Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 788 · 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 Kavya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
2. 2.For Vivaan, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) soap (c) a glitter pen set (d) a remote-control car
4. 4.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a schoolbag (c) a warm blanket (d) toothpaste
5. 5.For Diya, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
6. 6.Kavya has ₹550. First Kavya pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and a school uniform (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Pooja has ₹900. First Pooja pays for needs: a lunch box (₹120) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Ishaan has ₹400. First Ishaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and school shoes (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.For Isha, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a third cricket bat (c) toothpaste (d) medicine when ill
11. 11.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a school uniform (c) notebooks for school (d) a glitter pen set
12. 12.Aarav has ₹350. First Aarav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) designer sunglasses (c) rice and dal (d) extra comic books
14. 14.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a remote-control car (c) a warm blanket (d) rice and dal
15. 15.For Aditya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
16. 16.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a school uniform (c) rice and dal (d) a video game
17. 17.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) drinking water (c) toothpaste (d) a school uniform
18. 18.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a toy robot (c) extra comic books (d) bus fare to school
19. 19.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a remote-control car (c) extra comic books (d) medicine when ill
20. 20.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) soap (c) a glitter pen set (d) a video game
21. 21.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) sweets every day (c) rice and dal (d) designer sunglasses
22. 22.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a warm blanket (d) a sticker album
23. 23.Nisha has ₹350. First Nisha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹110) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) notebooks for school (c) a raincoat (d) a video game
25. 25.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) school shoes (c) a schoolbag (d) sweets every day
26. 26.Isha has ₹650. First Isha pays for needs: socks (₹150) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) medicine when ill (c) drinking water (d) school shoes
28. 28.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) bus fare to school (c) sweets every day (d) a remote-control car
29. 29.Ananya has ₹350. First Ananya pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and socks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a video game (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a sticker album
31. 31.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a warm blanket (c) extra comic books (d) school shoes
32. 32.Zoya has ₹350. First Zoya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹80) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Aarav has ₹650. First Aarav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and school shoes (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.For Aditya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.Ananya has ₹500. First Ananya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.For Pooja, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
37. 37.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a third cricket bat (c) notebooks for school (d) a toy robot
38. 38.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a glitter pen set (c) a raincoat (d) vegetables
39. 39.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) rice and dal (c) drinking water (d) a third cricket bat
40. 40.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) rice and dal (c) vegetables (d) drinking water

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