Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 954 · 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 Karan, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
2. 2.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) rice and dal (c) designer sunglasses (d) toothpaste
3. 3.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a raincoat (c) a bigger TV (d) rice and dal
4. 4.Kavya has ₹850. First Kavya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹280) and a geometry box (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.For Aarav, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a third cricket bat (c) a school uniform (d) school shoes
7. 7.Gurpreet has ₹900. First Gurpreet pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and a geometry box (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) vegetables (c) bus fare to school (d) a new party dress
9. 9.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) school shoes (c) a video game (d) sweets every day
10. 10.For Tara, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
11. 11.Kavya has ₹400. First Kavya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹110) and socks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.For Arjun, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.Manav has ₹400. First Manav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹130) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) sweets every day (c) extra comic books (d) notebooks for school
15. 15.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a toy robot (c) drinking water (d) a remote-control car
16. 16.Isha has ₹500. First Isha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹90) and a geometry box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.For Karan, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a bigger TV (c) designer sunglasses (d) notebooks for school
19. 19.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) bus fare to school (c) soap (d) rice and dal
20. 20.For Rahul, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
21. 21.Sneha has ₹550. First Sneha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and a lunch box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Sneha has ₹700. First Sneha pays for needs: notebooks (₹120) and school shoes (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a remote-control car (c) a raincoat (d) a toy robot
24. 24.Isha has ₹600. First Isha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and socks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Isha has ₹300. First Isha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹50) and school shoes (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.For Isha, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a schoolbag (c) toothpaste (d) milk
28. 28.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) vegetables (c) a third cricket bat (d) drinking water
29. 29.Diya has ₹500. First Diya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.For Pooja, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.For Vivaan, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.Kavya has ₹1000. First Kavya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹230) and a school uniform (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) medicine when ill (c) a warm blanket (d) a raincoat
34. 34.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) rice and dal (c) a schoolbag (d) a fancy phone cover
35. 35.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a raincoat (c) rice and dal (d) extra comic books
36. 36.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) school shoes (c) a remote-control car (d) a new party dress
37. 37.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a new party dress (c) a school uniform (d) a video game
38. 38.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) vegetables (c) a new party dress (d) a video game
39. 39.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) notebooks for school (c) a new party dress (d) soap
40. 40.For Karan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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