← Needs and wants lesson New set →

Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 754 · 40 sums
TalentJR

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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a video game (c) soap (d) a schoolbag
  2. 2.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) bus fare to school (c) school shoes (d) a toy robot
  3. 3.Diya has ₹600. First Diya pays for needs: school shoes (₹160) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  4. 4.For Ananya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  5. 5.For Aditya, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  6. 6.For Arjun, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  7. 7.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a warm blanket (c) a glitter pen set (d) milk
  8. 8.Pooja has ₹650. First Pooja pays for needs: socks (₹200) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  9. 9.Priya has ₹750. First Priya pays for needs: socks (₹250) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  10. 10.For Nisha, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  11. 11.For Aarav, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  12. 12.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a toy robot (c) notebooks for school (d) bus fare to school
  13. 13.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a remote-control car (c) a fancy phone cover (d) toothpaste
  14. 14.For Manav, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  15. 15.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) drinking water (c) a warm blanket (d) toothpaste
  16. 16.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a new party dress (c) a fancy phone cover (d) designer sunglasses
  17. 17.Arjun has ₹400. First Arjun pays for needs: a water bottle (₹110) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  18. 18.Aditya has ₹800. First Aditya pays for needs: socks (₹180) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  19. 19.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) soap (c) a glitter pen set (d) a new party dress
  20. 20.For Priya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  21. 21.Priya has ₹450. First Priya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  22. 22.Vivaan has ₹1000. First Vivaan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹290) and notebooks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  23. 23.For Ishaan, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  24. 24.For Saanvi, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  25. 25.For Rahul, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  26. 26.For Aditya, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  27. 27.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a glitter pen set (c) a toy robot (d) bus fare to school
  28. 28.Meera has ₹700. First Meera pays for needs: a raincoat (₹190) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  29. 29.For Aarav, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  30. 30.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) sweets every day (c) a new party dress (d) milk
  31. 31.Nisha has ₹600. First Nisha pays for needs: school shoes (₹140) and a water bottle (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  32. 32.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) toothpaste (c) a glitter pen set (d) rice and dal
  33. 33.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) soap (c) bus fare to school (d) designer sunglasses
  34. 34.Kabir has ₹700. First Kabir pays for needs: socks (₹160) and a geometry box (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
  35. 35.For Aditya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  36. 36.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a toy robot (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a glitter pen set
  37. 37.For Vivaan, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  38. 38.Rohan 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) school shoes
  39. 39.Priya has ₹850. First Priya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹140) and school shoes (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
  40. 40.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a schoolbag (d) a remote-control car

Answer key

  1. a video game
  2. a toy robot
  3. 350
  4. Want
  5. Need
  6. Need
  7. a glitter pen set
  8. 380
  9. 410
  10. Need
  11. Want
  12. a toy robot
  13. toothpaste
  14. Need
  15. a sticker album
  16. milk
  17. 210
  18. 560
  19. soap
  20. Want
  21. 320
  22. 580
  23. Want
  24. Want
  25. Need
  26. Want
  27. bus fare to school
  28. 430
  29. Want
  30. milk
  31. 370
  32. a glitter pen set
  33. designer sunglasses
  34. 310
  35. Want
  36. toothpaste
  37. Want
  38. school shoes
  39. 480
  40. a schoolbag

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