Decision Making Worksheet: Best Option

Critical thinking lesson 22: Choosing the best option · Set 442 · 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) a new video game (b) extra chocolate (c) healthy food (d) a fancy phone case
2. 2.🛍️ A need or a want: extra chocolate? (a) a want (b) a need
3. 3.🚫 An option costs more than you have. What do you do? (a) cross it out (b) borrow from strangers (c) cry (d) buy it anyway
4. 4.True or false: “a fancy phone case” is a need. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a need? (a) a new video game (b) a fancy phone case (c) a pencil for class (d) a party hat
6. 6.True or false: “a fancy phone case” is a want. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a school uniform (b) healthy food (c) a fancy phone case (d) a pencil for class
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a school uniform (b) medicine when ill (c) a third pair of shoes (d) a pencil for class
9. 9.🛍️ Kabir has ₹250 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) cricket bat, ₹150 (b) watering can, ₹280 (c) paint set, ₹220 (d) seed packet, ₹210
10. 10.🗒️ Before choosing, first list… (a) the weather (b) what you need (c) random ideas (d) your friends
11. 11.🛍️ Ananya has ₹280 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) watering can, ₹240 (b) crayon box, ₹100 (c) cricket bat, ₹170 (d) seed packet, ₹290
12. 12.🛍️ A need or a want: a school uniform? (a) a want (b) a need
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil for class (b) water to drink (c) a school uniform (d) a new video game
14. 14.🎒 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
15. 15.🛍️ Vihaan has ₹270 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) sketch pad, ₹130 (b) small trowel, ₹320 (c) cricket bat, ₹160 (d) watering can, ₹240
16. 16.🛍️ Rohan has ₹290 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) watering can, ₹310 (b) seed packet, ₹280 (c) cricket bat, ₹270 (d) paint set, ₹50
17. 17.True or false: “a toy robot” is a need. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “a school uniform” is a need. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🛍️ Diya has ₹130 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) skipping rope, ₹100 (b) flower pot, ₹120 (c) crayon box, ₹60 (d) kite, ₹210
20. 20.True or false: “medicine when ill” is a need. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🛍️ Ananya has ₹150 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) football, ₹180 (b) crayon box, ₹110 (c) cricket bat, ₹120 (d) small trowel, ₹140
22. 22.✅ The best option is the one that… (a) a friend picked (b) costs the most (c) is the first one (d) fits all your needs
23. 23.🛍️ Meera has ₹230 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) watering can, ₹200 (b) magazine, ₹160 (c) colour pencils, ₹310 (d) paint set, ₹210
24. 24.True or false: “extra chocolate” is a want. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🛍️ Vihaan has ₹110 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) seed packet, ₹80 (b) picture book, ₹120 (c) story book, ₹60 (d) crayon box, ₹70
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) medicine when ill (b) a third pair of shoes (c) a party hat (d) extra chocolate
27. 27.True or false: “a new video game” is a want. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🛍️ A need or a want: a warm blanket? (a) a want (b) a need
29. 29.🛍️ Tara has ₹300 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) sketch pad, ₹100 (b) football, ₹110 (c) story book, ₹380 (d) comic, ₹280
30. 30.🛍️ Nisha has ₹200 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) small trowel, ₹230 (b) seed packet, ₹180 (c) kite, ₹90 (d) comic, ₹180
31. 31.🛍️ Kabir has ₹230 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) crayon box, ₹290 (b) skipping rope, ₹130 (c) comic, ₹180 (d) colour pencils, ₹200
32. 32.🍱 You need a lunch that is healthy and ready in 10 minutes. Which fits? (a) a 2-hour biryani (b) a fruit and curd bowl (c) a packet of chips (d) a big cake
33. 33.🛍️ A need or a want: a pencil for class? (a) a want (b) a need
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a third pair of shoes (b) a toy robot (c) water to drink (d) a party hat
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fancy phone case (b) healthy food (c) a party hat (d) a toy robot
36. 36.🛍️ Kabir has ₹180 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) sketch pad, ₹140 (b) cricket bat, ₹120 (c) comic, ₹50 (d) colour pencils, ₹260
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil for class (b) healthy food (c) a toy robot (d) a warm blanket
38. 38.🛍️ Kabir has ₹280 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) small trowel, ₹270 (b) kite, ₹140 (c) paint set, ₹110 (d) seed packet, ₹300
39. 39.🛍️ A need or a want: a fancy phone case? (a) a want (b) a need
40. 40.Which of these is a want? (a) healthy food (b) water to drink (c) medicine when ill (d) a new video game

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