Decision Making Worksheet: Best Option

Critical thinking lesson 22: Choosing the best option · Set 317 · 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 need? (a) a toy robot (b) a third pair of shoes (c) a fancy phone case (d) water to drink
2. 2.🛍️ Ananya has ₹210 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) sketch pad, ₹80 (b) small trowel, ₹70 (c) cricket bat, ₹280 (d) skipping rope, ₹200
3. 3.🛍️ A need or a want: a pencil for class? (a) a need (b) a want
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) medicine when ill (b) a pencil for class (c) healthy food (d) extra chocolate
5. 5.🛍️ Ananya has ₹120 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) picture book, ₹170 (b) seed packet, ₹50 (c) story book, ₹80 (d) colour pencils, ₹90
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy robot (b) a pencil for class (c) a fancy phone case (d) a third pair of shoes
7. 7.True or false: “a new video game” is a need. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🍱 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
9. 9.🛍️ Nisha has ₹250 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) cricket bat, ₹240 (b) magazine, ₹100 (c) skipping rope, ₹270 (d) paint set, ₹60
10. 10.🛍️ Rohan has ₹130 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) crayon box, ₹90 (b) sketch pad, ₹140 (c) flower pot, ₹80 (d) football, ₹120
11. 11.🛍️ Kabir has ₹280 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) cricket bat, ₹300 (b) magazine, ₹220 (c) football, ₹270 (d) flower pot, ₹210
12. 12.Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone case (b) a new video game (c) extra chocolate (d) a school uniform
13. 13.Which of these is a need? (a) healthy food (b) extra chocolate (c) a third pair of shoes (d) a fancy phone case
14. 14.🛍️ A need or a want: medicine when ill? (a) a need (b) a want
15. 15.True or false: “a new video game” is a want. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎒 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
17. 17.🛍️ Tara has ₹170 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) crayon box, ₹230 (b) comic, ₹110 (c) magazine, ₹140 (d) colour pencils, ₹150
18. 18.🛍️ Aarav has ₹150 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) skipping rope, ₹220 (b) paint set, ₹50 (c) kite, ₹100 (d) watering can, ₹70
19. 19.Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) water to drink (c) a pencil for class (d) a fancy phone case
20. 20.🛍️ Arjun has ₹300 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) small trowel, ₹240 (b) sketch pad, ₹250 (c) crayon box, ₹320 (d) kite, ₹230
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water to drink (b) healthy food (c) a new video game (d) medicine when ill
22. 22.🛍️ A need or a want: a fancy phone case? (a) a want (b) a need
23. 23.✅ The best option is the one that… (a) fits all your needs (b) costs the most (c) a friend picked (d) is the first one
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a new video game (b) a party hat (c) water to drink (d) a third pair of shoes
25. 25.🛍️ Vihaan has ₹210 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) football, ₹140 (b) paint set, ₹260 (c) crayon box, ₹190 (d) picture book, ₹140
26. 26.🛍️ Arjun has ₹100 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) sketch pad, ₹120 (b) picture book, ₹90 (c) crayon box, ₹90 (d) seed packet, ₹80
27. 27.True or false: “extra chocolate” is a want. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🛍️ Nisha has ₹120 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) cricket bat, ₹150 (b) sketch pad, ₹100 (c) skipping rope, ₹70 (d) picture book, ₹80
29. 29.True or false: “a warm blanket” is a want. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🛍️ A need or a want: a party hat? (a) a need (b) a want
31. 31.True or false: “healthy food” is a want. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “a toy robot” is a want. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🛍️ Rohan has ₹120 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) watering can, ₹160 (b) football, ₹110 (c) comic, ₹90 (d) small trowel, ₹90
34. 34.🛍️ Meera has ₹280 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) watering can, ₹230 (b) comic, ₹150 (c) flower pot, ₹300 (d) paint set, ₹160
35. 35.🗒️ Before choosing, first list… (a) the weather (b) random ideas (c) your friends (d) what you need
36. 36.🛍️ Tara has ₹190 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) sketch pad, ₹220 (b) magazine, ₹90 (c) watering can, ₹140 (d) colour pencils, ₹170
37. 37.🚫 An option costs more than you have. What do you do? (a) cross it out (b) buy it anyway (c) borrow from strangers (d) cry
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a new video game (b) extra chocolate (c) a third pair of shoes (d) a school uniform
39. 39.🛍️ Diya has ₹250 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) story book, ₹140 (b) football, ₹200 (c) skipping rope, ₹300 (d) picture book, ₹180
40. 40.🛍️ A need or a want: a school uniform? (a) a need (b) a want

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