Decision Making Worksheet: Best Option

Critical thinking lesson 22: Choosing the best option · Set 460 · 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 pencil for class (c) a school uniform (d) extra chocolate
2. 2.🍱 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
3. 3.🛍️ A need or a want: a fancy phone case? (a) a need (b) a want
4. 4.True or false: “a school uniform” is a need. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🚫 An option costs more than you have. What do you do? (a) cry (b) buy it anyway (c) borrow from strangers (d) cross it out
6. 6.🛍️ Saanvi has ₹250 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) magazine, ₹230 (b) colour pencils, ₹260 (c) seed packet, ₹150 (d) sketch pad, ₹240
7. 7.Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) extra chocolate (c) a school uniform (d) a party hat
8. 8.Which of these is a want? (a) a party hat (b) a school uniform (c) water to drink (d) healthy food
9. 9.🗒️ Before choosing, first list… (a) random ideas (b) what you need (c) your friends (d) the weather
10. 10.🛍️ A need or a want: a pencil for class? (a) a want (b) a need
11. 11.🛍️ Diya has ₹280 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) paint set, ₹250 (b) small trowel, ₹240 (c) football, ₹150 (d) crayon box, ₹360
12. 12.🛍️ A need or a want: extra chocolate? (a) a need (b) a want
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party hat (b) a fancy phone case (c) a new video game (d) a pencil for class
14. 14.True or false: “healthy food” is a need. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎒 Two bags fit your budget. One is strong, one is weak. Which do you pick? (a) both (b) neither (c) the weak one (d) the strong one
16. 16.🛍️ Arjun has ₹230 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) story book, ₹150 (b) crayon box, ₹220 (c) football, ₹150 (d) colour pencils, ₹280
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) extra chocolate (b) a fancy phone case (c) water to drink (d) a new video game
18. 18.🛍️ Tara has ₹120 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) seed packet, ₹130 (b) crayon box, ₹100 (c) watering can, ₹80 (d) skipping rope, ₹70
19. 19.True or false: “a warm blanket” is a need. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🛍️ A need or a want: a new video game? (a) a need (b) a want
21. 21.🛍️ A need or a want: a warm blanket? (a) a need (b) a want
22. 22.Which of these is a need? (a) a party hat (b) a warm blanket (c) a third pair of shoes (d) a fancy phone case
23. 23.🛍️ Tara has ₹300 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) comic, ₹70 (b) seed packet, ₹190 (c) skipping rope, ₹330 (d) kite, ₹290
24. 24.🛍️ Saanvi has ₹170 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) crayon box, ₹130 (b) magazine, ₹130 (c) story book, ₹130 (d) colour pencils, ₹190
25. 25.🛍️ A need or a want: a third pair of shoes? (a) a want (b) a need
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water to drink (b) a pencil for class (c) a fancy phone case (d) medicine when ill
27. 27.🛍️ Vihaan has ₹110 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) cricket bat, ₹80 (b) seed packet, ₹90 (c) story book, ₹90 (d) magazine, ₹170
28. 28.🛍️ Nisha has ₹280 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) story book, ₹310 (b) crayon box, ₹160 (c) magazine, ₹250 (d) watering can, ₹80
29. 29.🛍️ Ishaan has ₹280 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) story book, ₹290 (b) picture book, ₹250 (c) sketch pad, ₹110 (d) kite, ₹160
30. 30.🛍️ Meera has ₹240 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) football, ₹300 (b) story book, ₹200 (c) kite, ₹230 (d) flower pot, ₹180
31. 31.🛍️ Tara has ₹270 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) skipping rope, ₹230 (b) sketch pad, ₹260 (c) football, ₹260 (d) crayon box, ₹280
32. 32.🛍️ Ananya has ₹180 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) kite, ₹200 (b) comic, ₹80 (c) flower pot, ₹100 (d) cricket bat, ₹150
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) medicine when ill (b) a party hat (c) a school uniform (d) water to drink
34. 34.🛍️ Ananya has ₹300 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) picture book, ₹280 (b) magazine, ₹350 (c) colour pencils, ₹290 (d) flower pot, ₹220
35. 35.🛍️ Vihaan has ₹110 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) story book, ₹60 (b) magazine, ₹130 (c) paint set, ₹90 (d) skipping rope, ₹90
36. 36.True or false: “a toy robot” is a need. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🛍️ Vihaan has ₹280 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) watering can, ₹350 (b) magazine, ₹140 (c) comic, ₹100 (d) flower pot, ₹230
38. 38.Which of these is a want? (a) extra chocolate (b) water to drink (c) medicine when ill (d) a school uniform
39. 39.🛍️ Ishaan has ₹150 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) small trowel, ₹60 (b) kite, ₹170 (c) cricket bat, ₹140 (d) story book, ₹140
40. 40.True or false: “water to drink” is a want. (a) False (b) True

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