Decision Making Worksheet: Best Option

Critical thinking lesson 22: Choosing the best option · Set 541 · 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.🛍️ Rohan has ₹300 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) football, ₹120 (b) seed packet, ₹130 (c) story book, ₹360 (d) comic, ₹290
2. 2.True or false: “extra chocolate” is a need. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🛍️ Arjun has ₹260 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) skipping rope, ₹280 (b) football, ₹250 (c) magazine, ₹110 (d) flower pot, ₹100
4. 4.🛍️ A need or a want: a warm blanket? (a) a want (b) a need
5. 5.True or false: “a pencil for class” is a need. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🛍️ A need or a want: healthy food? (a) a need (b) a want
7. 7.🛍️ Diya has ₹100 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) seed packet, ₹150 (b) colour pencils, ₹60 (c) skipping rope, ₹60 (d) small trowel, ₹90
8. 8.True or false: “healthy food” is a want. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🛍️ Nisha has ₹130 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) cricket bat, ₹120 (b) small trowel, ₹110 (c) flower pot, ₹170 (d) picture book, ₹60
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fancy phone case (b) healthy food (c) a toy robot (d) a party hat
11. 11.🛍️ Rohan has ₹250 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) football, ₹100 (b) comic, ₹240 (c) picture book, ₹280 (d) small trowel, ₹210
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil for class (b) a new video game (c) medicine when ill (d) a warm blanket
13. 13.🛍️ Diya has ₹200 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) comic, ₹120 (b) magazine, ₹50 (c) seed packet, ₹190 (d) flower pot, ₹220
14. 14.🛍️ Diya has ₹130 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) watering can, ₹80 (b) paint set, ₹120 (c) story book, ₹140 (d) picture book, ₹100
15. 15.Which of these is a need? (a) a new video game (b) a party hat (c) a third pair of shoes (d) a school uniform
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) extra chocolate (b) healthy food (c) a school uniform (d) water to drink
17. 17.🛍️ A need or a want: a school uniform? (a) a want (b) a need
18. 18.🛍️ A need or a want: a third pair of shoes? (a) a want (b) a need
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water to drink (b) healthy food (c) medicine when ill (d) a party hat
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy robot (b) a pencil for class (c) a fancy phone case (d) extra chocolate
21. 21.🛍️ A need or a want: medicine when ill? (a) a need (b) a want
22. 22.🛍️ Tara has ₹300 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) small trowel, ₹250 (b) comic, ₹240 (c) flower pot, ₹360 (d) cricket bat, ₹230
23. 23.True or false: “a school uniform” is a need. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) medicine when ill (b) a third pair of shoes (c) healthy food (d) a school uniform
25. 25.🛍️ Arjun has ₹220 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) comic, ₹120 (b) skipping rope, ₹300 (c) football, ₹190 (d) flower pot, ₹150
26. 26.🚫 An option costs more than you have. What do you do? (a) buy it anyway (b) cross it out (c) cry (d) borrow from strangers
27. 27.🛍️ Meera has ₹100 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) kite, ₹90 (b) picture book, ₹50 (c) cricket bat, ₹70 (d) magazine, ₹170
28. 28.Which of these is a need? (a) a new video game (b) a third pair of shoes (c) medicine when ill (d) a fancy phone case
29. 29.🛍️ Kabir has ₹280 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) story book, ₹130 (b) football, ₹230 (c) magazine, ₹180 (d) cricket bat, ₹330
30. 30.✅ The best option is the one that… (a) fits all your needs (b) is the first one (c) costs the most (d) a friend picked
31. 31.🛍️ Diya has ₹270 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) small trowel, ₹100 (b) seed packet, ₹60 (c) story book, ₹280 (d) comic, ₹250
32. 32.Which of these is a need? (a) a new video game (b) extra chocolate (c) a party hat (d) a warm blanket
33. 33.Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone case (b) healthy food (c) a party hat (d) extra chocolate
34. 34.True or false: “a party hat” is a want. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🛍️ Ananya has ₹200 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) story book, ₹220 (b) sketch pad, ₹70 (c) football, ₹140 (d) comic, ₹160
36. 36.🛍️ A need or a want: a new video game? (a) a want (b) a need
37. 37.🗒️ Before choosing, first list… (a) your friends (b) what you need (c) random ideas (d) the weather
38. 38.Which of these is a want? (a) water to drink (b) a warm blanket (c) a new video game (d) healthy food
39. 39.🛍️ Meera has ₹110 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) small trowel, ₹180 (b) watering can, ₹100 (c) paint set, ₹100 (d) picture book, ₹60
40. 40.True or false: “extra chocolate” is a want. (a) True (b) False

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