Decision Making Worksheet: Best Option

Critical thinking lesson 22: Choosing the best option · Set 413 · 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.True or false: “water to drink” is a need. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🛍️ Vihaan has ₹100 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) watering can, ₹50 (b) story book, ₹110 (c) picture book, ₹50 (d) cricket bat, ₹50
3. 3.True or false: “a warm blanket” is a want. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🛍️ A need or a want: a school uniform? (a) a need (b) a want
5. 5.🛍️ A need or a want: a party hat? (a) a need (b) a want
6. 6.🛍️ Rohan has ₹290 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) small trowel, ₹310 (b) story book, ₹250 (c) seed packet, ₹280 (d) magazine, ₹260
7. 7.🛍️ A need or a want: water to drink? (a) a need (b) a want
8. 8.🛍️ Aarav has ₹210 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) cricket bat, ₹90 (b) sketch pad, ₹150 (c) flower pot, ₹170 (d) seed packet, ₹260
9. 9.🛍️ Ishaan has ₹200 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) colour pencils, ₹110 (b) seed packet, ₹150 (c) football, ₹110 (d) small trowel, ₹210
10. 10.True or false: “extra chocolate” is a need. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) healthy food (b) a school uniform (c) a pencil for class (d) extra chocolate
12. 12.🛍️ Vihaan has ₹230 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) paint set, ₹200 (b) magazine, ₹290 (c) seed packet, ₹80 (d) picture book, ₹190
13. 13.🛍️ Diya has ₹300 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) skipping rope, ₹280 (b) small trowel, ₹200 (c) watering can, ₹70 (d) cricket bat, ₹310
14. 14.🛍️ Tara has ₹130 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) magazine, ₹100 (b) story book, ₹120 (c) watering can, ₹200 (d) flower pot, ₹90
15. 15.🚫 An option costs more than you have. What do you do? (a) buy it anyway (b) borrow from strangers (c) cry (d) cross it out
16. 16.True or false: “a third pair of shoes” is a need. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “healthy food” is a need. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎒 Two bags fit your budget. One is strong, one is weak. Which do you pick? (a) the strong one (b) both (c) neither (d) the weak one
19. 19.🛍️ Nisha has ₹110 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) football, ₹70 (b) colour pencils, ₹50 (c) flower pot, ₹100 (d) watering can, ₹150
20. 20.🗒️ Before choosing, first list… (a) random ideas (b) the weather (c) your friends (d) what you need
21. 21.🛍️ Diya has ₹220 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) sketch pad, ₹180 (b) magazine, ₹110 (c) skipping rope, ₹210 (d) cricket bat, ₹270
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a new video game (b) medicine when ill (c) a school uniform (d) healthy food
23. 23.🛍️ A need or a want: a new video game? (a) a need (b) a want
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy robot (b) a third pair of shoes (c) a new video game (d) water to drink
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water to drink (b) a party hat (c) medicine when ill (d) healthy food
26. 26.True or false: “medicine when ill” is a need. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🛍️ Meera has ₹220 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) skipping rope, ₹140 (b) cricket bat, ₹60 (c) story book, ₹270 (d) comic, ₹190
28. 28.True or false: “water to drink” is a want. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🍱 You need a lunch that is healthy and ready in 10 minutes. Which fits? (a) a packet of chips (b) a fruit and curd bowl (c) a 2-hour biryani (d) a big cake
30. 30.True or false: “a warm blanket” is a need. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a party hat (c) medicine when ill (d) a fancy phone case
32. 32.🛍️ Diya has ₹300 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) watering can, ₹310 (b) cricket bat, ₹90 (c) football, ₹160 (d) small trowel, ₹270
33. 33.🛍️ Vihaan has ₹120 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) picture book, ₹90 (b) crayon box, ₹110 (c) colour pencils, ₹190 (d) seed packet, ₹50
34. 34.Which of these is a need? (a) a new video game (b) a party hat (c) a toy robot (d) healthy food
35. 35.🛍️ Kabir has ₹250 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) crayon box, ₹190 (b) magazine, ₹240 (c) comic, ₹290 (d) football, ₹220
36. 36.🛍️ Kabir has ₹120 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) kite, ₹90 (b) small trowel, ₹130 (c) paint set, ₹80 (d) seed packet, ₹70
37. 37.🛍️ Kabir has ₹260 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) sketch pad, ₹240 (b) paint set, ₹330 (c) kite, ₹230 (d) football, ₹90
38. 38.🛍️ A need or a want: extra chocolate? (a) a want (b) a need
39. 39.Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a new video game (c) a warm blanket (d) water to drink
40. 40.🛍️ Tara has ₹240 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) kite, ₹210 (b) paint set, ₹90 (c) skipping rope, ₹280 (d) watering can, ₹70

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