Decision Making Worksheet: Best Option

Critical thinking lesson 22: Choosing the best option · Set 527 · 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.🛍️ Ananya has ₹240 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) small trowel, ₹80 (b) sketch pad, ₹270 (c) comic, ₹170 (d) colour pencils, ₹230
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) extra chocolate (b) a pencil for class (c) a new video game (d) a third pair of shoes
3. 3.True or false: “a fancy phone case” is a want. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🛍️ Rohan has ₹120 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) sketch pad, ₹160 (b) colour pencils, ₹110 (c) cricket bat, ₹100 (d) watering can, ₹60
5. 5.✅ 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water to drink (b) a third pair of shoes (c) a party hat (d) a new video game
7. 7.True or false: “a warm blanket” is a need. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🛍️ Meera has ₹290 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) magazine, ₹260 (b) colour pencils, ₹250 (c) football, ₹270 (d) skipping rope, ₹340
9. 9.🛍️ Ishaan has ₹110 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) magazine, ₹150 (b) watering can, ₹80 (c) kite, ₹60 (d) comic, ₹70
10. 10.🛍️ A need or a want: healthy food? (a) a need (b) a want
11. 11.🛍️ Ishaan has ₹230 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) comic, ₹210 (b) picture book, ₹240 (c) sketch pad, ₹70 (d) watering can, ₹130
12. 12.🍱 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
13. 13.🛍️ A need or a want: a fancy phone case? (a) a want (b) a need
14. 14.True or false: “a party hat” is a want. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🛍️ Meera has ₹270 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) sketch pad, ₹230 (b) paint set, ₹320 (c) picture book, ₹80 (d) watering can, ₹70
16. 16.🛍️ A need or a want: a warm blanket? (a) a need (b) a want
17. 17.🛍️ Arjun has ₹240 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) sketch pad, ₹110 (b) small trowel, ₹220 (c) flower pot, ₹320 (d) cricket bat, ₹120
18. 18.True or false: “a pencil for class” is a want. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🛍️ Rohan has ₹160 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) cricket bat, ₹110 (b) comic, ₹50 (c) kite, ₹200 (d) watering can, ₹140
20. 20.🛍️ Vihaan has ₹260 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) flower pot, ₹310 (b) seed packet, ₹250 (c) paint set, ₹90 (d) picture book, ₹240
21. 21.True or false: “a third pair of shoes” is a want. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🛍️ Tara has ₹290 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) kite, ₹180 (b) story book, ₹330 (c) football, ₹270 (d) magazine, ₹270
23. 23.True or false: “a fancy phone case” is a need. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a want? (a) a pencil for class (b) a toy robot (c) a warm blanket (d) medicine when ill
25. 25.True or false: “a warm blanket” is a want. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🛍️ Ananya has ₹230 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) cricket bat, ₹240 (b) comic, ₹190 (c) crayon box, ₹130 (d) kite, ₹200
27. 27.Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a new video game (c) a third pair of shoes (d) water to drink
28. 28.True or false: “water to drink” is a need. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🗒️ Before choosing, first list… (a) the weather (b) what you need (c) random ideas (d) your friends
30. 30.True or false: “a new video game” is a need. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🛍️ Kabir has ₹250 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) story book, ₹220 (b) comic, ₹270 (c) football, ₹170 (d) skipping rope, ₹120
32. 32.Which of these is a want? (a) a pencil for class (b) medicine when ill (c) a school uniform (d) a third pair of shoes
33. 33.🛍️ Ananya has ₹200 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) colour pencils, ₹170 (b) small trowel, ₹70 (c) story book, ₹220 (d) comic, ₹160
34. 34.🛍️ A need or a want: a school uniform? (a) a need (b) a want
35. 35.🛍️ Kabir has ₹210 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) kite, ₹170 (b) colour pencils, ₹80 (c) watering can, ₹290 (d) small trowel, ₹180
36. 36.🛍️ A need or a want: a party hat? (a) a want (b) a need
37. 37.True or false: “extra chocolate” is a want. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🛍️ A need or a want: water to drink? (a) a need (b) a want
39. 39.🛍️ Ishaan has ₹230 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) flower pot, ₹50 (b) watering can, ₹120 (c) story book, ₹180 (d) comic, ₹300
40. 40.🛍️ Ishaan has ₹110 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) picture book, ₹170 (b) crayon box, ₹50 (c) story book, ₹100 (d) seed packet, ₹90

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