Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 730 · 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 Pooja, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
2. 2.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a glitter pen set (c) a third cricket bat (d) a new party dress
3. 3.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a schoolbag (c) toothpaste (d) a sticker album
4. 4.For Tara, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
5. 5.Lakshmi has ₹350. First Lakshmi pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a warm blanket (c) extra comic books (d) a toy robot
7. 7.Isha has ₹650. First Isha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹140) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Aarav has ₹350. First Aarav pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) school shoes (c) medicine when ill (d) a third cricket bat
10. 10.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a warm blanket (c) a bigger TV (d) a sticker album
11. 11.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) extra comic books (c) bus fare to school (d) a video game
12. 12.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a remote-control car (c) vegetables (d) extra comic books
13. 13.For Ananya, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) sweets every day (c) a video game (d) a warm blanket
15. 15.Diya has ₹500. First Diya pays for needs: socks (₹70) and a geometry box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Vivaan has ₹500. First Vivaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹110) and a lunch box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) sweets every day (c) milk (d) a toy robot
18. 18.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) extra comic books (c) a school uniform (d) milk
19. 19.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a sticker album (c) a raincoat (d) notebooks for school
20. 20.Rahul has ₹750. First Rahul pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a water bottle (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.For Arjun, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) medicine when ill (c) drinking water (d) sweets every day
23. 23.For Kabir, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
24. 24.For Isha, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.For Rahul, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
26. 26.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) drinking water (c) a third cricket bat (d) a warm blanket
27. 27.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a video game (c) a remote-control car (d) designer sunglasses
28. 28.Tara has ₹950. First Tara pays for needs: a geometry box (₹110) and notebooks (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a video game (c) a fancy phone cover (d) designer sunglasses
30. 30.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a video game (c) a glitter pen set (d) a school uniform
31. 31.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) extra comic books (c) a schoolbag (d) medicine when ill
32. 32.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) rice and dal (c) toothpaste (d) drinking water
33. 33.For Zoya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) school shoes (c) a bigger TV (d) a sticker album
35. 35.For Sneha, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a warm blanket (c) a fancy phone cover (d) extra comic books
37. 37.Saanvi has ₹950. First Saanvi pays for needs: a water bottle (₹140) and a geometry box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.For Aditya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) milk (c) extra comic books (d) notebooks for school
40. 40.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a video game (c) a raincoat (d) a glitter pen set

Free money maths lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/money-for-kids