Decision Making Worksheet: Best Option

Critical thinking lesson 22: Choosing the best option · Set 145 · 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.True or false: “healthy food” is a need. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a fancy phone case (c) healthy food (d) a school uniform
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a third pair of shoes (b) medicine when ill (c) a school uniform (d) healthy food
4. 4.🛍️ Aarav has ₹300 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) flower pot, ₹170 (b) kite, ₹170 (c) story book, ₹260 (d) comic, ₹320
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) medicine when ill (b) a third pair of shoes (c) a toy robot (d) a party hat
6. 6.🛍️ Ananya has ₹270 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) story book, ₹320 (b) comic, ₹260 (c) flower pot, ₹110 (d) football, ₹210
7. 7.🛍️ Ananya has ₹160 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) football, ₹80 (b) kite, ₹50 (c) seed packet, ₹180 (d) small trowel, ₹140
8. 8.🛍️ Meera has ₹120 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) kite, ₹150 (b) picture book, ₹70 (c) colour pencils, ₹80 (d) skipping rope, ₹100
9. 9.Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone case (b) a third pair of shoes (c) extra chocolate (d) a warm blanket
10. 10.🛍️ A need or a want: extra chocolate? (a) a need (b) a want
11. 11.🛍️ A need or a want: a pencil for class? (a) a want (b) a need
12. 12.🗒️ Before choosing, first list… (a) the weather (b) what you need (c) your friends (d) random ideas
13. 13.🍱 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 2-hour biryani (d) a fruit and curd bowl
14. 14.True or false: “a new video game” is a need. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🛍️ Aarav has ₹250 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) skipping rope, ₹220 (b) picture book, ₹240 (c) comic, ₹310 (d) kite, ₹70
16. 16.🛍️ Kabir has ₹150 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) crayon box, ₹110 (b) colour pencils, ₹170 (c) story book, ₹110 (d) picture book, ₹50
17. 17.🛍️ A need or a want: medicine when ill? (a) a need (b) a want
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a school uniform (b) a fancy phone case (c) medicine when ill (d) healthy food
19. 19.Which of these is a need? (a) a third pair of shoes (b) a pencil for class (c) a toy robot (d) extra chocolate
20. 20.True or false: “a warm blanket” is a want. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✅ The best option is the one that… (a) fits all your needs (b) costs the most (c) is the first one (d) a friend picked
22. 22.True or false: “a third pair of shoes” is a need. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🛍️ A need or a want: water to drink? (a) a want (b) a need
24. 24.🛍️ Rohan has ₹160 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) story book, ₹60 (b) crayon box, ₹150 (c) paint set, ₹240 (d) cricket bat, ₹150
25. 25.🛍️ Kabir has ₹280 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) colour pencils, ₹110 (b) comic, ₹240 (c) sketch pad, ₹150 (d) story book, ₹300
26. 26.🛍️ Tara has ₹290 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) kite, ₹300 (b) story book, ₹90 (c) skipping rope, ₹280 (d) picture book, ₹200
27. 27.Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a school uniform (c) a toy robot (d) water to drink
28. 28.🛍️ Rohan has ₹260 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) colour pencils, ₹80 (b) small trowel, ₹230 (c) seed packet, ₹290 (d) crayon box, ₹110
29. 29.🛍️ A need or a want: a fancy phone case? (a) a want (b) a need
30. 30.True or false: “a toy robot” is a need. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🚫 An option costs more than you have. What do you do? (a) cross it out (b) borrow from strangers (c) cry (d) buy it anyway
32. 32.🛍️ Tara has ₹250 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) watering can, ₹230 (b) cricket bat, ₹130 (c) flower pot, ₹300 (d) magazine, ₹220
33. 33.🛍️ Rohan has ₹290 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) paint set, ₹360 (b) sketch pad, ₹270 (c) comic, ₹210 (d) story book, ₹130
34. 34.🛍️ Arjun has ₹180 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) sketch pad, ₹210 (b) seed packet, ₹170 (c) crayon box, ₹170 (d) magazine, ₹100
35. 35.🛍️ Vihaan has ₹100 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) sketch pad, ₹60 (b) seed packet, ₹90 (c) kite, ₹180 (d) cricket bat, ₹80
36. 36.🛍️ Nisha has ₹260 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) sketch pad, ₹250 (b) comic, ₹150 (c) colour pencils, ₹270 (d) small trowel, ₹110
37. 37.Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a pencil for class (c) a new video game (d) a school uniform
38. 38.True or false: “a school uniform” is a need. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🛍️ Tara has ₹190 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) kite, ₹140 (b) paint set, ₹130 (c) small trowel, ₹80 (d) skipping rope, ₹250
40. 40.🛍️ A need or a want: a third pair of shoes? (a) a want (b) a need

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