Decision Making Worksheet: Best Option

Critical thinking lesson 22: Choosing the best option · Set 509 · 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.✅ 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
2. 2.🛍️ Ananya has ₹250 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) crayon box, ₹210 (b) picture book, ₹320 (c) magazine, ₹200 (d) paint set, ₹160
3. 3.🛍️ Arjun has ₹190 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) magazine, ₹220 (b) football, ₹100 (c) small trowel, ₹170 (d) picture book, ₹140
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy robot (b) a third pair of shoes (c) a party hat (d) a pencil for class
5. 5.🛍️ Nisha has ₹150 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) kite, ₹210 (b) seed packet, ₹70 (c) football, ₹120 (d) watering can, ₹50
6. 6.🛍️ Tara has ₹160 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) colour pencils, ₹110 (b) football, ₹230 (c) sketch pad, ₹100 (d) skipping rope, ₹150
7. 7.🛍️ Nisha has ₹240 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) seed packet, ₹220 (b) watering can, ₹260 (c) magazine, ₹120 (d) comic, ₹200
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a third pair of shoes (b) a fancy phone case (c) a warm blanket (d) a new video game
9. 9.🛍️ A need or a want: a party hat? (a) a need (b) a want
10. 10.🛍️ Diya has ₹250 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) small trowel, ₹240 (b) kite, ₹50 (c) story book, ₹240 (d) picture book, ₹320
11. 11.🛍️ Diya has ₹110 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) crayon box, ₹60 (b) comic, ₹80 (c) colour pencils, ₹180 (d) cricket bat, ₹80
12. 12.🛍️ A need or a want: a warm blanket? (a) a want (b) a need
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) healthy food (b) water to drink (c) a warm blanket (d) a toy robot
14. 14.🛍️ Ananya has ₹210 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) magazine, ₹240 (b) flower pot, ₹100 (c) colour pencils, ₹50 (d) comic, ₹160
15. 15.🛍️ A need or a want: a third pair of shoes? (a) a need (b) a want
16. 16.🛍️ Diya has ₹180 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) football, ₹150 (b) watering can, ₹170 (c) crayon box, ₹200 (d) paint set, ₹140
17. 17.🛍️ Diya has ₹140 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) story book, ₹50 (b) picture book, ₹100 (c) colour pencils, ₹100 (d) crayon box, ₹220
18. 18.🎒 Two bags fit your budget. One is strong, one is weak. Which do you pick? (a) neither (b) both (c) the weak one (d) the strong one
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a new video game (b) a party hat (c) extra chocolate (d) water to drink
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) extra chocolate (b) water to drink (c) a school uniform (d) a warm blanket
21. 21.🛍️ Rohan has ₹110 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) football, ₹90 (b) magazine, ₹130 (c) seed packet, ₹100 (d) story book, ₹60
22. 22.🍱 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
23. 23.🗒️ Before choosing, first list… (a) the weather (b) your friends (c) what you need (d) random ideas
24. 24.🛍️ A need or a want: a pencil for class? (a) a want (b) a need
25. 25.🛍️ Nisha has ₹240 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) football, ₹230 (b) skipping rope, ₹310 (c) paint set, ₹70 (d) picture book, ₹140
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fancy phone case (b) a toy robot (c) medicine when ill (d) extra chocolate
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fancy phone case (b) healthy food (c) a toy robot (d) a new video game
28. 28.True or false: “a school uniform” is a need. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a need? (a) a new video game (b) a pencil for class (c) a fancy phone case (d) extra chocolate
30. 30.🛍️ Aarav has ₹240 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) seed packet, ₹300 (b) colour pencils, ₹150 (c) small trowel, ₹200 (d) kite, ₹120
31. 31.🛍️ Rohan has ₹160 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) seed packet, ₹140 (b) crayon box, ₹70 (c) story book, ₹140 (d) magazine, ₹210
32. 32.🛍️ Meera has ₹270 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) sketch pad, ₹230 (b) comic, ₹100 (c) football, ₹230 (d) colour pencils, ₹320
33. 33.🛍️ Rohan has ₹200 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) comic, ₹80 (b) football, ₹50 (c) flower pot, ₹160 (d) watering can, ₹280
34. 34.True or false: “a party hat” is a need. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🛍️ A need or a want: healthy food? (a) a want (b) a need
36. 36.🛍️ Arjun has ₹100 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) paint set, ₹60 (b) colour pencils, ₹170 (c) skipping rope, ₹80 (d) story book, ₹50
37. 37.🛍️ Diya has ₹250 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) skipping rope, ₹200 (b) story book, ₹300 (c) small trowel, ₹220 (d) comic, ₹220
38. 38.🛍️ Nisha has ₹150 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) cricket bat, ₹70 (b) watering can, ₹170 (c) sketch pad, ₹140 (d) flower pot, ₹140
39. 39.🛍️ Rohan has ₹120 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) football, ₹90 (b) story book, ₹50 (c) crayon box, ₹100 (d) cricket bat, ₹150
40. 40.🛍️ Meera has ₹270 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) paint set, ₹160 (b) skipping rope, ₹230 (c) watering can, ₹160 (d) kite, ₹280

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