Decision Making Worksheet: Best Option

Critical thinking lesson 22: Choosing the best option · Set 294 · 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 ₹240 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) magazine, ₹300 (b) small trowel, ₹60 (c) crayon box, ₹230 (d) story book, ₹210
2. 2.True or false: “a toy robot” is a need. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) extra chocolate (b) water to drink (c) a fancy phone case (d) a new video game
4. 4.🚫 An option costs more than you have. What do you do? (a) buy it anyway (b) cry (c) borrow from strangers (d) cross it out
5. 5.🛍️ Ananya has ₹140 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) football, ₹60 (b) watering can, ₹180 (c) comic, ₹130 (d) flower pot, ₹90
6. 6.🍱 You need a lunch that is healthy and ready in 10 minutes. Which fits? (a) a fruit and curd bowl (b) a 2-hour biryani (c) a big cake (d) a packet of chips
7. 7.🛍️ Kabir has ₹110 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) watering can, ₹90 (b) skipping rope, ₹80 (c) picture book, ₹170 (d) magazine, ₹100
8. 8.True or false: “a school uniform” is a need. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a want? (a) healthy food (b) water to drink (c) a third pair of shoes (d) a pencil for class
10. 10.🛍️ Ishaan has ₹190 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) crayon box, ₹170 (b) story book, ₹80 (c) paint set, ₹210 (d) cricket bat, ₹60
11. 11.Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a fancy phone case (c) a party hat (d) a new video game
12. 12.✅ The best option is the one that… (a) fits all your needs (b) costs the most (c) is the first one (d) a friend picked
13. 13.🛍️ Ananya has ₹250 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) watering can, ₹290 (b) kite, ₹80 (c) flower pot, ₹240 (d) cricket bat, ₹170
14. 14.🛍️ Meera has ₹210 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) magazine, ₹170 (b) sketch pad, ₹270 (c) kite, ₹190 (d) paint set, ₹160
15. 15.🛍️ A need or a want: a pencil for class? (a) a need (b) a want
16. 16.🛍️ Saanvi has ₹120 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) watering can, ₹70 (b) picture book, ₹110 (c) football, ₹60 (d) magazine, ₹130
17. 17.True or false: “healthy food” is a want. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “a pencil for class” is a want. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🛍️ Nisha has ₹140 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) magazine, ₹160 (b) comic, ₹100 (c) football, ₹90 (d) colour pencils, ₹50
20. 20.Which of these is a need? (a) a new video game (b) a fancy phone case (c) extra chocolate (d) a school uniform
21. 21.True or false: “extra chocolate” is a want. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party hat (b) water to drink (c) a school uniform (d) medicine when ill
23. 23.🎒 Two bags fit your budget. One is strong, one is weak. Which do you pick? (a) the weak one (b) neither (c) both (d) the strong one
24. 24.🛍️ Ananya has ₹160 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) seed packet, ₹120 (b) crayon box, ₹110 (c) picture book, ₹140 (d) magazine, ₹230
25. 25.Which of these is a need? (a) a new video game (b) a party hat (c) water to drink (d) a fancy phone case
26. 26.🛍️ Nisha has ₹250 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) colour pencils, ₹70 (b) football, ₹210 (c) skipping rope, ₹260 (d) seed packet, ₹130
27. 27.🛍️ Diya has ₹210 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) watering can, ₹180 (b) kite, ₹170 (c) cricket bat, ₹220 (d) seed packet, ₹60
28. 28.True or false: “water to drink” is a want. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🗒️ Before choosing, first list… (a) what you need (b) random ideas (c) your friends (d) the weather
30. 30.🛍️ A need or a want: a new video game? (a) a need (b) a want
31. 31.🛍️ Saanvi has ₹150 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) watering can, ₹140 (b) kite, ₹130 (c) crayon box, ₹100 (d) skipping rope, ₹230
32. 32.Which of these is a want? (a) water to drink (b) a warm blanket (c) a new video game (d) medicine when ill
33. 33.🛍️ Kabir has ₹210 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) sketch pad, ₹160 (b) crayon box, ₹240 (c) football, ₹60 (d) watering can, ₹50
34. 34.True or false: “medicine when ill” is a want. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🛍️ A need or a want: a toy robot? (a) a want (b) a need
36. 36.🛍️ Kabir has ₹140 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) flower pot, ₹50 (b) skipping rope, ₹100 (c) kite, ₹220 (d) picture book, ₹50
37. 37.True or false: “a warm blanket” is a need. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🛍️ A need or a want: a party hat? (a) a want (b) a need
39. 39.True or false: “a party hat” is a need. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🛍️ A need or a want: medicine when ill? (a) a want (b) a need

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