Decision Making Worksheet: Best Option

Critical thinking lesson 22: Choosing the best option · Set 219 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fancy phone case (b) medicine when ill (c) extra chocolate (d) a third pair of shoes
2. 2.🛍️ A need or a want: a third pair of shoes? (a) a want (b) a need
3. 3.Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone case (b) a new video game (c) healthy food (d) a third pair of shoes
4. 4.🛍️ A need or a want: water to drink? (a) a need (b) a want
5. 5.🛍️ Tara has ₹180 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) seed packet, ₹210 (b) sketch pad, ₹70 (c) paint set, ₹140 (d) small trowel, ₹170
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fancy phone case (b) a warm blanket (c) a school uniform (d) water to drink
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) medicine when ill (b) a warm blanket (c) a toy robot (d) a school uniform
8. 8.🛍️ A need or a want: medicine when ill? (a) a need (b) a want
9. 9.🛍️ Arjun has ₹270 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) small trowel, ₹120 (b) kite, ₹230 (c) story book, ₹280 (d) magazine, ₹230
10. 10.🛍️ Saanvi has ₹130 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) colour pencils, ₹80 (b) flower pot, ₹110 (c) small trowel, ₹110 (d) crayon box, ₹180
11. 11.True or false: “a third pair of shoes” is a need. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a want? (a) healthy food (b) a school uniform (c) medicine when ill (d) a third pair of shoes
13. 13.🛍️ Nisha has ₹180 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) picture book, ₹220 (b) kite, ₹160 (c) paint set, ₹100 (d) magazine, ₹130
14. 14.🛍️ Arjun has ₹170 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) football, ₹90 (b) flower pot, ₹180 (c) small trowel, ₹120 (d) magazine, ₹150
15. 15.🛍️ Diya has ₹190 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) colour pencils, ₹50 (b) kite, ₹170 (c) watering can, ₹180 (d) flower pot, ₹220
16. 16.True or false: “a pencil for class” is a need. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🛍️ Ishaan has ₹210 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) sketch pad, ₹190 (b) flower pot, ₹90 (c) paint set, ₹220 (d) skipping rope, ₹90
18. 18.🛍️ Aarav has ₹210 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) kite, ₹90 (b) colour pencils, ₹240 (c) magazine, ₹170 (d) crayon box, ₹160
19. 19.🛍️ Diya has ₹280 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) colour pencils, ₹290 (b) paint set, ₹240 (c) magazine, ₹80 (d) skipping rope, ₹180
20. 20.True or false: “a new video game” is a want. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) extra chocolate (b) a pencil for class (c) a party hat (d) a third pair of shoes
22. 22.🛍️ Kabir has ₹160 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) small trowel, ₹150 (b) skipping rope, ₹70 (c) kite, ₹80 (d) seed packet, ₹220
23. 23.🛍️ Aarav has ₹220 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) small trowel, ₹190 (b) comic, ₹140 (c) watering can, ₹260 (d) magazine, ₹130
24. 24.🛍️ A need or a want: a school uniform? (a) a need (b) a want
25. 25.Which of these is a need? (a) a new video game (b) extra chocolate (c) water to drink (d) a party hat
26. 26.Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) medicine when ill (c) water to drink (d) a toy robot
27. 27.🛍️ Kabir has ₹300 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) kite, ₹380 (b) seed packet, ₹120 (c) colour pencils, ₹170 (d) cricket bat, ₹270
28. 28.🛍️ Ishaan has ₹260 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) crayon box, ₹210 (b) colour pencils, ₹300 (c) flower pot, ₹170 (d) comic, ₹110
29. 29.🛍️ Ishaan has ₹150 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) magazine, ₹100 (b) picture book, ₹90 (c) crayon box, ₹160 (d) colour pencils, ₹120
30. 30.🚫 An option costs more than you have. What do you do? (a) borrow from strangers (b) cross it out (c) cry (d) buy it anyway
31. 31.🛍️ Saanvi has ₹210 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) comic, ₹200 (b) cricket bat, ₹90 (c) story book, ₹220 (d) skipping rope, ₹50
32. 32.True or false: “a new video game” is a need. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “extra chocolate” is a want. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a want? (a) water to drink (b) extra chocolate (c) a school uniform (d) a warm blanket
35. 35.🛍️ A need or a want: a pencil for class? (a) a need (b) a want
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a new video game (b) healthy food (c) medicine when ill (d) a school uniform
37. 37.🛍️ Meera has ₹240 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) crayon box, ₹250 (b) paint set, ₹230 (c) seed packet, ₹90 (d) football, ₹120
38. 38.✅ The best option is the one that… (a) costs the most (b) a friend picked (c) fits all your needs (d) is the first one
39. 39.🛍️ A need or a want: a fancy phone case? (a) a want (b) a need
40. 40.🛍️ Ishaan has ₹130 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) cricket bat, ₹100 (b) magazine, ₹210 (c) comic, ₹90 (d) seed packet, ₹60

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