Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 871 · 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.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a fancy phone cover (c) extra comic books (d) a new party dress
2. 2.Dev has ₹750. First Dev pays for needs: a lunch box (₹220) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) extra comic books (c) a video game (d) a glitter pen set
4. 4.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a remote-control car (d) medicine when ill
5. 5.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) sweets every day (c) a toy robot (d) a schoolbag
6. 6.Rohan has ₹700. First Rohan pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and notebooks (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.For Ishaan, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
8. 8.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a bigger TV (c) a warm blanket (d) a new party dress
9. 9.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a warm blanket (c) designer sunglasses (d) a raincoat
10. 10.Dev has ₹650. First Dev pays for needs: notebooks (₹170) and school shoes (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Tara has ₹650. First Tara pays for needs: a raincoat (₹100) and a lunch box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) school shoes (c) notebooks for school (d) designer sunglasses
13. 13.Meera has ₹950. First Meera pays for needs: a school uniform (₹220) and a raincoat (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.For Dev, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
15. 15.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) a schoolbag (c) vegetables (d) a raincoat
16. 16.For Ananya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.Aarav has ₹750. First Aarav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹210) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) sweets every day (c) drinking water (d) a sticker album
19. 19.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) designer sunglasses (c) a new party dress (d) drinking water
20. 20.Dev has ₹550. First Dev pays for needs: socks (₹130) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.For Aarav, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a warm blanket (c) a raincoat (d) a remote-control car
23. 23.Riya has ₹950. First Riya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹100) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.For Ananya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.Arjun has ₹550. First Arjun pays for needs: socks (₹90) and notebooks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) medicine when ill (c) a glitter pen set (d) a schoolbag
27. 27.Ishaan has ₹800. First Ishaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) designer sunglasses (c) a new party dress (d) drinking water
29. 29.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) medicine when ill (c) a video game (d) a raincoat
30. 30.For Sneha, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
31. 31.For Arjun, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
32. 32.For Manav, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Isha has ₹950. First Isha pays for needs: notebooks (₹120) and a school uniform (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a new party dress (c) a warm blanket (d) a glitter pen set
35. 35.Ananya has ₹1000. First Ananya pays for needs: socks (₹160) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.For Pooja, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
37. 37.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) extra comic books (c) a schoolbag (d) a toy robot
38. 38.Kabir has ₹500. First Kabir pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.For Arjun, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
40. 40.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a sticker album (c) medicine when ill (d) designer sunglasses

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