Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 790 · 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 has ₹900. First Aditya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and a lunch box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.For Kabir, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
3. 3.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) milk (c) drinking water (d) a fancy phone cover
4. 4.For Saanvi, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Rohan has ₹500. First Rohan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and a geometry box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) rice and dal (c) drinking water (d) notebooks for school
7. 7.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) extra comic books (c) vegetables (d) sweets every day
8. 8.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) milk (c) a raincoat (d) toothpaste
9. 9.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a schoolbag (c) a new party dress (d) a third cricket bat
10. 10.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) milk (c) a third cricket bat (d) a school uniform
11. 11.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a new party dress (c) a glitter pen set (d) a school uniform
12. 12.For Priya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.For Ishaan, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a video game (c) designer sunglasses (d) a schoolbag
15. 15.For Gurpreet, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
16. 16.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a remote-control car (c) bus fare to school (d) a third cricket bat
17. 17.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a raincoat (c) sweets every day (d) a fancy phone cover
18. 18.Ananya has ₹700. First Ananya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹120) and a school uniform (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a third cricket bat (c) a video game (d) school shoes
20. 20.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) milk (c) a school uniform (d) school shoes
21. 21.For Rohan, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
22. 22.Vivaan has ₹800. First Vivaan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹220) and a geometry box (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Rohan has ₹600. First Rohan pays for needs: notebooks (₹190) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Manav has ₹850. First Manav pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and a lunch box (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Isha has ₹400. First Isha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹80) and socks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.For Rohan, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
27. 27.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a new party dress (c) a school uniform (d) a fancy phone cover
28. 28.Vivaan has ₹300. First Vivaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Tara has ₹500. First Tara pays for needs: socks (₹90) and a lunch box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a raincoat (c) a sticker album (d) bus fare to school
31. 31.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) designer sunglasses (c) a toy robot (d) a sticker album
32. 32.For Meera, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
33. 33.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a glitter pen set (c) a warm blanket (d) a school uniform
34. 34.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a warm blanket (c) a fancy phone cover (d) milk
35. 35.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) sweets every day (c) a video game (d) bus fare to school
36. 36.Diya has ₹350. First Diya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Vivaan has ₹500. First Vivaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and notebooks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Sneha has ₹450. First Sneha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹130) and school shoes (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) extra comic books (c) a new party dress (d) a fancy phone cover
40. 40.Rahul has ₹500. First Rahul pays for needs: a school uniform (₹150) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?

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