Decision Making Worksheet: Best Option

Critical thinking lesson 22: Choosing the best option · Set 432 · 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 party hat? (a) a want (b) a need
2. 2.🛍️ Diya has ₹290 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) magazine, ₹370 (b) picture book, ₹250 (c) flower pot, ₹100 (d) seed packet, ₹150
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fancy phone case (b) a school uniform (c) extra chocolate (d) a third pair of shoes
4. 4.🗒️ Before choosing, first list… (a) the weather (b) what you need (c) your friends (d) random ideas
5. 5.✅ The best option is the one that… (a) fits all your needs (b) is the first one (c) costs the most (d) a friend picked
6. 6.Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone case (b) a pencil for class (c) a party hat (d) a toy robot
7. 7.🛍️ A need or a want: a warm blanket? (a) a want (b) a need
8. 8.True or false: “water to drink” is a need. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “a party hat” is a need. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) healthy food (b) a pencil for class (c) a school uniform (d) a third pair of shoes
11. 11.True or false: “a pencil for class” is a want. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a need? (a) a third pair of shoes (b) medicine when ill (c) a new video game (d) extra chocolate
13. 13.True or false: “a fancy phone case” is a need. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🛍️ A need or a want: water to drink? (a) a need (b) a want
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water to drink (b) medicine when ill (c) a warm blanket (d) extra chocolate
16. 16.True or false: “a school uniform” is a want. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🚫 An option costs more than you have. What do you do? (a) cry (b) cross it out (c) buy it anyway (d) borrow from strangers
18. 18.Which of these is a want? (a) a pencil for class (b) water to drink (c) healthy food (d) a fancy phone case
19. 19.True or false: “a new video game” is a want. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🛍️ Meera has ₹170 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) paint set, ₹130 (b) flower pot, ₹90 (c) magazine, ₹150 (d) sketch pad, ₹190
21. 21.🛍️ Nisha has ₹200 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) colour pencils, ₹120 (b) football, ₹170 (c) kite, ₹280 (d) story book, ₹70
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) healthy food (b) a new video game (c) a party hat (d) a toy robot
23. 23.🛍️ Saanvi has ₹100 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) comic, ₹70 (b) story book, ₹70 (c) watering can, ₹120 (d) flower pot, ₹50
24. 24.True or false: “healthy food” is a want. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “healthy food” is a need. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “a fancy phone case” is a want. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🛍️ Aarav has ₹220 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) watering can, ₹50 (b) comic, ₹190 (c) magazine, ₹230 (d) flower pot, ₹80
28. 28.True or false: “medicine when ill” is a need. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🛍️ Nisha has ₹200 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) sketch pad, ₹240 (b) kite, ₹110 (c) crayon box, ₹150 (d) small trowel, ₹120
30. 30.🛍️ A need or a want: extra chocolate? (a) a want (b) a need
31. 31.🛍️ Aarav has ₹290 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) magazine, ₹180 (b) story book, ₹90 (c) cricket bat, ₹270 (d) kite, ₹330
32. 32.🛍️ A need or a want: a third pair of shoes? (a) a want (b) a need
33. 33.True or false: “a party hat” is a want. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🍱 You need a lunch that is healthy and ready in 10 minutes. Which fits? (a) a big cake (b) a 2-hour biryani (c) a packet of chips (d) a fruit and curd bowl
35. 35.True or false: “extra chocolate” is a need. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🛍️ Diya has ₹260 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) football, ₹270 (b) flower pot, ₹60 (c) crayon box, ₹120 (d) skipping rope, ₹250
37. 37.Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone case (b) a third pair of shoes (c) water to drink (d) a party hat
38. 38.True or false: “a school uniform” is a need. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fancy phone case (b) a warm blanket (c) extra chocolate (d) a third pair of shoes
40. 40.🛍️ Kabir has ₹260 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) cricket bat, ₹280 (b) football, ₹240 (c) seed packet, ₹130 (d) picture book, ₹110

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