Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 719 · 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.Riya has ₹600. First Riya pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and a water bottle (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.For Saanvi, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) soap (c) milk (d) a fancy phone cover
4. 4.Joseph has ₹950. First Joseph pays for needs: a geometry box (₹140) and a water bottle (₹300). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.For Ananya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
6. 6.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a third cricket bat (c) designer sunglasses (d) extra comic books
7. 7.Rahul has ₹500. First Rahul pays for needs: socks (₹140) and a geometry box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a raincoat (c) a warm blanket (d) a video game
9. 9.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) soap (c) sweets every day (d) a toy robot
10. 10.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a remote-control car (c) a new party dress (d) milk
11. 11.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a sticker album (c) soap (d) a bigger TV
12. 12.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) a schoolbag (c) drinking water (d) milk
13. 13.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a video game (c) a bigger TV (d) milk
14. 14.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) milk (c) sweets every day (d) a glitter pen set
15. 15.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a warm blanket (c) a new party dress (d) drinking water
16. 16.For Zoya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
17. 17.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) soap (c) a third cricket bat (d) rice and dal
18. 18.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) drinking water (c) a new party dress (d) sweets every day
19. 19.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) vegetables (c) designer sunglasses (d) a sticker album
20. 20.For Tara, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
21. 21.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) designer sunglasses (c) sweets every day (d) vegetables
22. 22.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a new party dress (c) vegetables (d) soap
23. 23.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a school uniform (c) bus fare to school (d) a fancy phone cover
24. 24.For Tara, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) toothpaste (c) a glitter pen set (d) a fancy phone cover
26. 26.Saanvi has ₹750. First Saanvi pays for needs: school shoes (₹160) and a lunch box (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Isha has ₹950. First Isha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹80) and a water bottle (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a third cricket bat (c) school shoes (d) extra comic books
29. 29.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a glitter pen set (c) a third cricket bat (d) a sticker album
30. 30.Dev has ₹700. First Dev pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a third cricket bat (c) a video game (d) a fancy phone cover
32. 32.Lakshmi has ₹950. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹260) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a toy robot (c) sweets every day (d) a schoolbag
34. 34.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) extra comic books (c) a raincoat (d) a fancy phone cover
35. 35.For Nisha, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a remote-control car (c) a schoolbag (d) bus fare to school
37. 37.Farhan has ₹350. First Farhan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and socks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Kavya has ₹500. First Kavya pays for needs: socks (₹150) and a school uniform (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) toothpaste (c) extra comic books (d) a warm blanket
40. 40.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) soap (c) bus fare to school (d) a schoolbag

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