Decision Making Worksheet: Best Option

Critical thinking lesson 22: Choosing the best option · Set 106 · 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.✅ The best option is the one that… (a) fits all your needs (b) a friend picked (c) is the first one (d) costs the most
2. 2.🚫 An option costs more than you have. What do you do? (a) borrow from strangers (b) cross it out (c) buy it anyway (d) cry
3. 3.🛍️ Tara has ₹300 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) football, ₹60 (b) paint set, ₹280 (c) small trowel, ₹50 (d) colour pencils, ₹360
4. 4.🛍️ A need or a want: water to drink? (a) a need (b) a want
5. 5.🛍️ Tara has ₹230 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) watering can, ₹180 (b) small trowel, ₹300 (c) magazine, ₹200 (d) comic, ₹100
6. 6.🛍️ A need or a want: a warm blanket? (a) a want (b) a need
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party hat (b) water to drink (c) medicine when ill (d) healthy food
8. 8.Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone case (b) a new video game (c) water to drink (d) extra chocolate
9. 9.Which of these is a want? (a) water to drink (b) extra chocolate (c) a school uniform (d) a warm blanket
10. 10.🗒️ Before choosing, first list… (a) what you need (b) the weather (c) random ideas (d) your friends
11. 11.🍱 You need a lunch that is healthy and ready in 10 minutes. Which fits? (a) a packet of chips (b) a big cake (c) a 2-hour biryani (d) a fruit and curd bowl
12. 12.🛍️ A need or a want: a toy robot? (a) a need (b) a want
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) extra chocolate (b) a pencil for class (c) a fancy phone case (d) a party hat
14. 14.🛍️ Aarav has ₹200 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) colour pencils, ₹190 (b) picture book, ₹160 (c) watering can, ₹110 (d) magazine, ₹210
15. 15.🛍️ Meera has ₹230 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) story book, ₹50 (b) skipping rope, ₹200 (c) football, ₹290 (d) magazine, ₹80
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a school uniform (b) medicine when ill (c) a toy robot (d) healthy food
17. 17.🛍️ Kabir has ₹150 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) crayon box, ₹110 (b) picture book, ₹100 (c) sketch pad, ₹90 (d) magazine, ₹220
18. 18.🛍️ Arjun has ₹300 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) football, ₹170 (b) flower pot, ₹270 (c) comic, ₹130 (d) seed packet, ₹370
19. 19.🛍️ Meera has ₹290 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) paint set, ₹230 (b) flower pot, ₹240 (c) colour pencils, ₹130 (d) small trowel, ₹360
20. 20.🛍️ Rohan has ₹160 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) comic, ₹50 (b) paint set, ₹70 (c) watering can, ₹140 (d) flower pot, ₹180
21. 21.🛍️ A need or a want: a party hat? (a) a need (b) a want
22. 22.🛍️ Meera has ₹300 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) small trowel, ₹360 (b) story book, ₹90 (c) watering can, ₹250 (d) comic, ₹210
23. 23.Which of these is a want? (a) a party hat (b) water to drink (c) a pencil for class (d) healthy food
24. 24.True or false: “a warm blanket” is a want. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “a new video game” is a want. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🛍️ Rohan has ₹200 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) sketch pad, ₹180 (b) picture book, ₹50 (c) kite, ₹140 (d) crayon box, ₹260
27. 27.🛍️ Diya has ₹180 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) flower pot, ₹130 (b) seed packet, ₹190 (c) picture book, ₹70 (d) colour pencils, ₹140
28. 28.🛍️ Arjun has ₹110 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) crayon box, ₹100 (b) magazine, ₹100 (c) cricket bat, ₹100 (d) sketch pad, ₹160
29. 29.Which of these is a want? (a) healthy food (b) water to drink (c) a school uniform (d) a fancy phone case
30. 30.Which of these is a want? (a) healthy food (b) medicine when ill (c) a third pair of shoes (d) a warm blanket
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fancy phone case (b) water to drink (c) a school uniform (d) a pencil for class
32. 32.True or false: “a new video game” is a need. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🛍️ Saanvi has ₹160 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) small trowel, ₹120 (b) watering can, ₹210 (c) paint set, ₹100 (d) football, ₹70
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy robot (b) a party hat (c) medicine when ill (d) extra chocolate
35. 35.Which of these is a need? (a) extra chocolate (b) healthy food (c) a fancy phone case (d) a toy robot
36. 36.🛍️ Rohan has ₹160 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) watering can, ₹210 (b) seed packet, ₹130 (c) cricket bat, ₹60 (d) skipping rope, ₹70
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy robot (b) a fancy phone case (c) a new video game (d) a school uniform
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy robot (b) a new video game (c) healthy food (d) a third pair of shoes
39. 39.🛍️ A need or a want: extra chocolate? (a) a need (b) a want
40. 40.🛍️ A need or a want: a new video game? (a) a need (b) a want

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