Decision Making Worksheet: Best Option

Critical thinking lesson 22: Choosing the best option · Set 184 · 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.🚫 An option costs more than you have. What do you do? (a) cry (b) borrow from strangers (c) buy it anyway (d) cross it out
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a school uniform (b) water to drink (c) a warm blanket (d) extra chocolate
3. 3.🗒️ Before choosing, first list… (a) your friends (b) random ideas (c) the weather (d) what you need
4. 4.Which of these is a need? (a) a third pair of shoes (b) a school uniform (c) a new video game (d) a party hat
5. 5.🎒 Two bags fit your budget. One is strong, one is weak. Which do you pick? (a) both (b) neither (c) the weak one (d) the strong one
6. 6.Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) water to drink (c) medicine when ill (d) a new video game
7. 7.Which of these is a need? (a) a party hat (b) extra chocolate (c) a new video game (d) water to drink
8. 8.True or false: “extra chocolate” is a need. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🛍️ A need or a want: water to drink? (a) a want (b) a need
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) extra chocolate (b) healthy food (c) a third pair of shoes (d) a party hat
11. 11.True or false: “medicine when ill” is a want. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🛍️ Ishaan has ₹150 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) small trowel, ₹60 (b) crayon box, ₹120 (c) magazine, ₹190 (d) comic, ₹140
13. 13.🛍️ A need or a want: a school uniform? (a) a want (b) a need
14. 14.True or false: “a third pair of shoes” is a want. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🛍️ Nisha has ₹130 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) picture book, ₹170 (b) cricket bat, ₹60 (c) magazine, ₹100 (d) kite, ₹70
16. 16.🛍️ A need or a want: a third pair of shoes? (a) a want (b) a need
17. 17.True or false: “extra chocolate” is a want. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✅ 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
19. 19.Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) water to drink (c) a school uniform (d) a fancy phone case
20. 20.🛍️ A need or a want: a warm blanket? (a) a want (b) a need
21. 21.🛍️ Kabir has ₹110 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) football, ₹170 (b) picture book, ₹80 (c) cricket bat, ₹100 (d) flower pot, ₹50
22. 22.🛍️ A need or a want: a toy robot? (a) a need (b) a want
23. 23.🛍️ Aarav has ₹240 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) story book, ₹220 (b) paint set, ₹150 (c) picture book, ₹320 (d) colour pencils, ₹60
24. 24.🛍️ Aarav has ₹180 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) magazine, ₹200 (b) football, ₹70 (c) skipping rope, ₹70 (d) picture book, ₹170
25. 25.🛍️ Tara has ₹120 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) magazine, ₹90 (b) picture book, ₹110 (c) cricket bat, ₹90 (d) football, ₹180
26. 26.🍱 You need a lunch that is healthy and ready in 10 minutes. Which fits? (a) a big cake (b) a fruit and curd bowl (c) a packet of chips (d) a 2-hour biryani
27. 27.🛍️ A need or a want: a party hat? (a) a need (b) a want
28. 28.🛍️ Rohan has ₹250 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) colour pencils, ₹70 (b) comic, ₹270 (c) sketch pad, ₹120 (d) magazine, ₹220
29. 29.🛍️ Meera has ₹270 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) story book, ₹170 (b) colour pencils, ₹250 (c) football, ₹260 (d) cricket bat, ₹320
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warm blanket (b) a third pair of shoes (c) healthy food (d) a school uniform
31. 31.🛍️ Ananya has ₹150 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) colour pencils, ₹130 (b) crayon box, ₹60 (c) skipping rope, ₹140 (d) cricket bat, ₹170
32. 32.🛍️ A need or a want: extra chocolate? (a) a want (b) a need
33. 33.🛍️ Meera has ₹100 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) small trowel, ₹110 (b) skipping rope, ₹50 (c) seed packet, ₹80 (d) paint set, ₹60
34. 34.True or false: “a new video game” is a need. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🛍️ Saanvi has ₹290 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) colour pencils, ₹170 (b) watering can, ₹280 (c) seed packet, ₹370 (d) sketch pad, ₹260
36. 36.Which of these is a want? (a) water to drink (b) a pencil for class (c) medicine when ill (d) extra chocolate
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party hat (b) extra chocolate (c) water to drink (d) a fancy phone case
38. 38.True or false: “a new video game” is a want. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “a pencil for class” is a need. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “a school uniform” is a need. (a) False (b) True

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