Decision Making Worksheet: Best Option

Critical thinking lesson 22: Choosing the best option · Set 281 · 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.🛍️ A need or a want: healthy food? (a) a need (b) a want
2. 2.🛍️ Saanvi has ₹150 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) small trowel, ₹80 (b) comic, ₹50 (c) crayon box, ₹180 (d) sketch pad, ₹140
3. 3.🛍️ Meera has ₹190 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) sketch pad, ₹260 (b) crayon box, ₹180 (c) football, ₹60 (d) story book, ₹120
4. 4.🛍️ Meera has ₹290 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) picture book, ₹210 (b) sketch pad, ₹270 (c) football, ₹260 (d) cricket bat, ₹350
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a new video game (b) medicine when ill (c) a party hat (d) a third pair of shoes
6. 6.🛍️ A need or a want: medicine when ill? (a) a want (b) a need
7. 7.🛍️ A need or a want: a pencil for class? (a) a want (b) a need
8. 8.True or false: “extra chocolate” is a need. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) extra chocolate (b) water to drink (c) a fancy phone case (d) a third pair of shoes
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water to drink (b) a fancy phone case (c) a pencil for class (d) a warm blanket
11. 11.Which of these is a need? (a) a new video game (b) a third pair of shoes (c) a fancy phone case (d) a school uniform
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) healthy food (b) a toy robot (c) a warm blanket (d) a pencil for class
13. 13.True or false: “medicine when ill” is a need. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🛍️ Tara has ₹280 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) watering can, ₹320 (b) cricket bat, ₹110 (c) colour pencils, ₹120 (d) small trowel, ₹260
15. 15.🚫 An option costs more than you have. What do you do? (a) borrow from strangers (b) cross it out (c) buy it anyway (d) cry
16. 16.True or false: “water to drink” is a want. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🛍️ Ananya has ₹100 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) skipping rope, ₹110 (b) comic, ₹80 (c) crayon box, ₹50 (d) kite, ₹80
18. 18.🎒 Two bags fit your budget. One is strong, one is weak. Which do you pick? (a) neither (b) both (c) the weak one (d) the strong one
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy robot (b) a fancy phone case (c) a pencil for class (d) a third pair of shoes
20. 20.Which of these is a need? (a) a new video game (b) extra chocolate (c) a fancy phone case (d) medicine when ill
21. 21.True or false: “a warm blanket” is a want. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🍱 You need a lunch that is healthy and ready in 10 minutes. Which fits? (a) a big cake (b) a 2-hour biryani (c) a packet of chips (d) a fruit and curd bowl
23. 23.Which of these is a want? (a) healthy food (b) a warm blanket (c) a school uniform (d) a new video game
24. 24.🛍️ Ananya has ₹300 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) story book, ₹290 (b) crayon box, ₹250 (c) colour pencils, ₹320 (d) comic, ₹140
25. 25.✅ The best option is the one that… (a) a friend picked (b) costs the most (c) fits all your needs (d) is the first one
26. 26.🛍️ Kabir has ₹220 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) small trowel, ₹120 (b) colour pencils, ₹300 (c) crayon box, ₹210 (d) magazine, ₹100
27. 27.🛍️ Vihaan has ₹110 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) seed packet, ₹60 (b) comic, ₹70 (c) small trowel, ₹180 (d) skipping rope, ₹90
28. 28.🛍️ A need or a want: water to drink? (a) a want (b) a need
29. 29.🛍️ Aarav has ₹230 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) football, ₹180 (b) skipping rope, ₹300 (c) small trowel, ₹130 (d) magazine, ₹220
30. 30.True or false: “a party hat” is a want. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🛍️ A need or a want: a fancy phone case? (a) a want (b) a need
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fancy phone case (b) a party hat (c) extra chocolate (d) healthy food
33. 33.Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) medicine when ill (c) a pencil for class (d) a warm blanket
34. 34.🛍️ Diya has ₹170 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) small trowel, ₹130 (b) skipping rope, ₹240 (c) cricket bat, ₹140 (d) crayon box, ₹60
35. 35.🛍️ Ishaan has ₹230 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) colour pencils, ₹210 (b) cricket bat, ₹250 (c) paint set, ₹160 (d) kite, ₹190
36. 36.🛍️ Rohan has ₹130 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) small trowel, ₹90 (b) colour pencils, ₹150 (c) sketch pad, ₹100 (d) flower pot, ₹70
37. 37.Which of these is a want? (a) a pencil for class (b) a warm blanket (c) extra chocolate (d) water to drink
38. 38.True or false: “a fancy phone case” is a need. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil for class (b) a third pair of shoes (c) healthy food (d) a school uniform
40. 40.🛍️ A need or a want: a toy robot? (a) a need (b) a want

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