Decision Making Worksheet: Best Option

Critical thinking lesson 22: Choosing the best option · Set 266 · 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 of these is a want? (a) a pencil for class (b) a party hat (c) healthy food (d) medicine when ill
2. 2.🛍️ A need or a want: a toy robot? (a) a need (b) a want
3. 3.🛍️ Vihaan has ₹250 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) magazine, ₹200 (b) picture book, ₹300 (c) paint set, ₹170 (d) football, ₹190
4. 4.🗒️ Before choosing, first list… (a) your friends (b) the weather (c) what you need (d) random ideas
5. 5.🛍️ A need or a want: a school uniform? (a) a want (b) a need
6. 6.🛍️ A need or a want: a new video game? (a) a need (b) a want
7. 7.Which of these is a want? (a) healthy food (b) extra chocolate (c) a warm blanket (d) water to drink
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil for class (b) a warm blanket (c) medicine when ill (d) extra chocolate
9. 9.🛍️ Arjun has ₹190 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) crayon box, ₹70 (b) small trowel, ₹70 (c) cricket bat, ₹160 (d) football, ₹240
10. 10.✅ 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
11. 11.🛍️ A need or a want: extra chocolate? (a) a need (b) a want
12. 12.True or false: “medicine when ill” is a need. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🛍️ A need or a want: a warm blanket? (a) a want (b) a need
14. 14.🛍️ Tara has ₹100 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) small trowel, ₹120 (b) seed packet, ₹80 (c) story book, ₹90 (d) magazine, ₹70
15. 15.Which of these is a need? (a) a new video game (b) a fancy phone case (c) a party hat (d) a school uniform
16. 16.🛍️ Rohan has ₹220 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) small trowel, ₹60 (b) sketch pad, ₹140 (c) story book, ₹200 (d) picture book, ₹300
17. 17.🛍️ Rohan has ₹270 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) story book, ₹150 (b) sketch pad, ₹70 (c) skipping rope, ₹240 (d) football, ₹290
18. 18.🚫 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
19. 19.Which of these is a want? (a) healthy food (b) water to drink (c) a pencil for class (d) a fancy phone case
20. 20.Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a third pair of shoes (c) medicine when ill (d) water to drink
21. 21.🛍️ A need or a want: medicine when ill? (a) a want (b) a need
22. 22.Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone case (b) water to drink (c) a third pair of shoes (d) a toy robot
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warm blanket (b) a toy robot (c) a new video game (d) a fancy phone case
24. 24.🛍️ A need or a want: a party hat? (a) a need (b) a want
25. 25.🛍️ Tara has ₹100 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) colour pencils, ₹160 (b) skipping rope, ₹90 (c) flower pot, ₹60 (d) paint set, ₹70
26. 26.🛍️ Nisha has ₹280 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) magazine, ₹120 (b) picture book, ₹180 (c) small trowel, ₹260 (d) watering can, ₹350
27. 27.🍱 You need a lunch that is healthy and ready in 10 minutes. Which fits? (a) a 2-hour biryani (b) a big cake (c) a fruit and curd bowl (d) a packet of chips
28. 28.🛍️ A need or a want: a third pair of shoes? (a) a want (b) a need
29. 29.True or false: “a school uniform” is a need. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a third pair of shoes (b) water to drink (c) extra chocolate (d) a toy robot
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fancy phone case (b) a party hat (c) a school uniform (d) a new video game
32. 32.Which of these is a need? (a) a new video game (b) a third pair of shoes (c) a toy robot (d) healthy food
33. 33.🛍️ Saanvi has ₹270 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) crayon box, ₹350 (b) kite, ₹180 (c) colour pencils, ₹220 (d) cricket bat, ₹220
34. 34.🛍️ Tara has ₹240 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) seed packet, ₹80 (b) skipping rope, ₹190 (c) football, ₹320 (d) watering can, ₹120
35. 35.🛍️ Ishaan has ₹220 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) picture book, ₹180 (b) colour pencils, ₹200 (c) kite, ₹200 (d) cricket bat, ₹280
36. 36.True or false: “a warm blanket” is a need. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🛍️ Meera has ₹200 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) colour pencils, ₹80 (b) paint set, ₹60 (c) football, ₹190 (d) cricket bat, ₹280
38. 38.True or false: “water to drink” is a need. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🛍️ Ananya has ₹290 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) football, ₹300 (b) comic, ₹50 (c) kite, ₹250 (d) sketch pad, ₹150
40. 40.Which of these is a need? (a) a third pair of shoes (b) a toy robot (c) a new video game (d) a warm blanket

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