Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 890 · 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 Kavya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
2. 2.For Gurpreet, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
3. 3.For Manav, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.Rohan has ₹450. First Rohan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.For Aarav, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) school shoes (c) a warm blanket (d) notebooks for school
7. 7.Vivaan has ₹450. First Vivaan pays for needs: socks (₹100) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) milk (c) bus fare to school (d) a toy robot
9. 9.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) vegetables (c) designer sunglasses (d) extra comic books
10. 10.Aditya has ₹300. First Aditya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Aarav has ₹800. First Aarav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹240) and a lunch box (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a toy robot (c) sweets every day (d) a sticker album
13. 13.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a third cricket bat (c) bus fare to school (d) extra comic books
14. 14.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) designer sunglasses (c) a raincoat (d) notebooks for school
15. 15.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a video game (c) a glitter pen set (d) school shoes
16. 16.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a school uniform (c) a glitter pen set (d) toothpaste
17. 17.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a schoolbag (c) a bigger TV (d) a new party dress
18. 18.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) notebooks for school (c) a sticker album (d) designer sunglasses
19. 19.For Lakshmi, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) school shoes (c) a schoolbag (d) a fancy phone cover
21. 21.Saanvi has ₹950. First Saanvi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹260) and school shoes (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Rohan 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 fancy phone cover
23. 23.For Rahul, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.Arjun has ₹650. First Arjun pays for needs: socks (₹120) and school shoes (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Kabir has ₹950. First Kabir pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and notebooks (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.For Zoya, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.For Riya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
28. 28.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) bus fare to school (c) rice and dal (d) a third cricket bat
29. 29.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a bigger TV (c) extra comic books (d) a toy robot
30. 30.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) milk (c) a school uniform (d) designer sunglasses
31. 31.Sneha has ₹500. First Sneha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹140) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.For Tara, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) sweets every day (c) soap (d) notebooks for school
34. 34.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) extra comic books (c) drinking water (d) a raincoat
35. 35.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) drinking water (c) bus fare to school (d) a school uniform
36. 36.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a fancy phone cover (c) vegetables (d) a sticker album
37. 37.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) toothpaste (c) a bigger TV (d) a toy robot
38. 38.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) soap (c) a remote-control car (d) drinking water
39. 39.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) vegetables (c) a remote-control car (d) school shoes
40. 40.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a third cricket bat (c) a glitter pen set (d) a remote-control car

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