Decision Making Worksheet: Best Option

Critical thinking lesson 22: Choosing the best option · Set 103 · 40 questions

Thinking tip (Needs first): List the needs (money, purpose, time). Cross out every option that breaks one. The option left is the best. Too costly → out. Cheap but the wrong kind → out. A need is something you must have to be safe, healthy or able to learn; a want is nice to have.

1. 1.🛍️ A need or a want: extra chocolate? (a) a want (b) a need
2. 2.True or false: “extra chocolate” is a want. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🛍️ Diya has ₹220 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) magazine, ₹180 (b) kite, ₹80 (c) sketch pad, ₹50 (d) story book, ₹240
4. 4.🛍️ A need or a want: a warm blanket? (a) a need (b) a want
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a third pair of shoes (b) healthy food (c) a party hat (d) a fancy phone case
6. 6.🛍️ Diya has ₹160 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) picture book, ₹60 (b) sketch pad, ₹120 (c) crayon box, ₹240 (d) flower pot, ₹60
7. 7.Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a school uniform (c) extra chocolate (d) a pencil for class
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a new video game (b) healthy food (c) a pencil for class (d) a warm blanket
9. 9.Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a toy robot (c) a party hat (d) a fancy phone case
10. 10.🛍️ Saanvi has ₹230 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) colour pencils, ₹200 (b) sketch pad, ₹170 (c) comic, ₹280 (d) picture book, ₹210
11. 11.🛍️ A need or a want: healthy food? (a) a want (b) a need
12. 12.🛍️ Saanvi has ₹130 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) story book, ₹200 (b) seed packet, ₹120 (c) small trowel, ₹80 (d) comic, ₹90
13. 13.🛍️ Meera has ₹250 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) colour pencils, ₹260 (b) cricket bat, ₹210 (c) paint set, ₹240 (d) football, ₹110
14. 14.🛍️ A need or a want: a third pair of shoes? (a) a want (b) a need
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a third pair of shoes (b) a toy robot (c) extra chocolate (d) a warm blanket
16. 16.🛍️ A need or a want: water to drink? (a) a want (b) a need
17. 17.🛍️ A need or a want: a school uniform? (a) a need (b) a want
18. 18.🛍️ Rohan has ₹200 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) flower pot, ₹170 (b) paint set, ₹180 (c) crayon box, ₹210 (d) skipping rope, ₹90
19. 19.🚫 An option costs more than you have. What do you do? (a) borrow from strangers (b) buy it anyway (c) cross it out (d) cry
20. 20.🛍️ Tara has ₹140 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) crayon box, ₹200 (b) flower pot, ₹50 (c) colour pencils, ₹120 (d) kite, ₹50
21. 21.True or false: “water to drink” is a need. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎒 Two bags fit your budget. One is strong, one is weak. Which do you pick? (a) neither (b) the strong one (c) both (d) the weak one
23. 23.🛍️ Aarav has ₹230 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) magazine, ₹190 (b) comic, ₹300 (c) seed packet, ₹70 (d) sketch pad, ₹50
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy robot (b) a pencil for class (c) water to drink (d) healthy food
25. 25.🛍️ Ishaan has ₹200 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) football, ₹170 (b) watering can, ₹140 (c) magazine, ₹160 (d) cricket bat, ₹230
26. 26.🛍️ Saanvi has ₹110 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) picture book, ₹100 (b) skipping rope, ₹90 (c) cricket bat, ₹190 (d) story book, ₹100
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a third pair of shoes (b) a fancy phone case (c) extra chocolate (d) water to drink
28. 28.Which of these is a want? (a) a third pair of shoes (b) medicine when ill (c) a pencil for class (d) water to drink
29. 29.🍱 You need a lunch that is healthy and ready in 10 minutes. Which fits? (a) a 2-hour biryani (b) a packet of chips (c) a fruit and curd bowl (d) a big cake
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fancy phone case (b) a warm blanket (c) healthy food (d) a school uniform
31. 31.Which of these is a want? (a) healthy food (b) a party hat (c) a pencil for class (d) a school uniform
32. 32.🛍️ Nisha has ₹100 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) magazine, ₹70 (b) watering can, ₹90 (c) paint set, ₹80 (d) colour pencils, ₹150
33. 33.✅ The best option is the one that… (a) is the first one (b) a friend picked (c) costs the most (d) fits all your needs
34. 34.Which of these is a want? (a) water to drink (b) medicine when ill (c) a fancy phone case (d) a school uniform
35. 35.True or false: “a warm blanket” is a want. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “a new video game” is a want. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “healthy food” is a need. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🛍️ A need or a want: a new video game? (a) a need (b) a want
39. 39.🛍️ Ishaan has ₹250 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) seed packet, ₹310 (b) small trowel, ₹240 (c) kite, ₹130 (d) cricket bat, ₹220
40. 40.🛍️ Aarav has ₹270 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) paint set, ₹160 (b) watering can, ₹260 (c) skipping rope, ₹180 (d) small trowel, ₹340

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