Decision Making Worksheet: Best Option

Critical thinking lesson 22: Choosing the best option · Set 340 · 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: a toy robot? (a) a need (b) a want
2. 2.🛍️ A need or a want: medicine when ill? (a) a need (b) a want
3. 3.🛍️ A need or a want: healthy food? (a) a need (b) a want
4. 4.Which of these is a want? (a) water to drink (b) extra chocolate (c) a school uniform (d) healthy food
5. 5.🛍️ Meera has ₹300 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) football, ₹320 (b) picture book, ₹140 (c) story book, ₹190 (d) kite, ₹250
6. 6.🚫 An option costs more than you have. What do you do? (a) cross it out (b) borrow from strangers (c) cry (d) buy it anyway
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party hat (b) a third pair of shoes (c) a fancy phone case (d) a school uniform
8. 8.🛍️ Vihaan has ₹130 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) comic, ₹200 (b) paint set, ₹70 (c) story book, ₹120 (d) small trowel, ₹120
9. 9.✅ 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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil for class (b) a toy robot (c) a school uniform (d) a warm blanket
11. 11.🛍️ Saanvi has ₹220 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) colour pencils, ₹280 (b) seed packet, ₹100 (c) crayon box, ₹190 (d) comic, ₹120
12. 12.🛍️ Vihaan has ₹120 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) flower pot, ₹110 (b) comic, ₹130 (c) crayon box, ₹70 (d) story book, ₹80
13. 13.🛍️ Nisha has ₹110 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) cricket bat, ₹160 (b) watering can, ₹100 (c) colour pencils, ₹80 (d) kite, ₹90
14. 14.True or false: “a school uniform” is a want. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🛍️ Tara has ₹120 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) paint set, ₹70 (b) small trowel, ₹160 (c) crayon box, ₹110 (d) seed packet, ₹110
16. 16.Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone case (b) a school uniform (c) extra chocolate (d) a third pair of shoes
17. 17.True or false: “a pencil for class” is a need. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🛍️ Ishaan has ₹260 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) sketch pad, ₹140 (b) magazine, ₹290 (c) story book, ₹210 (d) crayon box, ₹50
19. 19.🛍️ Saanvi has ₹250 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) flower pot, ₹320 (b) sketch pad, ₹240 (c) comic, ₹150 (d) seed packet, ₹210
20. 20.🛍️ Ananya has ₹300 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) kite, ₹220 (b) football, ₹50 (c) picture book, ₹330 (d) magazine, ₹290
21. 21.True or false: “a warm blanket” is a need. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🛍️ A need or a want: a new video game? (a) a need (b) a want
23. 23.🛍️ Kabir has ₹290 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) cricket bat, ₹160 (b) magazine, ₹270 (c) flower pot, ₹70 (d) picture book, ₹370
24. 24.🛍️ Arjun has ₹250 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) cricket bat, ₹120 (b) comic, ₹310 (c) story book, ₹240 (d) colour pencils, ₹150
25. 25.🛍️ Tara has ₹270 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) flower pot, ₹230 (b) sketch pad, ₹170 (c) seed packet, ₹290 (d) skipping rope, ₹200
26. 26.True or false: “extra chocolate” is a need. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🛍️ Kabir has ₹140 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) comic, ₹190 (b) cricket bat, ₹90 (c) small trowel, ₹110 (d) magazine, ₹130
28. 28.🛍️ Ananya has ₹250 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) flower pot, ₹230 (b) football, ₹230 (c) paint set, ₹160 (d) cricket bat, ₹260
29. 29.🛍️ Meera has ₹100 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) watering can, ₹70 (b) skipping rope, ₹170 (c) paint set, ₹70 (d) kite, ₹60
30. 30.🛍️ Nisha has ₹280 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) story book, ₹340 (b) crayon box, ₹170 (c) comic, ₹240 (d) cricket bat, ₹90
31. 31.🛍️ A need or a want: a third pair of shoes? (a) a want (b) a need
32. 32.🛍️ A need or a want: water to drink? (a) a want (b) a need
33. 33.🍱 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 packet of chips (d) a big cake
34. 34.True or false: “a warm blanket” is a want. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🛍️ A need or a want: a fancy phone case? (a) a need (b) a want
36. 36.🛍️ Diya has ₹250 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) picture book, ₹110 (b) crayon box, ₹280 (c) colour pencils, ₹210 (d) story book, ₹50
37. 37.Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) medicine when ill (c) a new video game (d) a fancy phone case
38. 38.🛍️ Nisha has ₹300 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) kite, ₹330 (b) colour pencils, ₹280 (c) picture book, ₹220 (d) football, ₹290
39. 39.🗒️ Before choosing, first list… (a) random ideas (b) your friends (c) what you need (d) the weather
40. 40.🛍️ Aarav has ₹110 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) cricket bat, ₹90 (b) story book, ₹90 (c) comic, ₹160 (d) kite, ₹70

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