Decision Making Worksheet: Best Option

Critical thinking lesson 22: Choosing the best option · Set 218 · 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.🛍️ Saanvi has ₹180 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) kite, ₹190 (b) skipping rope, ₹140 (c) flower pot, ₹120 (d) picture book, ₹120
2. 2.Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone case (b) a toy robot (c) a party hat (d) healthy food
3. 3.Which of these is a want? (a) extra chocolate (b) water to drink (c) a school uniform (d) a pencil for class
4. 4.✅ The best option is the one that… (a) is the first one (b) fits all your needs (c) costs the most (d) a friend picked
5. 5.🛍️ Ananya has ₹140 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) story book, ₹120 (b) sketch pad, ₹60 (c) comic, ₹210 (d) football, ₹60
6. 6.True or false: “healthy food” is a want. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🗒️ Before choosing, first list… (a) your friends (b) random ideas (c) what you need (d) the weather
8. 8.Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) medicine when ill (c) a fancy phone case (d) healthy food
9. 9.🛍️ Tara has ₹160 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) picture book, ₹210 (b) small trowel, ₹70 (c) comic, ₹130 (d) skipping rope, ₹110
10. 10.Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) water to drink (c) a party hat (d) a warm blanket
11. 11.🛍️ Ananya has ₹150 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) small trowel, ₹50 (b) cricket bat, ₹230 (c) watering can, ₹70 (d) football, ₹140
12. 12.🛍️ Diya has ₹140 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) colour pencils, ₹210 (b) cricket bat, ₹120 (c) seed packet, ₹60 (d) crayon box, ₹110
13. 13.🚫 An option costs more than you have. What do you do? (a) buy it anyway (b) borrow from strangers (c) cry (d) cross it out
14. 14.True or false: “a new video game” is a need. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy robot (b) a new video game (c) water to drink (d) a party hat
16. 16.True or false: “medicine when ill” is a want. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy robot (b) a warm blanket (c) a new video game (d) extra chocolate
18. 18.🍱 You need a lunch that is healthy and ready in 10 minutes. Which fits? (a) a fruit and curd bowl (b) a 2-hour biryani (c) a packet of chips (d) a big cake
19. 19.🛍️ Meera has ₹210 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) colour pencils, ₹160 (b) small trowel, ₹180 (c) crayon box, ₹220 (d) football, ₹90
20. 20.Which of these is a need? (a) a new video game (b) water to drink (c) a fancy phone case (d) a third pair of shoes
21. 21.🛍️ A need or a want: a pencil for class? (a) a need (b) a want
22. 22.True or false: “water to drink” is a need. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil for class (b) a school uniform (c) a toy robot (d) medicine when ill
24. 24.🛍️ Aarav has ₹100 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) magazine, ₹70 (b) colour pencils, ₹130 (c) paint set, ₹90 (d) cricket bat, ₹50
25. 25.Which of these is a want? (a) a third pair of shoes (b) a school uniform (c) water to drink (d) a pencil for class
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a school uniform (b) a third pair of shoes (c) a fancy phone case (d) a party hat
27. 27.True or false: “medicine when ill” is a need. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a new video game (b) a fancy phone case (c) a pencil for class (d) a third pair of shoes
29. 29.🛍️ Nisha has ₹100 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) football, ₹60 (b) paint set, ₹150 (c) colour pencils, ₹50 (d) magazine, ₹80
30. 30.🛍️ A need or a want: water to drink? (a) a want (b) a need
31. 31.True or false: “a party hat” is a want. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a need? (a) a new video game (b) a fancy phone case (c) a pencil for class (d) a party hat
33. 33.🛍️ Meera has ₹140 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) football, ₹70 (b) small trowel, ₹90 (c) paint set, ₹90 (d) crayon box, ₹190
34. 34.🛍️ Nisha has ₹240 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) paint set, ₹50 (b) seed packet, ₹260 (c) flower pot, ₹230 (d) colour pencils, ₹160
35. 35.True or false: “a new video game” is a want. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎒 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
37. 37.🛍️ Meera has ₹250 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) sketch pad, ₹230 (b) crayon box, ₹300 (c) kite, ₹110 (d) small trowel, ₹130
38. 38.🛍️ Meera has ₹200 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) cricket bat, ₹160 (b) crayon box, ₹160 (c) paint set, ₹220 (d) small trowel, ₹50
39. 39.🛍️ Kabir has ₹250 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) watering can, ₹270 (b) flower pot, ₹200 (c) story book, ₹130 (d) sketch pad, ₹220
40. 40.🛍️ A need or a want: a new video game? (a) a need (b) a want

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