Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 742 · 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 want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a warm blanket (c) a raincoat (d) a schoolbag
2. 2.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a sticker album (c) toothpaste (d) a raincoat
3. 3.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a glitter pen set (c) medicine when ill (d) extra comic books
4. 4.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a remote-control car (c) rice and dal (d) soap
5. 5.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) milk (c) a warm blanket (d) a sticker album
6. 6.Rohan has ₹550. First Rohan pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a third cricket bat (c) medicine when ill (d) drinking water
8. 8.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a bigger TV (c) notebooks for school (d) vegetables
9. 9.Kabir has ₹750. First Kabir pays for needs: a lunch box (₹140) and school shoes (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.For Aditya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) toothpaste (c) a new party dress (d) a remote-control car
12. 12.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) notebooks for school (c) drinking water (d) medicine when ill
13. 13.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a video game (c) a bigger TV (d) a toy robot
14. 14.Vivaan has ₹400. First Vivaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹130) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.For Joseph, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
16. 16.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) designer sunglasses (c) a schoolbag (d) bus fare to school
17. 17.Joseph has ₹600. First Joseph pays for needs: a lunch box (₹120) and a water bottle (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Vivaan has ₹350. First Vivaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and socks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) extra comic books (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a remote-control car
20. 20.Meera has ₹450. First Meera pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and a geometry box (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a third cricket bat (c) a warm blanket (d) a school uniform
22. 22.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) toothpaste (d) a remote-control car
23. 23.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) extra comic books (c) a school uniform (d) medicine when ill
24. 24.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) rice and dal (c) a glitter pen set (d) a warm blanket
25. 25.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) drinking water (c) soap (d) a remote-control car
26. 26.For Dev, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a warm blanket (c) a new party dress (d) a schoolbag
28. 28.Aditya has ₹850. First Aditya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and school shoes (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.For Kavya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a school uniform (c) milk (d) a fancy phone cover
31. 31.Ishaan has ₹950. First Ishaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹140) and a geometry box (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Priya has ₹850. First Priya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹140) and a school uniform (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Dev has ₹850. First Dev pays for needs: socks (₹180) and a water bottle (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Ishaan has ₹550. First Ishaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) extra comic books (c) notebooks for school (d) a third cricket bat
36. 36.Farhan has ₹800. First Farhan pays for needs: notebooks (₹170) and socks (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.For Rohan, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.Rahul has ₹800. First Rahul pays for needs: socks (₹170) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a glitter pen set (c) a new party dress (d) soap
40. 40.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a bigger TV (c) bus fare to school (d) a third cricket bat

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