Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 857 · 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.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) drinking water (c) sweets every day (d) bus fare to school
2. 2.Saanvi has ₹850. First Saanvi pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and a school uniform (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a bigger TV (c) a new party dress (d) designer sunglasses
4. 4.Diya has ₹600. First Diya pays for needs: socks (₹50) and a geometry box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) notebooks for school (c) vegetables (d) designer sunglasses
6. 6.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a third cricket bat (c) school shoes (d) sweets every day
7. 7.For Joseph, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
8. 8.Aarav has ₹800. First Aarav pays for needs: a geometry box (₹110) and school shoes (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Ananya has ₹1000. First Ananya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹100) and a school uniform (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a schoolbag (d) a raincoat
11. 11.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a sticker album (c) toothpaste (d) a bigger TV
12. 12.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) rice and dal (c) school shoes (d) bus fare to school
13. 13.For Nisha, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.For Ananya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
15. 15.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a schoolbag (c) a new party dress (d) drinking water
16. 16.Kavya has ₹750. First Kavya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹100) and notebooks (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Lakshmi has ₹350. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a glitter pen set (c) a toy robot (d) designer sunglasses
19. 19.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) vegetables (c) medicine when ill (d) designer sunglasses
20. 20.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a video game (d) a toy robot
21. 21.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) notebooks for school (c) a raincoat (d) a warm blanket
22. 22.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a new party dress (c) notebooks for school (d) a glitter pen set
23. 23.Kabir has ₹1000. First Kabir pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and a water bottle (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Diya has ₹950. First Diya pays for needs: notebooks (₹130) and socks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) vegetables (c) extra comic books (d) a bigger TV
26. 26.For Arjun, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
27. 27.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a fancy phone cover (c) drinking water (d) a bigger TV
28. 28.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a third cricket bat (c) sweets every day (d) a school uniform
29. 29.For Riya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a sticker album (c) a video game (d) notebooks for school
31. 31.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a fancy phone cover (c) milk (d) a school uniform
32. 32.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a video game (c) school shoes (d) vegetables
33. 33.For Zoya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
34. 34.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) notebooks for school (c) a schoolbag (d) sweets every day
35. 35.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) sweets every day (c) a new party dress (d) vegetables
36. 36.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) extra comic books (c) sweets every day (d) a schoolbag
37. 37.For Pooja, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
38. 38.Aarav has ₹650. First Aarav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.For Rohan, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
40. 40.For Vivaan, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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