Decision Making Worksheet: Best Option

Critical thinking lesson 22: Choosing the best option · Set 615 · 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.Which of these is a need? (a) a third pair of shoes (b) a warm blanket (c) a party hat (d) a new video game
2. 2.🛍️ Aarav has ₹100 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) magazine, ₹90 (b) skipping rope, ₹70 (c) kite, ₹70 (d) picture book, ₹130
3. 3.🛍️ Tara has ₹290 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) magazine, ₹240 (b) seed packet, ₹340 (c) watering can, ₹280 (d) cricket bat, ₹160
4. 4.Which of these is a need? (a) extra chocolate (b) a fancy phone case (c) a third pair of shoes (d) a pencil for class
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) extra chocolate (b) a fancy phone case (c) a third pair of shoes (d) medicine when ill
6. 6.Which of these is a want? (a) healthy food (b) a fancy phone case (c) a school uniform (d) a pencil for class
7. 7.True or false: “water to drink” is a want. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🛍️ Ananya has ₹120 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) seed packet, ₹160 (b) paint set, ₹110 (c) watering can, ₹80 (d) picture book, ₹100
9. 9.🛍️ Aarav has ₹290 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) seed packet, ₹350 (b) picture book, ₹70 (c) cricket bat, ₹230 (d) watering can, ₹250
10. 10.🛍️ Rohan has ₹270 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) colour pencils, ₹80 (b) skipping rope, ₹110 (c) magazine, ₹300 (d) picture book, ₹260
11. 11.🛍️ Vihaan has ₹220 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) colour pencils, ₹290 (b) sketch pad, ₹180 (c) football, ₹200 (d) small trowel, ₹130
12. 12.True or false: “a school uniform” is a want. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🛍️ Meera has ₹300 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) small trowel, ₹140 (b) sketch pad, ₹270 (c) crayon box, ₹370 (d) kite, ₹90
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a new video game (b) extra chocolate (c) a fancy phone case (d) healthy food
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water to drink (b) a warm blanket (c) healthy food (d) extra chocolate
16. 16.True or false: “a third pair of shoes” is a want. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🛍️ A need or a want: a third pair of shoes? (a) a need (b) a want
18. 18.🛍️ Ishaan has ₹230 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) magazine, ₹110 (b) sketch pad, ₹240 (c) crayon box, ₹220 (d) football, ₹100
19. 19.Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a warm blanket (c) extra chocolate (d) medicine when ill
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil for class (b) a fancy phone case (c) a new video game (d) a third pair of shoes
21. 21.True or false: “a fancy phone case” is a want. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a third pair of shoes (b) extra chocolate (c) a toy robot (d) a school uniform
23. 23.🛍️ Nisha has ₹190 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) story book, ₹210 (b) sketch pad, ₹90 (c) kite, ₹60 (d) picture book, ₹180
24. 24.🛍️ Arjun has ₹230 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) magazine, ₹60 (b) cricket bat, ₹290 (c) football, ₹220 (d) comic, ₹90
25. 25.🛍️ Diya has ₹280 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) watering can, ₹230 (b) flower pot, ₹270 (c) paint set, ₹230 (d) colour pencils, ₹360
26. 26.🛍️ Tara has ₹150 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) kite, ₹210 (b) cricket bat, ₹110 (c) comic, ₹80 (d) seed packet, ₹130
27. 27.🎒 Two bags fit your budget. One is strong, one is weak. Which do you pick? (a) neither (b) the weak one (c) both (d) the strong one
28. 28.True or false: “a warm blanket” is a want. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) extra chocolate (b) a warm blanket (c) a party hat (d) a third pair of shoes
30. 30.🚫 An option costs more than you have. What do you do? (a) borrow from strangers (b) buy it anyway (c) cry (d) cross it out
31. 31.🛍️ Rohan has ₹260 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) colour pencils, ₹290 (b) comic, ₹140 (c) picture book, ₹110 (d) sketch pad, ₹220
32. 32.🛍️ Diya has ₹110 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) flower pot, ₹60 (b) sketch pad, ₹180 (c) watering can, ₹100 (d) crayon box, ₹90
33. 33.True or false: “a school uniform” is a need. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🗒️ Before choosing, first list… (a) your friends (b) random ideas (c) what you need (d) the weather
35. 35.True or false: “extra chocolate” is a need. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “medicine when ill” is a want. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🛍️ A need or a want: a school uniform? (a) a want (b) a need
38. 38.🛍️ Kabir has ₹220 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) skipping rope, ₹300 (b) cricket bat, ₹200 (c) paint set, ₹200 (d) flower pot, ₹210
39. 39.🛍️ Diya has ₹170 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) seed packet, ₹240 (b) crayon box, ₹120 (c) football, ₹70 (d) flower pot, ₹160
40. 40.🛍️ Diya has ₹180 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) small trowel, ₹200 (b) picture book, ₹70 (c) skipping rope, ₹80 (d) flower pot, ₹170

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