Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 667 · 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.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a video game (c) bus fare to school (d) a bigger TV
2. 2.Gurpreet has ₹550. First Gurpreet pays for needs: socks (₹70) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a bigger TV (c) drinking water (d) a fancy phone cover
4. 4.For Meera, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.For Dev, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) vegetables (c) a school uniform (d) a new party dress
7. 7.For Riya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
8. 8.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a schoolbag (c) a video game (d) a third cricket bat
9. 9.For Aarav, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.For Riya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.Rohan has ₹450. First Rohan pays for needs: socks (₹50) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Ishaan has ₹850. First Ishaan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹270) and socks (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) a raincoat (c) vegetables (d) rice and dal
14. 14.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a toy robot (c) a video game (d) a third cricket bat
15. 15.Aarav has ₹800. First Aarav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹220) and a geometry box (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a remote-control car (c) sweets every day (d) a toy robot
17. 17.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a new party dress (c) a video game (d) a raincoat
18. 18.Aarav has ₹450. First Aarav pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a remote-control car (c) milk (d) designer sunglasses
20. 20.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a sticker album (c) a glitter pen set (d) a schoolbag
21. 21.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) sweets every day (c) milk (d) extra comic books
22. 22.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a sticker album (c) a remote-control car (d) a fancy phone cover
23. 23.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a sticker album (c) soap (d) toothpaste
24. 24.Kabir has ₹750. First Kabir pays for needs: socks (₹160) and a water bottle (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a toy robot (c) a video game (d) sweets every day
26. 26.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) rice and dal (c) a video game (d) sweets every day
27. 27.Isha has ₹650. First Isha pays for needs: notebooks (₹160) and a geometry box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.For Karan, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) soap (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a sticker album
30. 30.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a video game (c) notebooks for school (d) drinking water
31. 31.Arjun has ₹350. First Arjun pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) a school uniform (c) vegetables (d) toothpaste
33. 33.For Rohan, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.Joseph has ₹700. First Joseph pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Joseph has ₹400. First Joseph pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Gurpreet has ₹900. First Gurpreet pays for needs: socks (₹120) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Joseph has ₹300. First Joseph pays for needs: a raincoat (₹80) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a video game (c) milk (d) extra comic books
39. 39.Ishaan has ₹1000. First Ishaan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹300) and a raincoat (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Nisha has ₹350. First Nisha pays for needs: socks (₹50) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?

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