Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 959 · 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.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) vegetables (c) extra comic books (d) a third cricket bat
2. 2.Rohan has ₹950. First Rohan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹310) and a raincoat (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Arjun has ₹1000. First Arjun pays for needs: a water bottle (₹130) and school shoes (₹280). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a third cricket bat (c) a glitter pen set (d) milk
5. 5.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) school shoes (c) a glitter pen set (d) medicine when ill
6. 6.For Saanvi, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a warm blanket (c) vegetables (d) a glitter pen set
8. 8.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a schoolbag (c) a video game (d) soap
9. 9.Arjun has ₹1000. First Arjun pays for needs: a raincoat (₹130) and a lunch box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Sneha has ₹300. First Sneha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and a geometry box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Pooja has ₹400. First Pooja pays for needs: a lunch box (₹110) and school shoes (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a remote-control car (c) a sticker album (d) a glitter pen set
13. 13.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a third cricket bat (c) milk (d) drinking water
14. 14.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) designer sunglasses (c) soap (d) a new party dress
15. 15.For Arjun, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
16. 16.For Gurpreet, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) milk (c) designer sunglasses (d) a toy robot
18. 18.Tara has ₹900. First Tara pays for needs: a geometry box (₹270) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.For Rahul, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) extra comic books (c) rice and dal (d) a school uniform
21. 21.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a video game (c) school shoes (d) a sticker album
22. 22.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a warm blanket (d) school shoes
23. 23.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a remote-control car (c) vegetables (d) a fancy phone cover
24. 24.Priya has ₹850. First Priya pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and socks (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.For Nisha, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
26. 26.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a warm blanket (c) soap (d) a video game
27. 27.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a warm blanket (c) a new party dress (d) a bigger TV
28. 28.For Riya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.Gurpreet has ₹550. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a school uniform (₹140) and school shoes (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Ishaan has ₹850. First Ishaan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹110) and school shoes (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) notebooks for school (c) a school uniform (d) milk
32. 32.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a glitter pen set (d) vegetables
33. 33.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) milk (c) drinking water (d) a new party dress
34. 34.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a toy robot (c) toothpaste (d) a new party dress
35. 35.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a toy robot (c) a school uniform (d) a fancy phone cover
36. 36.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) designer sunglasses (c) a school uniform (d) drinking water
37. 37.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a glitter pen set (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a third cricket bat
38. 38.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a school uniform (c) a third cricket bat (d) a toy robot
39. 39.Ishaan has ₹600. First Ishaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹200) and socks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.For Arjun, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

Free money maths lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/money-for-kids