Decision Making Worksheet: Best Option

Critical thinking lesson 22: Choosing the best option · Set 482 · 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: extra chocolate? (a) a want (b) a need
2. 2.🛍️ A need or a want: water to drink? (a) a need (b) a want
3. 3.🛍️ Rohan has ₹240 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) kite, ₹290 (b) skipping rope, ₹230 (c) magazine, ₹60 (d) picture book, ₹130
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil for class (b) healthy food (c) water to drink (d) a new video game
5. 5.✅ The best option is the one that… (a) fits all your needs (b) costs the most (c) is the first one (d) a friend picked
6. 6.Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a fancy phone case (c) water to drink (d) a third pair of shoes
7. 7.True or false: “water to drink” is a want. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🛍️ Rohan has ₹290 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) small trowel, ₹50 (b) picture book, ₹260 (c) story book, ₹330 (d) kite, ₹150
9. 9.🍱 You need a lunch that is healthy and ready in 10 minutes. Which fits? (a) a 2-hour biryani (b) a packet of chips (c) a big cake (d) a fruit and curd bowl
10. 10.🛍️ Vihaan has ₹140 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) flower pot, ₹100 (b) small trowel, ₹170 (c) football, ₹110 (d) skipping rope, ₹80
11. 11.🛍️ Aarav has ₹250 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) kite, ₹270 (b) comic, ₹140 (c) magazine, ₹90 (d) cricket bat, ₹230
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) healthy food (b) a pencil for class (c) water to drink (d) a party hat
13. 13.True or false: “a warm blanket” is a need. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “medicine when ill” is a want. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “a toy robot” is a want. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “a fancy phone case” is a need. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🛍️ Diya has ₹120 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) comic, ₹170 (b) kite, ₹110 (c) skipping rope, ₹60 (d) picture book, ₹70
18. 18.🛍️ A need or a want: a third pair of shoes? (a) a need (b) a want
19. 19.Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) a school uniform (c) healthy food (d) water to drink
20. 20.🛍️ Nisha has ₹120 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) sketch pad, ₹170 (b) paint set, ₹110 (c) football, ₹70 (d) watering can, ₹60
21. 21.🎒 Two bags fit your budget. One is strong, one is weak. Which do you pick? (a) the strong one (b) neither (c) the weak one (d) both
22. 22.🛍️ Nisha has ₹200 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) story book, ₹50 (b) small trowel, ₹190 (c) picture book, ₹80 (d) seed packet, ₹260
23. 23.🛍️ Diya has ₹280 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) skipping rope, ₹340 (b) flower pot, ₹80 (c) watering can, ₹190 (d) football, ₹250
24. 24.🛍️ Meera has ₹280 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) skipping rope, ₹110 (b) magazine, ₹270 (c) crayon box, ₹250 (d) paint set, ₹360
25. 25.🛍️ Ishaan has ₹160 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) flower pot, ₹200 (b) colour pencils, ₹140 (c) seed packet, ₹150 (d) magazine, ₹80
26. 26.True or false: “a third pair of shoes” is a want. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🛍️ Diya has ₹220 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) football, ₹260 (b) paint set, ₹80 (c) seed packet, ₹210 (d) kite, ₹200
28. 28.Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a pencil for class (c) a third pair of shoes (d) a school uniform
29. 29.🛍️ A need or a want: healthy food? (a) a want (b) a need
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a new video game (b) a pencil for class (c) a toy robot (d) a fancy phone case
31. 31.🛍️ Nisha has ₹180 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) kite, ₹60 (b) flower pot, ₹150 (c) sketch pad, ₹160 (d) paint set, ₹250
32. 32.🛍️ Tara has ₹160 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) colour pencils, ₹180 (b) comic, ₹60 (c) paint set, ₹120 (d) cricket bat, ₹60
33. 33.Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone case (b) a school uniform (c) medicine when ill (d) healthy food
34. 34.🛍️ A need or a want: a warm blanket? (a) a want (b) a need
35. 35.Which of these is a need? (a) a party hat (b) medicine when ill (c) a toy robot (d) extra chocolate
36. 36.🛍️ Vihaan has ₹300 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) flower pot, ₹190 (b) crayon box, ₹170 (c) cricket bat, ₹280 (d) football, ₹320
37. 37.True or false: “a party hat” is a need. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) medicine when ill (b) healthy food (c) water to drink (d) a fancy phone case
39. 39.🚫 An option costs more than you have. What do you do? (a) cross it out (b) cry (c) borrow from strangers (d) buy it anyway
40. 40.🛍️ Arjun has ₹100 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) skipping rope, ₹130 (b) sketch pad, ₹50 (c) football, ₹70 (d) watering can, ₹90

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