Decision Making Worksheet: Best Option

Critical thinking lesson 22: Choosing the best option · Set 403 · 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.🍱 You need a lunch that is healthy and ready in 10 minutes. Which fits? (a) a packet of chips (b) a 2-hour biryani (c) a big cake (d) a fruit and curd bowl
2. 2.Which of these is a want? (a) a pencil for class (b) water to drink (c) healthy food (d) a fancy phone case
3. 3.🎒 Two bags fit your budget. One is strong, one is weak. Which do you pick? (a) the strong one (b) the weak one (c) neither (d) both
4. 4.True or false: “a party hat” is a need. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warm blanket (b) a fancy phone case (c) a pencil for class (d) medicine when ill
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) medicine when ill (b) a school uniform (c) extra chocolate (d) a pencil for class
7. 7.True or false: “water to drink” is a need. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “a pencil for class” is a need. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “water to drink” is a want. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🛍️ Diya has ₹150 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) picture book, ₹110 (b) small trowel, ₹90 (c) comic, ₹200 (d) paint set, ₹110
11. 11.Which of these is a need? (a) extra chocolate (b) healthy food (c) a fancy phone case (d) a new video game
12. 12.Which of these is a want? (a) a pencil for class (b) a school uniform (c) a third pair of shoes (d) medicine when ill
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warm blanket (b) a school uniform (c) water to drink (d) a new video game
14. 14.🛍️ Nisha has ₹220 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) kite, ₹90 (b) crayon box, ₹210 (c) story book, ₹50 (d) paint set, ₹240
15. 15.🛍️ Ananya has ₹120 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) flower pot, ₹80 (b) story book, ₹170 (c) kite, ₹80 (d) picture book, ₹110
16. 16.🛍️ A need or a want: a new video game? (a) a need (b) a want
17. 17.🚫 An option costs more than you have. What do you do? (a) borrow from strangers (b) cross it out (c) cry (d) buy it anyway
18. 18.🛍️ Diya has ₹140 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) colour pencils, ₹190 (b) seed packet, ₹120 (c) sketch pad, ₹130 (d) football, ₹70
19. 19.Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) extra chocolate (c) a fancy phone case (d) a third pair of shoes
20. 20.🛍️ Ananya has ₹110 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) kite, ₹50 (b) crayon box, ₹190 (c) sketch pad, ₹70 (d) story book, ₹50
21. 21.🛍️ A need or a want: water to drink? (a) a want (b) a need
22. 22.🛍️ Nisha has ₹140 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) story book, ₹120 (b) cricket bat, ₹130 (c) magazine, ₹180 (d) crayon box, ₹70
23. 23.Which of these is a need? (a) a new video game (b) medicine when ill (c) a fancy phone case (d) a toy robot
24. 24.✅ The best option is the one that… (a) a friend picked (b) is the first one (c) costs the most (d) fits all your needs
25. 25.Which of these is a need? (a) a new video game (b) a pencil for class (c) a fancy phone case (d) extra chocolate
26. 26.🛍️ A need or a want: extra chocolate? (a) a need (b) a want
27. 27.🛍️ Ananya has ₹280 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) picture book, ₹190 (b) watering can, ₹250 (c) seed packet, ₹310 (d) sketch pad, ₹160
28. 28.🗒️ Before choosing, first list… (a) your friends (b) the weather (c) random ideas (d) what you need
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warm blanket (b) a third pair of shoes (c) a school uniform (d) healthy food
30. 30.🛍️ Saanvi has ₹240 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) football, ₹140 (b) sketch pad, ₹270 (c) kite, ₹190 (d) crayon box, ₹210
31. 31.🛍️ Ishaan has ₹180 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) colour pencils, ₹130 (b) skipping rope, ₹100 (c) small trowel, ₹130 (d) crayon box, ₹240
32. 32.🛍️ Meera has ₹140 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) picture book, ₹100 (b) story book, ₹190 (c) sketch pad, ₹70 (d) seed packet, ₹120
33. 33.🛍️ Arjun has ₹110 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) skipping rope, ₹80 (b) colour pencils, ₹120 (c) picture book, ₹80 (d) sketch pad, ₹90
34. 34.🛍️ Saanvi has ₹300 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) watering can, ₹80 (b) football, ₹360 (c) kite, ₹260 (d) small trowel, ₹220
35. 35.🛍️ Tara has ₹210 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) paint set, ₹60 (b) picture book, ₹190 (c) story book, ₹280 (d) crayon box, ₹200
36. 36.True or false: “a warm blanket” is a need. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🛍️ A need or a want: a school uniform? (a) a want (b) a need
38. 38.🛍️ Saanvi has ₹100 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) colour pencils, ₹80 (b) cricket bat, ₹50 (c) comic, ₹120 (d) story book, ₹70
39. 39.True or false: “a third pair of shoes” is a need. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🛍️ Ishaan has ₹290 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) cricket bat, ₹170 (b) seed packet, ₹360 (c) watering can, ₹280 (d) colour pencils, ₹240

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