Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 675 · 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.Aditya has ₹1000. First Aditya pays for needs: school shoes (₹160) and a water bottle (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a glitter pen set (c) rice and dal (d) a schoolbag
3. 3.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a toy robot (c) drinking water (d) a new party dress
4. 4.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) drinking water (c) a glitter pen set (d) toothpaste
5. 5.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a warm blanket (c) sweets every day (d) a glitter pen set
6. 6.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) bus fare to school (c) a glitter pen set (d) a new party dress
7. 7.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a fancy phone cover (c) vegetables (d) a new party dress
8. 8.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) medicine when ill (c) a toy robot (d) a third cricket bat
9. 9.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) bus fare to school (c) a third cricket bat (d) a warm blanket
10. 10.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) rice and dal (c) extra comic books (d) a warm blanket
11. 11.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) school shoes (c) soap (d) a school uniform
12. 12.Aditya has ₹450. First Aditya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a third cricket bat (c) drinking water (d) a new party dress
14. 14.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a video game (c) drinking water (d) vegetables
15. 15.Aarav has ₹450. First Aarav pays for needs: a geometry box (₹140) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a third cricket bat (c) drinking water (d) a glitter pen set
17. 17.For Sneha, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
18. 18.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) notebooks for school (c) sweets every day (d) designer sunglasses
19. 19.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) milk (c) notebooks for school (d) a toy robot
20. 20.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) soap (c) designer sunglasses (d) a glitter pen set
21. 21.For Arjun, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) bus fare to school (c) a schoolbag (d) a sticker album
23. 23.For Farhan, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.Kavya has ₹300. First Kavya pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a third cricket bat (c) a glitter pen set (d) soap
26. 26.For Rahul, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a warm blanket (c) a toy robot (d) a raincoat
28. 28.Kabir has ₹800. First Kabir pays for needs: socks (₹50) and a lunch box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Rohan has ₹600. First Rohan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and a water bottle (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.For Kabir, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) a raincoat (c) rice and dal (d) a warm blanket
32. 32.Priya has ₹350. First Priya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) soap (c) drinking water (d) a glitter pen set
34. 34.For Pooja, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a glitter pen set (c) rice and dal (d) designer sunglasses
36. 36.For Arjun, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
37. 37.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) vegetables (c) a video game (d) a glitter pen set
38. 38.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a third cricket bat (c) sweets every day (d) a schoolbag
39. 39.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a fancy phone cover (c) soap (d) vegetables
40. 40.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) bus fare to school (c) a raincoat (d) a warm blanket

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