Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 957 · 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 Riya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
2. 2.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) soap (c) a sticker album (d) a video game
3. 3.For Saanvi, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.Lakshmi has ₹900. First Lakshmi pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and socks (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.For Vivaan, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
6. 6.For Vivaan, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.Priya has ₹400. First Priya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹60) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a remote-control car (c) a toy robot (d) medicine when ill
9. 9.Diya has ₹350. First Diya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹110) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) milk (c) a sticker album (d) a glitter pen set
11. 11.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a video game (c) a bigger TV (d) a raincoat
12. 12.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) sweets every day (c) a remote-control car (d) a toy robot
13. 13.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a sticker album (c) notebooks for school (d) sweets every day
14. 14.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) notebooks for school (c) a warm blanket (d) medicine when ill
15. 15.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a third cricket bat (d) notebooks for school
16. 16.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a video game (c) a new party dress (d) a remote-control car
17. 17.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a bigger TV (d) a new party dress
18. 18.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a schoolbag (c) a new party dress (d) a remote-control car
19. 19.Zoya has ₹500. First Zoya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.For Sneha, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a third cricket bat (c) toothpaste (d) a schoolbag
22. 22.Joseph has ₹300. First Joseph pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a school uniform (c) a sticker album (d) extra comic books
24. 24.Diya has ₹750. First Diya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹100) and a school uniform (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) sweets every day (c) a warm blanket (d) rice and dal
26. 26.Riya has ₹800. First Riya pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and socks (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a third cricket bat (c) a schoolbag (d) a warm blanket
28. 28.Diya has ₹950. First Diya pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and a school uniform (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Ananya has ₹850. First Ananya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and a raincoat (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Nisha has ₹750. First Nisha pays for needs: notebooks (₹210) and a raincoat (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.For Rohan, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
32. 32.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a sticker album (c) medicine when ill (d) a remote-control car
33. 33.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a video game (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a bigger TV
34. 34.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a fancy phone cover (c) toothpaste (d) sweets every day
35. 35.Pooja has ₹800. First Pooja pays for needs: a lunch box (₹90) and a school uniform (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) designer sunglasses (c) school shoes (d) a bigger TV
37. 37.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a sticker album (c) toothpaste (d) a schoolbag
38. 38.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) soap (c) a new party dress (d) a school uniform
39. 39.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) toothpaste (c) notebooks for school (d) milk
40. 40.For Manav, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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