Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 777 · 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 “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.For Karan, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.For Vivaan, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.Sneha has ₹350. First Sneha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.For Manav, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.For Kabir, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.Ishaan has ₹450. First Ishaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a toy robot (c) a bigger TV (d) a fancy phone cover
9. 9.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a fancy phone cover (c) sweets every day (d) bus fare to school
10. 10.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) school shoes (c) designer sunglasses (d) a schoolbag
11. 11.For Nisha, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
12. 12.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a video game (c) a new party dress (d) school shoes
13. 13.Isha has ₹850. First Isha pays for needs: notebooks (₹110) and a lunch box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a warm blanket (c) a raincoat (d) a sticker album
15. 15.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) designer sunglasses (c) rice and dal (d) a sticker album
16. 16.For Isha, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a fancy phone cover (c) medicine when ill (d) drinking water
18. 18.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a remote-control car (c) rice and dal (d) a glitter pen set
19. 19.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) bus fare to school (c) a schoolbag (d) a glitter pen set
20. 20.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) a school uniform (c) toothpaste (d) school shoes
21. 21.Manav has ₹450. First Manav pays for needs: notebooks (₹130) and socks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Kavya has ₹800. First Kavya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹200) and a lunch box (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a school uniform (d) a glitter pen set
24. 24.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a bigger TV (c) a third cricket bat (d) a toy robot
25. 25.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a warm blanket (c) bus fare to school (d) extra comic books
26. 26.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) sweets every day (c) school shoes (d) a raincoat
27. 27.Aarav has ₹700. First Aarav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and a lunch box (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a glitter pen set (c) toothpaste (d) a schoolbag
29. 29.For Farhan, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
30. 30.For Sneha, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a sticker album (c) toothpaste (d) sweets every day
32. 32.For Sneha, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a school uniform (c) sweets every day (d) a remote-control car
34. 34.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a remote-control car (c) notebooks for school (d) bus fare to school
35. 35.Gurpreet has ₹400. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and a school uniform (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) medicine when ill (c) rice and dal (d) a bigger TV
37. 37.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a bigger TV (c) sweets every day (d) a video game
38. 38.Ananya has ₹700. First Ananya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹70) and a school uniform (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) designer sunglasses (c) a glitter pen set (d) drinking water
40. 40.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a new party dress (c) a bigger TV (d) bus fare to school

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