Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 859 · 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.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) sweets every day (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a sticker album
2. 2.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) notebooks for school (c) a sticker album (d) soap
3. 3.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a glitter pen set (c) vegetables (d) a warm blanket
4. 4.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) drinking water (c) rice and dal (d) notebooks for school
5. 5.Vivaan has ₹1000. First Vivaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and a water bottle (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.For Manav, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a toy robot (c) vegetables (d) a remote-control car
8. 8.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) a schoolbag (c) bus fare to school (d) a warm blanket
9. 9.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a warm blanket (c) a sticker album (d) a bigger TV
10. 10.For Ananya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a new party dress (c) milk (d) designer sunglasses
12. 12.Rohan has ₹350. First Rohan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and a water bottle (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a raincoat (c) designer sunglasses (d) a warm blanket
14. 14.Saanvi has ₹800. First Saanvi pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and a school uniform (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) notebooks for school (c) a warm blanket (d) a fancy phone cover
16. 16.Manav has ₹900. First Manav pays for needs: school shoes (₹290) and socks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.For Rohan, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
18. 18.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a school uniform (c) a remote-control car (d) rice and dal
19. 19.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a raincoat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a schoolbag
20. 20.For Nisha, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a warm blanket (c) a schoolbag (d) a toy robot
22. 22.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a video game (c) sweets every day (d) a bigger TV
23. 23.Meera has ₹600. First Meera pays for needs: a geometry box (₹110) and a lunch box (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Aarav has ₹750. First Aarav pays for needs: school shoes (₹200) and notebooks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Rahul has ₹650. First Rahul pays for needs: a raincoat (₹150) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a fancy phone cover (c) drinking water (d) a warm blanket
27. 27.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a video game (c) sweets every day (d) a fancy phone cover
28. 28.For Diya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
29. 29.For Rahul, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Gurpreet has ₹450. First Gurpreet pays for needs: socks (₹70) and a lunch box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) extra comic books (c) designer sunglasses (d) a warm blanket
32. 32.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a new party dress (c) drinking water (d) a remote-control car
33. 33.Vivaan has ₹750. First Vivaan pays for needs: socks (₹230) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Vivaan has ₹950. First Vivaan pays for needs: socks (₹190) and a geometry box (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a video game (c) a new party dress (d) toothpaste
36. 36.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a bigger TV (c) school shoes (d) a glitter pen set
37. 37.For Meera, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
38. 38.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) sweets every day (c) a schoolbag (d) a sticker album
39. 39.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) school shoes (c) rice and dal (d) notebooks for school
40. 40.Manav has ₹500. First Manav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?

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