Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 862 · 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.Aarav has ₹300. First Aarav pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Kabir has ₹550. First Kabir pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.For Zoya, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.For Kabir, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
5. 5.For Tara, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.For Ananya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) soap (c) toothpaste (d) vegetables
8. 8.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) notebooks for school (c) a video game (d) bus fare to school
9. 9.For Zoya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a fancy phone cover (c) toothpaste (d) a warm blanket
11. 11.For Manav, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
12. 12.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a toy robot (c) sweets every day (d) a third cricket bat
13. 13.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) drinking water (c) a video game (d) a remote-control car
14. 14.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a third cricket bat (d) sweets every day
15. 15.For Ananya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
16. 16.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) designer sunglasses (c) rice and dal (d) a bigger TV
17. 17.Joseph has ₹900. First Joseph pays for needs: notebooks (₹180) and a lunch box (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Diya has ₹850. First Diya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹150) and socks (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) toothpaste (c) sweets every day (d) a remote-control car
20. 20.Gurpreet has ₹700. First Gurpreet pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and a geometry box (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a new party dress (c) a sticker album (d) vegetables
22. 22.For Farhan, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
23. 23.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) school shoes (c) soap (d) a new party dress
24. 24.For Kavya, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.For Diya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
26. 26.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a toy robot (c) soap (d) extra comic books
27. 27.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a video game (c) a warm blanket (d) medicine when ill
28. 28.For Manav, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) school shoes (c) milk (d) a fancy phone cover
30. 30.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) drinking water (c) a new party dress (d) a fancy phone cover
31. 31.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a warm blanket (c) designer sunglasses (d) drinking water
32. 32.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) medicine when ill (c) sweets every day (d) bus fare to school
33. 33.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a third cricket bat (c) toothpaste (d) a video game
34. 34.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a third cricket bat (c) a remote-control car (d) bus fare to school
35. 35.Aarav has ₹500. First Aarav pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and a lunch box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.For Kabir, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
37. 37.Tara has ₹600. First Tara pays for needs: socks (₹160) and a lunch box (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a glitter pen set (c) a bigger TV (d) bus fare to school
39. 39.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a toy robot (c) rice and dal (d) a school uniform
40. 40.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) bus fare to school (c) designer sunglasses (d) a remote-control car

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