Decision Making Worksheet: Best Option

Critical thinking lesson 22: Choosing the best option · Set 598 · 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: a new video game? (a) a need (b) a want
2. 2.✅ The best option is the one that… (a) fits all your needs (b) a friend picked (c) is the first one (d) costs the most
3. 3.🛍️ Ishaan has ₹250 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) sketch pad, ₹230 (b) magazine, ₹110 (c) colour pencils, ₹280 (d) watering can, ₹50
4. 4.True or false: “healthy food” is a need. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🛍️ Arjun has ₹240 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) sketch pad, ₹120 (b) comic, ₹220 (c) small trowel, ₹250 (d) flower pot, ₹200
6. 6.🛍️ Vihaan has ₹210 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) paint set, ₹70 (b) skipping rope, ₹180 (c) football, ₹230 (d) watering can, ₹110
7. 7.🛍️ A need or a want: healthy food? (a) a want (b) a need
8. 8.True or false: “a third pair of shoes” is a want. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎒 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
10. 10.🛍️ Ishaan has ₹270 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) comic, ₹300 (b) paint set, ₹130 (c) picture book, ₹230 (d) crayon box, ₹250
11. 11.🛍️ A need or a want: water to drink? (a) a need (b) a want
12. 12.Which of these is a need? (a) extra chocolate (b) a party hat (c) a toy robot (d) water to drink
13. 13.🛍️ Saanvi has ₹120 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) magazine, ₹180 (b) paint set, ₹50 (c) picture book, ₹100 (d) seed packet, ₹100
14. 14.True or false: “water to drink” is a want. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🛍️ A need or a want: medicine when ill? (a) a need (b) a want
16. 16.🗒️ Before choosing, first list… (a) random ideas (b) the weather (c) your friends (d) what you need
17. 17.🛍️ Tara has ₹120 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) kite, ₹100 (b) flower pot, ₹100 (c) story book, ₹140 (d) picture book, ₹80
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fancy phone case (b) a third pair of shoes (c) extra chocolate (d) a school uniform
19. 19.True or false: “a new video game” is a want. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warm blanket (b) a party hat (c) medicine when ill (d) a school uniform
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) medicine when ill (b) water to drink (c) a new video game (d) healthy food
22. 22.🛍️ Nisha has ₹150 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) seed packet, ₹70 (b) crayon box, ₹60 (c) football, ₹120 (d) skipping rope, ₹180
23. 23.🛍️ Saanvi has ₹180 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) colour pencils, ₹210 (b) cricket bat, ₹120 (c) paint set, ₹150 (d) watering can, ₹120
24. 24.🛍️ A need or a want: a toy robot? (a) a need (b) a want
25. 25.Which of these is a need? (a) a party hat (b) a new video game (c) medicine when ill (d) extra chocolate
26. 26.Which of these is a need? (a) a new video game (b) a pencil for class (c) a toy robot (d) a fancy phone case
27. 27.Which of these is a need? (a) a party hat (b) extra chocolate (c) a third pair of shoes (d) a warm blanket
28. 28.🚫 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
29. 29.🛍️ Tara has ₹230 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) comic, ₹110 (b) football, ₹130 (c) flower pot, ₹260 (d) watering can, ₹180
30. 30.🛍️ Rohan has ₹120 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) skipping rope, ₹90 (b) story book, ₹100 (c) small trowel, ₹90 (d) flower pot, ₹170
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warm blanket (b) water to drink (c) a pencil for class (d) a third pair of shoes
32. 32.🛍️ Aarav has ₹290 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) flower pot, ₹280 (b) cricket bat, ₹250 (c) sketch pad, ₹270 (d) small trowel, ₹310
33. 33.🛍️ Vihaan has ₹280 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) small trowel, ₹190 (b) sketch pad, ₹270 (c) seed packet, ₹140 (d) crayon box, ₹350
34. 34.🛍️ Kabir has ₹210 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) flower pot, ₹170 (b) kite, ₹160 (c) picture book, ₹200 (d) story book, ₹230
35. 35.🛍️ A need or a want: a pencil for class? (a) a want (b) a need
36. 36.True or false: “a school uniform” is a want. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a want? (a) a pencil for class (b) healthy food (c) water to drink (d) a party hat
38. 38.🛍️ Ananya has ₹220 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) magazine, ₹200 (b) comic, ₹270 (c) colour pencils, ₹190 (d) paint set, ₹170
39. 39.True or false: “a school uniform” is a need. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🛍️ Aarav has ₹250 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) cricket bat, ₹230 (b) flower pot, ₹240 (c) kite, ₹270 (d) magazine, ₹150

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