Decision Making Worksheet: Best Option

Critical thinking lesson 22: Choosing the best option · Set 275 · 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.🛍️ Nisha has ₹150 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) flower pot, ₹70 (b) skipping rope, ₹190 (c) magazine, ₹70 (d) cricket bat, ₹140
2. 2.🛍️ Ananya has ₹300 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) cricket bat, ₹180 (b) flower pot, ₹290 (c) skipping rope, ₹130 (d) small trowel, ₹370
3. 3.🚫 An option costs more than you have. What do you do? (a) buy it anyway (b) cry (c) cross it out (d) borrow from strangers
4. 4.🛍️ A need or a want: extra chocolate? (a) a want (b) a need
5. 5.🛍️ A need or a want: a third pair of shoes? (a) a want (b) a need
6. 6.Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone case (b) a toy robot (c) medicine when ill (d) a third pair of shoes
7. 7.True or false: “healthy food” is a want. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “a pencil for class” is a need. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🛍️ Ishaan has ₹290 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) football, ₹200 (b) comic, ₹370 (c) story book, ₹240 (d) sketch pad, ₹80
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fancy phone case (b) a new video game (c) a pencil for class (d) a party hat
11. 11.🍱 You need a lunch that is healthy and ready in 10 minutes. Which fits? (a) a big cake (b) a packet of chips (c) a fruit and curd bowl (d) a 2-hour biryani
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) medicine when ill (b) a pencil for class (c) water to drink (d) a third pair of shoes
13. 13.🛍️ Nisha has ₹110 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) flower pot, ₹60 (b) cricket bat, ₹150 (c) story book, ₹60 (d) skipping rope, ₹80
14. 14.Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a fancy phone case (c) a party hat (d) water to drink
15. 15.🛍️ A need or a want: a toy robot? (a) a need (b) a want
16. 16.Which of these is a need? (a) a new video game (b) a party hat (c) a third pair of shoes (d) a warm blanket
17. 17.🛍️ Meera has ₹150 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) crayon box, ₹110 (b) picture book, ₹60 (c) paint set, ₹190 (d) flower pot, ₹140
18. 18.🛍️ Kabir has ₹220 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) seed packet, ₹290 (b) small trowel, ₹210 (c) story book, ₹50 (d) picture book, ₹170
19. 19.🛍️ Vihaan has ₹260 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) skipping rope, ₹220 (b) flower pot, ₹220 (c) paint set, ₹250 (d) sketch pad, ₹270
20. 20.Which of these is a want? (a) healthy food (b) a warm blanket (c) a pencil for class (d) a party hat
21. 21.🛍️ Saanvi has ₹240 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) small trowel, ₹300 (b) watering can, ₹210 (c) cricket bat, ₹100 (d) skipping rope, ₹180
22. 22.True or false: “medicine when ill” is a want. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “extra chocolate” is a need. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🛍️ Arjun has ₹190 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) crayon box, ₹120 (b) small trowel, ₹270 (c) football, ₹60 (d) seed packet, ₹180
25. 25.✅ 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
26. 26.🗒️ Before choosing, first list… (a) the weather (b) random ideas (c) your friends (d) what you need
27. 27.True or false: “a new video game” is a want. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎒 Two bags fit your budget. One is strong, one is weak. Which do you pick? (a) the strong one (b) neither (c) the weak one (d) both
29. 29.🛍️ Nisha has ₹170 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) colour pencils, ₹100 (b) football, ₹250 (c) sketch pad, ₹150 (d) cricket bat, ₹160
30. 30.🛍️ Tara has ₹110 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) crayon box, ₹70 (b) story book, ₹90 (c) comic, ₹190 (d) seed packet, ₹100
31. 31.🛍️ Meera has ₹200 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) comic, ₹180 (b) skipping rope, ₹170 (c) paint set, ₹130 (d) picture book, ₹230
32. 32.Which of these is a need? (a) a party hat (b) a pencil for class (c) extra chocolate (d) a fancy phone case
33. 33.Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a toy robot (c) water to drink (d) a school uniform
34. 34.Which of these is a need? (a) a third pair of shoes (b) a toy robot (c) a party hat (d) a school uniform
35. 35.🛍️ Kabir has ₹250 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) paint set, ₹230 (b) comic, ₹170 (c) crayon box, ₹300 (d) seed packet, ₹200
36. 36.🛍️ Diya has ₹140 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) seed packet, ₹170 (b) magazine, ₹80 (c) small trowel, ₹130 (d) picture book, ₹130
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy robot (b) a fancy phone case (c) a new video game (d) medicine when ill
38. 38.🛍️ Tara has ₹240 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) paint set, ₹220 (b) comic, ₹80 (c) seed packet, ₹110 (d) colour pencils, ₹320
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party hat (b) a third pair of shoes (c) a toy robot (d) a school uniform
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a school uniform (b) water to drink (c) a toy robot (d) healthy food

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