Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 786 · 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.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a third cricket bat (c) a toy robot (d) a video game
2. 2.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) notebooks for school (c) a bigger TV (d) sweets every day
3. 3.Kavya has ₹750. First Kavya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹190) and socks (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a toy robot (c) toothpaste (d) a new party dress
5. 5.For Karan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.Sneha has ₹1000. First Sneha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹240) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) toothpaste (c) drinking water (d) rice and dal
8. 8.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a sticker album (c) a schoolbag (d) a school uniform
9. 9.Sneha has ₹500. First Sneha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹100) and a geometry box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a video game (c) designer sunglasses (d) school shoes
11. 11.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) bus fare to school (c) soap (d) toothpaste
12. 12.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) extra comic books (c) a bigger TV (d) a video game
13. 13.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a warm blanket (c) a fancy phone cover (d) school shoes
14. 14.For Lakshmi, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
15. 15.Aarav has ₹1000. First Aarav pays for needs: a geometry box (₹150) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) rice and dal (c) a sticker album (d) drinking water
17. 17.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a video game (c) bus fare to school (d) a toy robot
18. 18.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a third cricket bat (c) drinking water (d) a school uniform
19. 19.Aarav has ₹900. First Aarav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹100) and socks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) designer sunglasses (c) drinking water (d) a glitter pen set
21. 21.For Kavya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
22. 22.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) a school uniform (c) school shoes (d) a schoolbag
23. 23.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a schoolbag (c) rice and dal (d) a video game
24. 24.Ananya has ₹600. First Ananya pays for needs: notebooks (₹150) and a school uniform (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a video game (c) extra comic books (d) a third cricket bat
26. 26.For Pooja, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.Diya has ₹1000. First Diya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹80) and school shoes (₹280). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) vegetables (c) drinking water (d) milk
29. 29.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a school uniform (c) extra comic books (d) a toy robot
30. 30.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a video game (c) school shoes (d) a bigger TV
31. 31.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a video game (c) a new party dress (d) a bigger TV
32. 32.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a video game (c) a schoolbag (d) a toy robot
33. 33.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) vegetables (c) a video game (d) a toy robot
34. 34.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a raincoat (c) a third cricket bat (d) a school uniform
35. 35.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) toothpaste (c) a third cricket bat (d) a bigger TV
36. 36.Lakshmi has ₹500. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a geometry box (₹110) and notebooks (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Gurpreet has ₹1000. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a geometry box (₹130) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) toothpaste (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a warm blanket
39. 39.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) vegetables (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a schoolbag
40. 40.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) designer sunglasses (c) a school uniform (d) notebooks for school

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