Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 879 · 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.For Dev, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
2. 2.Kavya has ₹400. First Kavya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and a geometry box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.For Gurpreet, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.For Vivaan, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
5. 5.Sneha has ₹850. First Sneha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹240) and a water bottle (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a warm blanket (c) notebooks for school (d) school shoes
7. 7.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) bus fare to school (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a video game
8. 8.For Arjun, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
9. 9.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a video game (c) rice and dal (d) school shoes
10. 10.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a new party dress (c) bus fare to school (d) a raincoat
11. 11.For Kabir, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
12. 12.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a toy robot (c) rice and dal (d) a bigger TV
13. 13.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) milk (c) a third cricket bat (d) notebooks for school
14. 14.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a video game (c) a sticker album (d) a glitter pen set
15. 15.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a warm blanket (c) a bigger TV (d) a school uniform
16. 16.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a fancy phone cover (c) rice and dal (d) a school uniform
17. 17.For Ishaan, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.Ananya has ₹950. First Ananya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) rice and dal (c) sweets every day (d) a third cricket bat
20. 20.Pooja has ₹800. First Pooja pays for needs: a lunch box (₹50) and a water bottle (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Kavya has ₹600. First Kavya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹140) and a school uniform (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Arjun has ₹350. First Arjun pays for needs: a raincoat (₹110) and a lunch box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Rohan has ₹600. First Rohan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹190) and a school uniform (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Saanvi has ₹350. First Saanvi pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and a school uniform (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Kabir 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) drinking water
26. 26.Farhan has ₹450. First Farhan pays for needs: socks (₹100) and a geometry box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) bus fare to school (c) a glitter pen set (d) rice and dal
28. 28.For Rahul, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.Priya has ₹450. First Priya pays for needs: school shoes (₹120) and a lunch box (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Sneha has ₹1000. First Sneha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹150) and a school uniform (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Ananya has ₹850. First Ananya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Meera has ₹350. First Meera pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) milk (c) a schoolbag (d) a warm blanket
34. 34.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a bigger TV (c) vegetables (d) extra comic books
35. 35.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a new party dress (c) designer sunglasses (d) milk
36. 36.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a remote-control car (c) a school uniform (d) a raincoat
37. 37.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a glitter pen set (d) a sticker album
38. 38.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) rice and dal (c) a bigger TV (d) sweets every day
39. 39.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) drinking water (c) a remote-control car (d) a fancy phone cover
40. 40.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a video game (c) a raincoat (d) a bigger TV

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