Decision Making Worksheet: Best Option

Critical thinking lesson 22: Choosing the best option · Set 244 · 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.🛍️ Kabir has ₹250 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) watering can, ₹70 (b) comic, ₹300 (c) football, ₹240 (d) picture book, ₹240
2. 2.🍱 You need a lunch that is healthy and ready in 10 minutes. Which fits? (a) a fruit and curd bowl (b) a packet of chips (c) a big cake (d) a 2-hour biryani
3. 3.Which of these is a need? (a) a third pair of shoes (b) a new video game (c) a toy robot (d) a pencil for class
4. 4.🛍️ Vihaan has ₹160 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) football, ₹240 (b) cricket bat, ₹110 (c) paint set, ₹50 (d) colour pencils, ₹90
5. 5.🛍️ Diya has ₹130 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) crayon box, ₹120 (b) picture book, ₹110 (c) sketch pad, ₹60 (d) story book, ₹200
6. 6.True or false: “extra chocolate” is a need. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🛍️ Ishaan has ₹160 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) seed packet, ₹110 (b) small trowel, ₹80 (c) skipping rope, ₹190 (d) kite, ₹120
8. 8.Which of these is a need? (a) water to drink (b) a toy robot (c) a new video game (d) a party hat
9. 9.Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) extra chocolate (c) a toy robot (d) a third pair of shoes
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party hat (b) a third pair of shoes (c) a new video game (d) water to drink
11. 11.True or false: “a pencil for class” is a want. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🛍️ Kabir has ₹150 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) sketch pad, ₹60 (b) skipping rope, ₹120 (c) seed packet, ₹130 (d) small trowel, ₹170
13. 13.🛍️ Rohan has ₹250 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) magazine, ₹220 (b) skipping rope, ₹130 (c) paint set, ₹170 (d) story book, ₹320
14. 14.True or false: “medicine when ill” is a want. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) medicine when ill (b) a toy robot (c) a fancy phone case (d) a party hat
16. 16.🛍️ Saanvi has ₹200 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) story book, ₹130 (b) seed packet, ₹270 (c) cricket bat, ₹120 (d) flower pot, ₹160
17. 17.🛍️ Vihaan has ₹190 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) story book, ₹100 (b) small trowel, ₹200 (c) watering can, ₹170 (d) kite, ₹150
18. 18.🛍️ Vihaan has ₹100 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) small trowel, ₹70 (b) picture book, ₹50 (c) watering can, ₹90 (d) magazine, ₹110
19. 19.🛍️ Diya has ₹240 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) colour pencils, ₹230 (b) flower pot, ₹190 (c) paint set, ₹320 (d) picture book, ₹50
20. 20.🛍️ Kabir has ₹130 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) picture book, ₹150 (b) skipping rope, ₹90 (c) kite, ₹90 (d) story book, ₹110
21. 21.✅ The best option is the one that… (a) fits all your needs (b) is the first one (c) a friend picked (d) costs the most
22. 22.🚫 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
23. 23.True or false: “a third pair of shoes” is a want. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a school uniform (c) water to drink (d) a new video game
25. 25.True or false: “a fancy phone case” is a want. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🛍️ Kabir has ₹200 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) magazine, ₹180 (b) paint set, ₹180 (c) story book, ₹260 (d) football, ₹150
27. 27.🛍️ A need or a want: a pencil for class? (a) a need (b) a want
28. 28.True or false: “a pencil for class” is a need. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎒 Two bags fit your budget. One is strong, one is weak. Which do you pick? (a) the weak one (b) both (c) neither (d) the strong one
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) medicine when ill (b) healthy food (c) a new video game (d) water to drink
31. 31.True or false: “a school uniform” is a want. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “a toy robot” is a want. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) extra chocolate (b) a school uniform (c) a warm blanket (d) a pencil for class
34. 34.True or false: “water to drink” is a need. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🛍️ A need or a want: a warm blanket? (a) a want (b) a need
36. 36.🛍️ Meera has ₹170 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) skipping rope, ₹200 (b) kite, ₹160 (c) story book, ₹90 (d) small trowel, ₹80
37. 37.🛍️ Ishaan has ₹180 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) seed packet, ₹160 (b) colour pencils, ₹100 (c) paint set, ₹70 (d) flower pot, ₹200
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a new video game (b) a party hat (c) a fancy phone case (d) a warm blanket
39. 39.🛍️ Kabir has ₹250 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) watering can, ₹80 (b) magazine, ₹320 (c) comic, ₹240 (d) small trowel, ₹160
40. 40.True or false: “a new video game” is a need. (a) True (b) False

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