Decision Making Worksheet: Best Option

Critical thinking lesson 22: Choosing the best option · Set 132 · 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.🛍️ Aarav has ₹180 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) picture book, ₹260 (b) watering can, ₹170 (c) skipping rope, ₹50 (d) story book, ₹160
2. 2.Which of these is a need? (a) extra chocolate (b) a new video game (c) a school uniform (d) a fancy phone case
3. 3.🛍️ Ishaan has ₹250 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) sketch pad, ₹240 (b) crayon box, ₹310 (c) story book, ₹130 (d) small trowel, ₹190
4. 4.True or false: “a school uniform” is a want. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🛍️ A need or a want: a warm blanket? (a) a want (b) a need
6. 6.Which of these is a need? (a) a party hat (b) a fancy phone case (c) healthy food (d) a third pair of shoes
7. 7.🍱 You need a lunch that is healthy and ready in 10 minutes. Which fits? (a) a big cake (b) a packet of chips (c) a fruit and curd bowl (d) a 2-hour biryani
8. 8.🛍️ Diya has ₹160 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) colour pencils, ₹140 (b) flower pot, ₹170 (c) skipping rope, ₹50 (d) watering can, ₹110
9. 9.Which of these is a want? (a) a new video game (b) water to drink (c) a pencil for class (d) medicine when ill
10. 10.🛍️ Nisha has ₹280 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) kite, ₹50 (b) paint set, ₹90 (c) magazine, ₹300 (d) comic, ₹260
11. 11.🛍️ Ishaan has ₹180 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) kite, ₹80 (b) sketch pad, ₹250 (c) football, ₹130 (d) colour pencils, ₹150
12. 12.🎒 Two bags fit your budget. One is strong, one is weak. Which do you pick? (a) the weak one (b) the strong one (c) neither (d) both
13. 13.True or false: “a party hat” is a need. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a need? (a) a third pair of shoes (b) a toy robot (c) a new video game (d) water to drink
15. 15.🛍️ Diya has ₹280 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) football, ₹90 (b) paint set, ₹270 (c) sketch pad, ₹300 (d) watering can, ₹230
16. 16.🛍️ Meera has ₹110 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) flower pot, ₹140 (b) football, ₹80 (c) seed packet, ₹100 (d) comic, ₹70
17. 17.🛍️ A need or a want: healthy food? (a) a want (b) a need
18. 18.Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) water to drink (c) a school uniform (d) a party hat
19. 19.True or false: “a toy robot” is a need. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a need? (a) a new video game (b) a toy robot (c) a warm blanket (d) a fancy phone case
21. 21.Which of these is a want? (a) healthy food (b) a toy robot (c) medicine when ill (d) a school uniform
22. 22.🛍️ A need or a want: a toy robot? (a) a need (b) a want
23. 23.Which of these is a need? (a) a party hat (b) a toy robot (c) medicine when ill (d) extra chocolate
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a third pair of shoes (b) a toy robot (c) extra chocolate (d) a pencil for class
25. 25.🛍️ A need or a want: a school uniform? (a) a need (b) a want
26. 26.True or false: “healthy food” is a need. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🛍️ Vihaan has ₹210 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) sketch pad, ₹270 (b) kite, ₹80 (c) watering can, ₹120 (d) crayon box, ₹200
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) medicine when ill (b) a toy robot (c) a warm blanket (d) healthy food
29. 29.True or false: “a fancy phone case” is a need. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🛍️ Meera has ₹140 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) comic, ₹120 (b) crayon box, ₹130 (c) cricket bat, ₹110 (d) paint set, ₹190
31. 31.Which of these is a want? (a) a pencil for class (b) healthy food (c) a third pair of shoes (d) a warm blanket
32. 32.Which of these is a want? (a) water to drink (b) extra chocolate (c) healthy food (d) medicine when ill
33. 33.🛍️ Arjun has ₹250 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) story book, ₹270 (b) skipping rope, ₹220 (c) small trowel, ₹230 (d) magazine, ₹240
34. 34.True or false: “a warm blanket” is a need. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water to drink (b) a school uniform (c) a pencil for class (d) a new video game
36. 36.🛍️ Tara has ₹270 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) magazine, ₹160 (b) colour pencils, ₹290 (c) small trowel, ₹150 (d) sketch pad, ₹240
37. 37.🚫 An option costs more than you have. What do you do? (a) cry (b) buy it anyway (c) borrow from strangers (d) cross it out
38. 38.🛍️ Arjun has ₹290 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) kite, ₹250 (b) paint set, ₹80 (c) football, ₹370 (d) sketch pad, ₹230
39. 39.🛍️ Rohan has ₹150 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) small trowel, ₹80 (b) seed packet, ₹130 (c) comic, ₹100 (d) story book, ₹170
40. 40.🛍️ Meera has ₹260 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) seed packet, ₹210 (b) story book, ₹310 (c) picture book, ₹250 (d) paint set, ₹210

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