Decision Making Worksheet: Best Option

Critical thinking lesson 22: Choosing the best option · Set 431 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) healthy food (b) a party hat (c) a school uniform (d) medicine when ill
2. 2.🗒️ Before choosing, first list… (a) random ideas (b) what you need (c) your friends (d) the weather
3. 3.🛍️ Diya has ₹240 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) kite, ₹180 (b) comic, ₹270 (c) paint set, ₹170 (d) story book, ₹230
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil for class (b) water to drink (c) a school uniform (d) extra chocolate
5. 5.Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) medicine when ill (c) water to drink (d) a toy robot
6. 6.🛍️ A need or a want: water to drink? (a) a want (b) a need
7. 7.🛍️ Nisha has ₹140 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) small trowel, ₹170 (b) cricket bat, ₹50 (c) sketch pad, ₹60 (d) seed packet, ₹130
8. 8.True or false: “a third pair of shoes” is a want. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🛍️ Meera has ₹220 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) flower pot, ₹290 (b) watering can, ₹170 (c) cricket bat, ₹130 (d) sketch pad, ₹140
10. 10.🛍️ Rohan has ₹120 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) cricket bat, ₹80 (b) picture book, ₹110 (c) seed packet, ₹160 (d) small trowel, ₹70
11. 11.🛍️ Tara has ₹160 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) crayon box, ₹110 (b) picture book, ₹240 (c) story book, ₹120 (d) seed packet, ₹50
12. 12.🛍️ Nisha has ₹240 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) watering can, ₹310 (b) picture book, ₹120 (c) cricket bat, ₹230 (d) small trowel, ₹200
13. 13.🍱 You need a lunch that is healthy and ready in 10 minutes. Which fits? (a) a packet of chips (b) a big cake (c) a fruit and curd bowl (d) a 2-hour biryani
14. 14.🛍️ Saanvi has ₹210 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) flower pot, ₹190 (b) sketch pad, ₹120 (c) watering can, ₹220 (d) skipping rope, ₹180
15. 15.🛍️ A need or a want: a school uniform? (a) a want (b) a need
16. 16.🛍️ A need or a want: medicine when ill? (a) a want (b) a need
17. 17.🛍️ Ananya has ₹200 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) comic, ₹210 (b) crayon box, ₹60 (c) watering can, ₹50 (d) story book, ₹160
18. 18.🛍️ A need or a want: a pencil for class? (a) a want (b) a need
19. 19.True or false: “water to drink” is a need. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a need? (a) a third pair of shoes (b) a school uniform (c) a party hat (d) a toy robot
21. 21.Which of these is a need? (a) a party hat (b) a fancy phone case (c) extra chocolate (d) medicine when ill
22. 22.🚫 An option costs more than you have. What do you do? (a) cross it out (b) cry (c) buy it anyway (d) borrow from strangers
23. 23.🛍️ A need or a want: a fancy phone case? (a) a need (b) a want
24. 24.🛍️ A need or a want: a third pair of shoes? (a) a want (b) a need
25. 25.True or false: “water to drink” is a want. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “a fancy phone case” is a want. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) medicine when ill (b) healthy food (c) a toy robot (d) water to drink
28. 28.Which of these is a want? (a) a new video game (b) a warm blanket (c) healthy food (d) a school uniform
29. 29.True or false: “a pencil for class” is a want. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🛍️ Kabir has ₹290 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) magazine, ₹280 (b) kite, ₹170 (c) sketch pad, ₹160 (d) story book, ₹330
31. 31.🎒 Two bags fit your budget. One is strong, one is weak. Which do you pick? (a) neither (b) the strong one (c) the weak one (d) both
32. 32.🛍️ A need or a want: a new video game? (a) a need (b) a want
33. 33.🛍️ Vihaan has ₹280 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) paint set, ₹340 (b) seed packet, ₹80 (c) story book, ₹270 (d) crayon box, ₹250
34. 34.🛍️ Diya has ₹260 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) magazine, ₹180 (b) colour pencils, ₹230 (c) watering can, ₹150 (d) crayon box, ₹340
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a school uniform (b) water to drink (c) a new video game (d) a pencil for class
36. 36.🛍️ Nisha has ₹140 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) flower pot, ₹90 (b) magazine, ₹130 (c) small trowel, ₹170 (d) comic, ₹60
37. 37.🛍️ A need or a want: healthy food? (a) a want (b) a need
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy robot (b) water to drink (c) a third pair of shoes (d) extra chocolate
39. 39.🛍️ Saanvi has ₹250 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) sketch pad, ₹80 (b) football, ₹60 (c) seed packet, ₹330 (d) small trowel, ₹200
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a new video game (b) medicine when ill (c) a toy robot (d) a fancy phone case

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