Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 787 · 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.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a third cricket bat (c) a glitter pen set (d) notebooks for school
2. 2.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) sweets every day (c) a sticker album (d) milk
3. 3.Aditya has ₹450. First Aditya pays for needs: socks (₹50) and a lunch box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Nisha has ₹350. First Nisha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and school shoes (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a third cricket bat (c) toothpaste (d) designer sunglasses
6. 6.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a glitter pen set (d) vegetables
7. 7.Rahul has ₹850. First Rahul pays for needs: a geometry box (₹250) and a lunch box (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.For Rohan, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
9. 9.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) toothpaste (c) a new party dress (d) bus fare to school
10. 10.Zoya has ₹800. First Zoya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹180) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Pooja has ₹750. First Pooja pays for needs: socks (₹210) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) extra comic books (c) a glitter pen set (d) toothpaste
13. 13.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a warm blanket (c) a sticker album (d) a fancy phone cover
14. 14.For Karan, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
15. 15.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) designer sunglasses (c) a warm blanket (d) a school uniform
16. 16.Aarav has ₹800. First Aarav pays for needs: socks (₹150) and a school uniform (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Isha has ₹400. First Isha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹110) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.For Pooja, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
19. 19.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) vegetables (c) school shoes (d) a warm blanket
20. 20.Priya has ₹450. First Priya pays for needs: socks (₹140) and a geometry box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a sticker album (c) a remote-control car (d) a schoolbag
22. 22.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) sweets every day (c) toothpaste (d) a warm blanket
23. 23.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a third cricket bat (c) a raincoat (d) a video game
24. 24.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a warm blanket (c) a sticker album (d) notebooks for school
25. 25.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) drinking water (c) milk (d) extra comic books
26. 26.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) medicine when ill (c) milk (d) vegetables
27. 27.Manav has ₹450. First Manav pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and a raincoat (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Aarav has ₹300. First Aarav pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a bigger TV (c) drinking water (d) bus fare to school
30. 30.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a sticker album (c) a new party dress (d) a raincoat
31. 31.For Zoya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.Kabir has ₹350. First Kabir pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a warm blanket (c) designer sunglasses (d) a fancy phone cover
34. 34.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a third cricket bat (c) drinking water (d) a sticker album
35. 35.For Sneha, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a schoolbag (c) medicine when ill (d) a glitter pen set
37. 37.For Aarav, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a video game (c) a bigger TV (d) toothpaste
39. 39.For Kavya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
40. 40.For Isha, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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