Decision Making Worksheet: Best Option

Critical thinking lesson 22: Choosing the best option · Set 190 · 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: a school uniform? (a) a want (b) a need
2. 2.Which of these is a want? (a) a pencil for class (b) extra chocolate (c) healthy food (d) medicine when ill
3. 3.🛍️ Arjun has ₹130 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) skipping rope, ₹120 (b) comic, ₹200 (c) small trowel, ₹50 (d) story book, ₹80
4. 4.True or false: “a third pair of shoes” is a want. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🛍️ Ananya has ₹260 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) magazine, ₹340 (b) story book, ₹230 (c) watering can, ₹90 (d) seed packet, ₹150
6. 6.Which of these is a want? (a) water to drink (b) a third pair of shoes (c) healthy food (d) a school uniform
7. 7.🛍️ A need or a want: a fancy phone case? (a) a need (b) a want
8. 8.🛍️ Meera has ₹120 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) crayon box, ₹130 (b) small trowel, ₹80 (c) colour pencils, ₹90 (d) comic, ₹70
9. 9.✅ The best option is the one that… (a) is the first one (b) a friend picked (c) fits all your needs (d) costs the most
10. 10.Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) healthy food (c) a pencil for class (d) a toy robot
11. 11.🚫 An option costs more than you have. What do you do? (a) cross it out (b) borrow from strangers (c) buy it anyway (d) cry
12. 12.🛍️ Tara has ₹130 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) magazine, ₹100 (b) watering can, ₹80 (c) story book, ₹210 (d) flower pot, ₹100
13. 13.🛍️ Vihaan has ₹250 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) kite, ₹230 (b) crayon box, ₹120 (c) colour pencils, ₹220 (d) football, ₹330
14. 14.🛍️ Ananya has ₹300 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) crayon box, ₹260 (b) football, ₹280 (c) seed packet, ₹60 (d) kite, ₹310
15. 15.🛍️ A need or a want: a third pair of shoes? (a) a need (b) a want
16. 16.🛍️ A need or a want: a warm blanket? (a) a want (b) a need
17. 17.🛍️ Vihaan has ₹250 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) story book, ₹150 (b) magazine, ₹60 (c) colour pencils, ₹290 (d) sketch pad, ₹240
18. 18.🛍️ Meera has ₹180 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) kite, ₹170 (b) football, ₹230 (c) sketch pad, ₹60 (d) colour pencils, ₹80
19. 19.🛍️ Aarav has ₹160 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) sketch pad, ₹180 (b) kite, ₹60 (c) football, ₹120 (d) crayon box, ₹110
20. 20.🎒 Two bags fit your budget. One is strong, one is weak. Which do you pick? (a) the strong one (b) both (c) neither (d) the weak one
21. 21.🛍️ Arjun has ₹220 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) seed packet, ₹80 (b) colour pencils, ₹90 (c) skipping rope, ₹170 (d) football, ₹280
22. 22.🛍️ Tara has ₹270 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) seed packet, ₹250 (b) cricket bat, ₹120 (c) comic, ₹150 (d) small trowel, ₹300
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warm blanket (b) a toy robot (c) extra chocolate (d) a third pair of shoes
24. 24.🛍️ A need or a want: a pencil for class? (a) a want (b) a need
25. 25.🛍️ A need or a want: water to drink? (a) a want (b) a need
26. 26.🛍️ Aarav has ₹120 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) crayon box, ₹90 (b) colour pencils, ₹180 (c) magazine, ₹90 (d) seed packet, ₹60
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water to drink (b) extra chocolate (c) a warm blanket (d) healthy food
28. 28.True or false: “water to drink” is a want. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “medicine when ill” is a need. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “a school uniform” is a want. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🛍️ A need or a want: extra chocolate? (a) a need (b) a want
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fancy phone case (b) a party hat (c) a pencil for class (d) a toy robot
33. 33.🛍️ Nisha has ₹150 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) skipping rope, ₹170 (b) kite, ₹140 (c) picture book, ₹90 (d) seed packet, ₹70
34. 34.Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) medicine when ill (c) a new video game (d) a pencil for class
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) healthy food (b) water to drink (c) medicine when ill (d) a new video game
36. 36.🛍️ A need or a want: a toy robot? (a) a need (b) a want
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party hat (b) a toy robot (c) extra chocolate (d) a school uniform
38. 38.🛍️ A need or a want: healthy food? (a) a want (b) a need
39. 39.True or false: “water to drink” is a need. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “a warm blanket” is a want. (a) True (b) False

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