 26.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a sticker album (c) a new party dress (d) a fancy phone cover
27. 27.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a remote-control car (c) milk (d) school shoes
28. 28.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) sweets every day (c) a school uniform (d) milk
29. 29.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a bigger TV (c) a video game (d) notebooks for school
30. 30.Ishaan has ₹900. First Ishaan pays for needs: socks (₹230) and a geometry box (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.For Vivaan, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
32. 32.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) school shoes (c) sweets every day (d) milk
33. 33.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) designer sunglasses (c) milk (d) a schoolbag
34. 34.Diya has ₹750. First Diya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Tara has ₹950. First Tara pays for needs: a water bottle (₹220) and a geometry box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.For Aditya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
37. 37.For Ishaan, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
38. 38.For Priya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) milk (c) a schoolbag (d) a video game
40. 40.For Manav, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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