Decision Making Worksheet: Best Option

Critical thinking lesson 22: Choosing the best option · Set 440 · 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 of these is a need? (a) healthy food (b) a new video game (c) a fancy phone case (d) a toy robot
2. 2.🛍️ Ananya has ₹100 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) sketch pad, ₹90 (b) kite, ₹50 (c) skipping rope, ₹140 (d) story book, ₹90
3. 3.🍱 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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fancy phone case (b) a pencil for class (c) medicine when ill (d) a school uniform
5. 5.True or false: “medicine when ill” is a need. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🛍️ Arjun has ₹290 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) watering can, ₹270 (b) seed packet, ₹320 (c) football, ₹100 (d) magazine, ₹100
7. 7.Which of these is a need? (a) extra chocolate (b) a fancy phone case (c) a toy robot (d) a warm blanket
8. 8.Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone case (b) medicine when ill (c) a warm blanket (d) a school uniform
9. 9.🛍️ A need or a want: water to drink? (a) a need (b) a want
10. 10.True or false: “a fancy phone case” is a need. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🛍️ A need or a want: a toy robot? (a) a want (b) a need
12. 12.🛍️ Aarav has ₹120 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) small trowel, ₹50 (b) football, ₹140 (c) cricket bat, ₹70 (d) colour pencils, ₹80
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a new video game (b) a school uniform (c) a warm blanket (d) water to drink
14. 14.🗒️ Before choosing, first list… (a) the weather (b) random ideas (c) your friends (d) what you need
15. 15.🛍️ Ananya has ₹160 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) small trowel, ₹140 (b) story book, ₹150 (c) paint set, ₹50 (d) picture book, ₹220
16. 16.True or false: “a third pair of shoes” is a want. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “water to drink” is a need. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🛍️ Tara has ₹220 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) seed packet, ₹230 (b) picture book, ₹120 (c) paint set, ₹150 (d) watering can, ₹200
19. 19.Which of these is a need? (a) a pencil for class (b) a new video game (c) a toy robot (d) a third pair of shoes
20. 20.🚫 An option costs more than you have. What do you do? (a) cry (b) borrow from strangers (c) buy it anyway (d) cross it out
21. 21.🛍️ Aarav has ₹290 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) football, ₹230 (b) story book, ₹210 (c) crayon box, ₹240 (d) paint set, ₹340
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water to drink (b) extra chocolate (c) a new video game (d) a third pair of shoes
23. 23.🛍️ Ishaan has ₹110 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) sketch pad, ₹80 (b) kite, ₹100 (c) story book, ₹150 (d) magazine, ₹80
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water to drink (b) a school uniform (c) healthy food (d) a toy robot
25. 25.🛍️ Diya has ₹170 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) story book, ₹130 (b) colour pencils, ₹60 (c) skipping rope, ₹60 (d) magazine, ₹180
26. 26.🛍️ A need or a want: a pencil for class? (a) a need (b) a want
27. 27.🛍️ Meera has ₹110 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) skipping rope, ₹80 (b) seed packet, ₹50 (c) picture book, ₹90 (d) kite, ₹180
28. 28.✅ The best option is the one that… (a) is the first one (b) a friend picked (c) costs the most (d) fits all your needs
29. 29.🛍️ Aarav has ₹190 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) picture book, ₹160 (b) skipping rope, ₹160 (c) comic, ₹200 (d) football, ₹180
30. 30.🛍️ Rohan has ₹110 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) cricket bat, ₹100 (b) seed packet, ₹160 (c) skipping rope, ₹90 (d) small trowel, ₹70
31. 31.True or false: “medicine when ill” is a want. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🛍️ Diya has ₹280 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) skipping rope, ₹360 (b) story book, ₹190 (c) seed packet, ₹200 (d) kite, ₹270
33. 33.🛍️ Vihaan has ₹250 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) paint set, ₹230 (b) skipping rope, ₹220 (c) crayon box, ₹310 (d) magazine, ₹200
34. 34.🛍️ Tara has ₹130 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) magazine, ₹110 (b) picture book, ₹100 (c) skipping rope, ₹110 (d) kite, ₹150
35. 35.🛍️ Vihaan has ₹170 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) crayon box, ₹250 (b) skipping rope, ₹60 (c) comic, ₹60 (d) sketch pad, ₹120
36. 36.Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a new video game (c) water to drink (d) medicine when ill
37. 37.True or false: “a party hat” is a want. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🛍️ Meera has ₹150 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) crayon box, ₹210 (b) football, ₹60 (c) picture book, ₹80 (d) paint set, ₹140
39. 39.🛍️ Vihaan has ₹260 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) small trowel, ₹200 (b) picture book, ₹240 (c) watering can, ₹160 (d) magazine, ₹280
40. 40.🛍️ Aarav has ₹280 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) skipping rope, ₹300 (b) picture book, ₹160 (c) paint set, ₹90 (d) cricket bat, ₹240

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