Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 943 · 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.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) extra comic books (c) a remote-control car (d) a toy robot
2. 2.Aarav has ₹750. First Aarav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹190) and school shoes (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.For Riya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.For Diya, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
5. 5.Gurpreet has ₹600. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a geometry box (₹190) and a water bottle (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a warm blanket (d) a glitter pen set
7. 7.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) drinking water (c) a warm blanket (d) a third cricket bat
8. 8.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) medicine when ill (c) a raincoat (d) notebooks for school
9. 9.For Aarav, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) extra comic books (c) drinking water (d) a school uniform
11. 11.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) notebooks for school (c) a new party dress (d) a toy robot
12. 12.For Tara, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
13. 13.Farhan has ₹500. First Farhan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹90) and a water bottle (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Ishaan has ₹500. First Ishaan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹140) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Karan has ₹750. First Karan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹100) and a water bottle (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.For Ishaan, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
17. 17.For Pooja, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.Rahul has ₹800. First Rahul pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and a geometry box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.For Tara, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) rice and dal (c) extra comic books (d) a remote-control car
21. 21.For Nisha, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
22. 22.Aditya has ₹300. First Aditya pays for needs: socks (₹80) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Joseph has ₹950. First Joseph pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and a lunch box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) rice and dal (c) a video game (d) milk
25. 25.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) toothpaste (c) a new party dress (d) notebooks for school
26. 26.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a sticker album (c) a school uniform (d) designer sunglasses
27. 27.Diya has ₹450. First Diya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹150) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Kabir has ₹500. First Kabir pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Diya has ₹700. First Diya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹120) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a video game (c) vegetables (d) a remote-control car
31. 31.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a raincoat (c) a school uniform (d) a remote-control car
32. 32.For Kabir, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
33. 33.Kavya has ₹700. First Kavya pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and a raincoat (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) toothpaste (c) sweets every day (d) soap
35. 35.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) bus fare to school (c) rice and dal (d) sweets every day
36. 36.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a toy robot (c) designer sunglasses (d) a bigger TV
37. 37.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) milk (c) a bigger TV (d) rice and dal
38. 38.Nisha has ₹600. First Nisha pays for needs: notebooks (₹170) and a geometry box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Isha has ₹450. First Isha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹110) and a raincoat (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a video game (c) a toy robot (d) a bigger TV

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