Decision Making Worksheet: Best Option

Critical thinking lesson 22: Choosing the best option · Set 180 · 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: healthy food? (a) a want (b) a need
2. 2.🛍️ A need or a want: a warm blanket? (a) a need (b) a want
3. 3.✅ The best option is the one that… (a) is the first one (b) fits all your needs (c) a friend picked (d) costs the most
4. 4.🛍️ Diya has ₹280 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) magazine, ₹90 (b) flower pot, ₹290 (c) small trowel, ₹270 (d) sketch pad, ₹180
5. 5.🛍️ Rohan has ₹100 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) sketch pad, ₹60 (b) paint set, ₹70 (c) small trowel, ₹120 (d) flower pot, ₹60
6. 6.🛍️ A need or a want: water to drink? (a) a want (b) a need
7. 7.🛍️ Kabir has ₹100 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) comic, ₹90 (b) kite, ₹180 (c) small trowel, ₹90 (d) football, ₹60
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) medicine when ill (b) a warm blanket (c) a fancy phone case (d) a pencil for class
9. 9.🎒 Two bags fit your budget. One is strong, one is weak. Which do you pick? (a) the weak one (b) both (c) the strong one (d) neither
10. 10.True or false: “a toy robot” is a want. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a need? (a) a party hat (b) a third pair of shoes (c) a fancy phone case (d) water to drink
12. 12.🛍️ Kabir has ₹180 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) paint set, ₹150 (b) cricket bat, ₹150 (c) magazine, ₹250 (d) story book, ₹160
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy robot (b) a third pair of shoes (c) extra chocolate (d) a warm blanket
14. 14.True or false: “water to drink” is a want. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “a fancy phone case” is a want. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil for class (b) a warm blanket (c) extra chocolate (d) medicine when ill
17. 17.🛍️ Aarav has ₹120 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) football, ₹200 (b) story book, ₹80 (c) comic, ₹90 (d) kite, ₹90
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fancy phone case (b) extra chocolate (c) a third pair of shoes (d) water to drink
19. 19.🛍️ Vihaan has ₹240 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) football, ₹160 (b) comic, ₹190 (c) paint set, ₹50 (d) picture book, ₹290
20. 20.🛍️ Meera has ₹120 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) crayon box, ₹200 (b) paint set, ₹80 (c) football, ₹60 (d) seed packet, ₹60
21. 21.🍱 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
22. 22.🛍️ Kabir has ₹250 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) skipping rope, ₹90 (b) cricket bat, ₹140 (c) colour pencils, ₹200 (d) paint set, ₹330
23. 23.🛍️ Saanvi has ₹220 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) colour pencils, ₹170 (b) magazine, ₹130 (c) skipping rope, ₹120 (d) crayon box, ₹270
24. 24.🛍️ Aarav has ₹300 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) flower pot, ₹350 (b) small trowel, ₹260 (c) football, ₹60 (d) skipping rope, ₹270
25. 25.True or false: “a new video game” is a want. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “medicine when ill” is a want. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fancy phone case (b) a new video game (c) medicine when ill (d) a toy robot
28. 28.🚫 An option costs more than you have. What do you do? (a) cross it out (b) buy it anyway (c) borrow from strangers (d) cry
29. 29.Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) extra chocolate (c) water to drink (d) a pencil for class
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a new video game (b) a warm blanket (c) a pencil for class (d) water to drink
31. 31.🛍️ Diya has ₹120 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) flower pot, ₹90 (b) story book, ₹70 (c) magazine, ₹130 (d) colour pencils, ₹60
32. 32.True or false: “a warm blanket” is a want. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) healthy food (c) a new video game (d) a warm blanket
34. 34.🛍️ Tara has ₹140 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) kite, ₹130 (b) seed packet, ₹100 (c) magazine, ₹130 (d) flower pot, ₹220
35. 35.True or false: “extra chocolate” is a need. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🛍️ Aarav has ₹110 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) flower pot, ₹70 (b) watering can, ₹70 (c) skipping rope, ₹80 (d) football, ₹190
37. 37.🗒️ Before choosing, first list… (a) your friends (b) what you need (c) the weather (d) random ideas
38. 38.True or false: “a pencil for class” is a need. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🛍️ Rohan has ₹240 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) football, ₹70 (b) story book, ₹60 (c) sketch pad, ₹230 (d) crayon box, ₹290
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party hat (b) a fancy phone case (c) a toy robot (d) a school uniform

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