Decision Making Worksheet: Best Option

Critical thinking lesson 22: Choosing the best option · Set 616 · 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 want? (a) a new video game (b) a school uniform (c) healthy food (d) medicine when ill
2. 2.🚫 An option costs more than you have. What do you do? (a) buy it anyway (b) cry (c) cross it out (d) borrow from strangers
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) extra chocolate (b) a toy robot (c) a warm blanket (d) a new video game
4. 4.Which of these is a need? (a) a new video game (b) a school uniform (c) extra chocolate (d) a third pair of shoes
5. 5.🛍️ Diya has ₹140 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) skipping rope, ₹210 (b) cricket bat, ₹100 (c) watering can, ₹50 (d) sketch pad, ₹50
6. 6.🛍️ Kabir has ₹130 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) story book, ₹50 (b) small trowel, ₹80 (c) crayon box, ₹210 (d) colour pencils, ₹100
7. 7.🛍️ A need or a want: medicine when ill? (a) a need (b) a want
8. 8.✅ 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
9. 9.Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) extra chocolate (c) medicine when ill (d) a fancy phone case
10. 10.🛍️ Ananya has ₹250 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) paint set, ₹220 (b) colour pencils, ₹290 (c) comic, ₹90 (d) skipping rope, ₹130
11. 11.🛍️ A need or a want: a warm blanket? (a) a want (b) a need
12. 12.Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a pencil for class (c) extra chocolate (d) a third pair of shoes
13. 13.True or false: “a warm blanket” is a want. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a third pair of shoes (c) healthy food (d) water to drink
15. 15.🛍️ Saanvi has ₹100 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) comic, ₹90 (b) magazine, ₹80 (c) kite, ₹80 (d) cricket bat, ₹150
16. 16.🛍️ A need or a want: water to drink? (a) a want (b) a need
17. 17.True or false: “a toy robot” is a need. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “water to drink” is a need. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🛍️ Saanvi has ₹280 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) cricket bat, ₹270 (b) story book, ₹60 (c) skipping rope, ₹290 (d) colour pencils, ₹270
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warm blanket (b) medicine when ill (c) extra chocolate (d) a pencil for class
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a third pair of shoes (b) a warm blanket (c) a school uniform (d) healthy food
22. 22.🛍️ Meera has ₹250 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) kite, ₹330 (b) skipping rope, ₹210 (c) seed packet, ₹140 (d) small trowel, ₹50
23. 23.True or false: “a school uniform” is a need. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🛍️ Vihaan has ₹150 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) flower pot, ₹100 (b) colour pencils, ₹160 (c) cricket bat, ₹130 (d) paint set, ₹140
25. 25.🛍️ Tara has ₹270 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) comic, ₹310 (b) watering can, ₹220 (c) crayon box, ₹250 (d) story book, ₹250
26. 26.🛍️ Ananya has ₹240 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) story book, ₹70 (b) colour pencils, ₹300 (c) kite, ₹50 (d) crayon box, ₹230
27. 27.True or false: “a third pair of shoes” is a want. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🛍️ Aarav has ₹110 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) story book, ₹60 (b) crayon box, ₹80 (c) flower pot, ₹60 (d) colour pencils, ₹190
29. 29.🛍️ Vihaan has ₹270 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) football, ₹140 (b) seed packet, ₹310 (c) flower pot, ₹230 (d) comic, ₹50
30. 30.Which of these is a need? (a) water to drink (b) a third pair of shoes (c) a fancy phone case (d) a toy robot
31. 31.🛍️ Kabir has ₹110 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) story book, ₹120 (b) sketch pad, ₹90 (c) comic, ₹70 (d) watering can, ₹100
32. 32.Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) healthy food (c) a new video game (d) a party hat
33. 33.🛍️ Arjun has ₹270 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) colour pencils, ₹120 (b) seed packet, ₹240 (c) skipping rope, ₹80 (d) watering can, ₹290
34. 34.🛍️ A need or a want: a new video game? (a) a want (b) a need
35. 35.🎒 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
36. 36.True or false: “medicine when ill” is a want. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🛍️ Aarav has ₹250 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) story book, ₹60 (b) cricket bat, ₹210 (c) flower pot, ₹180 (d) football, ₹300
38. 38.🛍️ Diya has ₹100 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) small trowel, ₹60 (b) watering can, ₹160 (c) comic, ₹50 (d) kite, ₹90
39. 39.🛍️ Kabir has ₹100 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) magazine, ₹90 (b) flower pot, ₹60 (c) comic, ₹130 (d) crayon box, ₹80
40. 40.🛍️ Diya has ₹130 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) magazine, ₹170 (b) watering can, ₹60 (c) story book, ₹110 (d) kite, ₹110

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