Decision Making Worksheet: Best Option

Critical thinking lesson 22: Choosing the best option · Set 511 · 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: healthy food? (a) a want (b) a need
2. 2.🛍️ Nisha has ₹130 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) seed packet, ₹150 (b) picture book, ₹100 (c) watering can, ₹110 (d) skipping rope, ₹80
3. 3.Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) a pencil for class (c) water to drink (d) healthy food
4. 4.🛍️ Aarav has ₹110 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) watering can, ₹90 (b) comic, ₹100 (c) small trowel, ₹50 (d) story book, ₹130
5. 5.🛍️ A need or a want: extra chocolate? (a) a want (b) a need
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fancy phone case (b) a toy robot (c) a party hat (d) water to drink
7. 7.🛍️ Ananya has ₹180 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) small trowel, ₹150 (b) picture book, ₹200 (c) magazine, ₹140 (d) colour pencils, ₹120
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a school uniform (b) healthy food (c) water to drink (d) a third pair of shoes
9. 9.Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone case (b) extra chocolate (c) healthy food (d) a toy robot
10. 10.✅ The best option is the one that… (a) fits all your needs (b) costs the most (c) a friend picked (d) is the first one
11. 11.🛍️ A need or a want: a new video game? (a) a want (b) a need
12. 12.🍱 You need a lunch that is healthy and ready in 10 minutes. Which fits? (a) a big cake (b) a packet of chips (c) a 2-hour biryani (d) a fruit and curd bowl
13. 13.🛍️ Vihaan has ₹260 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) seed packet, ₹230 (b) football, ₹310 (c) skipping rope, ₹210 (d) flower pot, ₹120
14. 14.True or false: “a third pair of shoes” is a need. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🛍️ A need or a want: a warm blanket? (a) a want (b) a need
16. 16.🛍️ Rohan has ₹220 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) sketch pad, ₹240 (b) crayon box, ₹180 (c) magazine, ₹110 (d) kite, ₹170
17. 17.🛍️ Ishaan has ₹110 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) story book, ₹130 (b) magazine, ₹60 (c) watering can, ₹80 (d) skipping rope, ₹50
18. 18.🛍️ Saanvi has ₹250 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) story book, ₹130 (b) football, ₹210 (c) small trowel, ₹60 (d) skipping rope, ₹270
19. 19.🛍️ Vihaan has ₹230 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) skipping rope, ₹200 (b) cricket bat, ₹290 (c) paint set, ₹150 (d) crayon box, ₹90
20. 20.True or false: “a new video game” is a want. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🛍️ Kabir has ₹220 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) colour pencils, ₹160 (b) magazine, ₹170 (c) kite, ₹180 (d) picture book, ₹240
22. 22.🗒️ Before choosing, first list… (a) the weather (b) what you need (c) your friends (d) random ideas
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil for class (b) a party hat (c) a toy robot (d) a new video game
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fancy phone case (b) medicine when ill (c) a pencil for class (d) a warm blanket
25. 25.🛍️ Saanvi has ₹160 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) magazine, ₹130 (b) kite, ₹100 (c) colour pencils, ₹120 (d) story book, ₹180
26. 26.🚫 An option costs more than you have. What do you do? (a) cross it out (b) borrow from strangers (c) cry (d) buy it anyway
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a school uniform (b) a pencil for class (c) extra chocolate (d) water to drink
28. 28.True or false: “extra chocolate” is a want. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “medicine when ill” is a need. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a want? (a) water to drink (b) a warm blanket (c) healthy food (d) a fancy phone case
31. 31.True or false: “extra chocolate” is a need. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🛍️ A need or a want: a party hat? (a) a want (b) a need
33. 33.🎒 Two bags fit your budget. One is strong, one is weak. Which do you pick? (a) the weak one (b) both (c) neither (d) the strong one
34. 34.Which of these is a need? (a) a new video game (b) a school uniform (c) a third pair of shoes (d) extra chocolate
35. 35.True or false: “a pencil for class” is a need. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a want? (a) a pencil for class (b) a warm blanket (c) water to drink (d) extra chocolate
37. 37.🛍️ Vihaan has ₹170 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) story book, ₹140 (b) comic, ₹80 (c) colour pencils, ₹120 (d) crayon box, ₹250
38. 38.True or false: “a school uniform” is a want. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🛍️ Saanvi has ₹280 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) flower pot, ₹110 (b) watering can, ₹90 (c) crayon box, ₹360 (d) sketch pad, ₹240
40. 40.🛍️ A need or a want: a fancy phone case? (a) a want (b) a need

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