Decision Making Worksheet: Best Option

Critical thinking lesson 22: Choosing the best option · Set 505 · 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 need (b) a want
2. 2.True or false: “a party hat” is a want. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “water to drink” is a need. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fancy phone case (b) a new video game (c) a party hat (d) water to drink
5. 5.True or false: “a warm blanket” is a need. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a want? (a) healthy food (b) medicine when ill (c) a warm blanket (d) a party hat
7. 7.✅ The best option is the one that… (a) a friend picked (b) is the first one (c) fits all your needs (d) costs the most
8. 8.True or false: “a fancy phone case” is a need. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🍱 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 big cake (d) a 2-hour biryani
10. 10.🛍️ Diya has ₹230 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) skipping rope, ₹270 (b) kite, ₹180 (c) small trowel, ₹130 (d) colour pencils, ₹80
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warm blanket (b) medicine when ill (c) a pencil for class (d) a party hat
12. 12.🎒 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
13. 13.🛍️ A need or a want: a party hat? (a) a need (b) a want
14. 14.🗒️ Before choosing, first list… (a) your friends (b) the weather (c) random ideas (d) what you need
15. 15.🛍️ Arjun has ₹150 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) small trowel, ₹130 (b) kite, ₹170 (c) skipping rope, ₹110 (d) flower pot, ₹50
16. 16.🛍️ Arjun has ₹150 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) comic, ₹160 (b) paint set, ₹50 (c) watering can, ₹60 (d) story book, ₹120
17. 17.Which of these is a need? (a) a third pair of shoes (b) a pencil for class (c) a new video game (d) extra chocolate
18. 18.🛍️ Kabir has ₹190 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) flower pot, ₹140 (b) story book, ₹70 (c) cricket bat, ₹180 (d) skipping rope, ₹210
19. 19.🛍️ Diya has ₹160 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) colour pencils, ₹150 (b) small trowel, ₹150 (c) kite, ₹120 (d) watering can, ₹170
20. 20.🛍️ Ananya has ₹150 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) football, ₹100 (b) seed packet, ₹230 (c) watering can, ₹110 (d) magazine, ₹90
21. 21.Which of these is a need? (a) water to drink (b) extra chocolate (c) a toy robot (d) a third pair of shoes
22. 22.True or false: “a school uniform” is a need. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🛍️ A need or a want: a third pair of shoes? (a) a need (b) a want
24. 24.🛍️ Ananya has ₹300 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) watering can, ₹260 (b) story book, ₹280 (c) magazine, ₹110 (d) seed packet, ₹310
25. 25.🛍️ Vihaan has ₹250 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) magazine, ₹220 (b) skipping rope, ₹90 (c) story book, ₹270 (d) seed packet, ₹80
26. 26.🛍️ Aarav has ₹140 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) magazine, ₹100 (b) crayon box, ₹160 (c) sketch pad, ₹120 (d) small trowel, ₹50
27. 27.🛍️ Meera has ₹300 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) comic, ₹70 (b) kite, ₹140 (c) watering can, ₹250 (d) flower pot, ₹340
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy robot (b) a fancy phone case (c) medicine when ill (d) extra chocolate
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a school uniform (b) a toy robot (c) a warm blanket (d) medicine when ill
30. 30.🚫 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
31. 31.True or false: “a party hat” is a need. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a pencil for class (c) a third pair of shoes (d) a school uniform
33. 33.🛍️ A need or a want: medicine when ill? (a) a want (b) a need
34. 34.True or false: “a toy robot” is a want. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🛍️ A need or a want: a warm blanket? (a) a need (b) a want
36. 36.🛍️ Nisha has ₹140 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) picture book, ₹130 (b) sketch pad, ₹60 (c) football, ₹90 (d) kite, ₹150
37. 37.🛍️ Aarav has ₹300 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) flower pot, ₹320 (b) seed packet, ₹290 (c) football, ₹150 (d) sketch pad, ₹210
38. 38.🛍️ A need or a want: a toy robot? (a) a need (b) a want
39. 39.True or false: “medicine when ill” is a want. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fancy phone case (b) water to drink (c) medicine when ill (d) healthy food

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