Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 694 · 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 is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a bigger TV (c) designer sunglasses (d) a sticker album
2. 2.Rahul has ₹500. First Rahul pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a sticker album (c) a warm blanket (d) sweets every day
4. 4.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) rice and dal (c) drinking water (d) a sticker album
5. 5.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a bigger TV (c) a sticker album (d) toothpaste
6. 6.For Rohan, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) drinking water (c) a video game (d) a remote-control car
8. 8.Tara has ₹450. First Tara pays for needs: a raincoat (₹130) and school shoes (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a bigger TV (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a sticker album
10. 10.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) designer sunglasses (c) extra comic books (d) a warm blanket
11. 11.For Isha, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.Isha has ₹550. First Isha pays for needs: socks (₹120) and a lunch box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Vivaan has ₹550. First Vivaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹160) and a geometry box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) designer sunglasses (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a warm blanket
15. 15.Saanvi has ₹450. First Saanvi pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) soap (c) a toy robot (d) milk
17. 17.Priya has ₹600. First Priya pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Kabir has ₹950. First Kabir pays for needs: socks (₹210) and a water bottle (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Vivaan has ₹450. First Vivaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹150) and socks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Kabir has ₹800. First Kabir pays for needs: socks (₹110) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a glitter pen set (c) milk (d) medicine when ill
22. 22.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a new party dress (c) a bigger TV (d) vegetables
23. 23.For Ishaan, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.For Ananya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a glitter pen set (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a bigger TV
26. 26.For Manav, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
27. 27.Joseph has ₹750. First Joseph pays for needs: a lunch box (₹240) and a raincoat (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) notebooks for school (c) medicine when ill (d) a third cricket bat
29. 29.For Zoya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
30. 30.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a video game (c) a fancy phone cover (d) medicine when ill
31. 31.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a schoolbag (c) a new party dress (d) a school uniform
32. 32.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a video game (c) a warm blanket (d) notebooks for school
33. 33.For Isha, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.Diya has ₹600. First Diya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹120) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a new party dress (c) a bigger TV (d) extra comic books
36. 36.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a bigger TV (c) a glitter pen set (d) vegetables
37. 37.Lakshmi has ₹850. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and a raincoat (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) school shoes (c) a raincoat (d) milk
39. 39.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) milk (c) designer sunglasses (d) a raincoat
40. 40.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a toy robot (c) a schoolbag (d) a bigger TV

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