Decision Making Worksheet: Best Option

Critical thinking lesson 22: Choosing the best option · Set 46 · 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.🛍️ Ananya has ₹160 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) comic, ₹140 (b) crayon box, ₹120 (c) picture book, ₹190 (d) cricket bat, ₹100
2. 2.Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone case (b) healthy food (c) a party hat (d) extra chocolate
3. 3.True or false: “water to drink” is a want. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🚫 An option costs more than you have. What do you do? (a) borrow from strangers (b) buy it anyway (c) cross it out (d) cry
5. 5.🛍️ Arjun has ₹280 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) magazine, ₹310 (b) paint set, ₹170 (c) seed packet, ₹190 (d) picture book, ₹260
6. 6.True or false: “a fancy phone case” is a need. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🛍️ Tara has ₹210 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) skipping rope, ₹220 (b) watering can, ₹80 (c) crayon box, ₹80 (d) kite, ₹200
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy robot (b) a new video game (c) extra chocolate (d) a school uniform
9. 9.Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) healthy food (c) a fancy phone case (d) medicine when ill
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a third pair of shoes (b) a school uniform (c) a warm blanket (d) healthy food
11. 11.🛍️ Aarav has ₹290 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) kite, ₹150 (b) magazine, ₹150 (c) colour pencils, ₹260 (d) paint set, ₹350
12. 12.🛍️ Tara has ₹230 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) story book, ₹60 (b) skipping rope, ₹190 (c) watering can, ₹280 (d) seed packet, ₹180
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party hat (b) water to drink (c) a fancy phone case (d) a third pair of shoes
14. 14.🛍️ Aarav has ₹170 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) picture book, ₹120 (b) cricket bat, ₹150 (c) skipping rope, ₹190 (d) magazine, ₹140
15. 15.🛍️ Tara has ₹230 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) kite, ₹90 (b) cricket bat, ₹120 (c) crayon box, ₹180 (d) sketch pad, ₹250
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party hat (b) water to drink (c) medicine when ill (d) a warm blanket
17. 17.🛍️ Tara has ₹170 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) seed packet, ₹50 (b) comic, ₹220 (c) skipping rope, ₹110 (d) story book, ₹160
18. 18.True or false: “a school uniform” is a want. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “a party hat” is a need. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🛍️ Nisha has ₹240 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) skipping rope, ₹110 (b) paint set, ₹290 (c) crayon box, ₹190 (d) football, ₹120
21. 21.🛍️ Nisha has ₹170 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) football, ₹110 (b) magazine, ₹160 (c) story book, ₹250 (d) watering can, ₹120
22. 22.🛍️ Diya has ₹200 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) kite, ₹80 (b) paint set, ₹250 (c) seed packet, ₹150 (d) crayon box, ₹170
23. 23.True or false: “healthy food” is a want. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🍱 You need a lunch that is healthy and ready in 10 minutes. Which fits? (a) a fruit and curd bowl (b) a packet of chips (c) a 2-hour biryani (d) a big cake
25. 25.🎒 Two bags fit your budget. One is strong, one is weak. Which do you pick? (a) neither (b) both (c) the strong one (d) the weak one
26. 26.True or false: “water to drink” is a need. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🛍️ A need or a want: extra chocolate? (a) a need (b) a want
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warm blanket (b) medicine when ill (c) water to drink (d) a new video game
29. 29.🛍️ A need or a want: medicine when ill? (a) a want (b) a need
30. 30.🛍️ A need or a want: a party hat? (a) a want (b) a need
31. 31.🛍️ Meera has ₹200 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) crayon box, ₹250 (b) kite, ₹80 (c) watering can, ₹50 (d) paint set, ₹180
32. 32.True or false: “a pencil for class” is a want. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “a fancy phone case” is a want. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🛍️ A need or a want: a warm blanket? (a) a need (b) a want
35. 35.🛍️ Tara has ₹130 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) small trowel, ₹70 (b) cricket bat, ₹70 (c) paint set, ₹80 (d) colour pencils, ₹160
36. 36.✅ The best option is the one that… (a) a friend picked (b) costs the most (c) fits all your needs (d) is the first one
37. 37.🛍️ Aarav has ₹120 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) comic, ₹110 (b) kite, ₹60 (c) paint set, ₹50 (d) picture book, ₹130
38. 38.🛍️ Diya has ₹120 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) picture book, ₹130 (b) cricket bat, ₹50 (c) colour pencils, ₹100 (d) magazine, ₹70
39. 39.🛍️ Saanvi has ₹170 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) story book, ₹210 (b) comic, ₹120 (c) skipping rope, ₹60 (d) small trowel, ₹120
40. 40.🛍️ Ananya has ₹230 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) sketch pad, ₹220 (b) picture book, ₹140 (c) paint set, ₹270 (d) watering can, ₹190

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