Decision Making Worksheet: Best Option

Critical thinking lesson 22: Choosing the best option · Set 65 · 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.🛍️ Saanvi has ₹210 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) football, ₹190 (b) kite, ₹160 (c) flower pot, ₹200 (d) seed packet, ₹240
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) extra chocolate (b) a third pair of shoes (c) medicine when ill (d) a party hat
3. 3.🍱 You need a lunch that is healthy and ready in 10 minutes. Which fits? (a) a packet of chips (b) a fruit and curd bowl (c) a 2-hour biryani (d) a big cake
4. 4.🛍️ A need or a want: a fancy phone case? (a) a want (b) a need
5. 5.🛍️ Diya has ₹170 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) sketch pad, ₹70 (b) story book, ₹180 (c) small trowel, ₹80 (d) comic, ₹130
6. 6.Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a third pair of shoes (c) extra chocolate (d) a pencil for class
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) healthy food (b) a new video game (c) a party hat (d) a third pair of shoes
8. 8.✅ The best option is the one that… (a) is the first one (b) a friend picked (c) fits all your needs (d) costs the most
9. 9.True or false: “a warm blanket” is a want. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🛍️ Diya has ₹280 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) seed packet, ₹270 (b) kite, ₹240 (c) flower pot, ₹350 (d) skipping rope, ₹170
11. 11.🛍️ Tara has ₹270 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) football, ₹120 (b) story book, ₹190 (c) flower pot, ₹260 (d) small trowel, ₹340
12. 12.🛍️ Ananya has ₹100 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) colour pencils, ₹60 (b) skipping rope, ₹120 (c) story book, ₹50 (d) football, ₹90
13. 13.🛍️ Rohan has ₹110 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) football, ₹180 (b) picture book, ₹60 (c) flower pot, ₹60 (d) cricket bat, ₹70
14. 14.🛍️ Tara has ₹210 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) football, ₹50 (b) colour pencils, ₹90 (c) magazine, ₹180 (d) picture book, ₹240
15. 15.🛍️ Kabir has ₹270 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) cricket bat, ₹280 (b) kite, ₹260 (c) magazine, ₹170 (d) flower pot, ₹240
16. 16.🛍️ Ishaan has ₹200 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) sketch pad, ₹260 (b) small trowel, ₹180 (c) story book, ₹90 (d) colour pencils, ₹180
17. 17.🗒️ Before choosing, first list… (a) your friends (b) what you need (c) the weather (d) random ideas
18. 18.Which of these is a want? (a) extra chocolate (b) healthy food (c) a school uniform (d) a pencil for class
19. 19.🎒 Two bags fit your budget. One is strong, one is weak. Which do you pick? (a) neither (b) the weak one (c) the strong one (d) both
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a new video game (b) a party hat (c) water to drink (d) a toy robot
21. 21.True or false: “water to drink” is a want. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water to drink (b) a pencil for class (c) a toy robot (d) a warm blanket
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) medicine when ill (b) a pencil for class (c) a third pair of shoes (d) healthy food
24. 24.🛍️ A need or a want: a new video game? (a) a need (b) a want
25. 25.🛍️ Diya has ₹280 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) watering can, ₹130 (b) magazine, ₹260 (c) comic, ₹320 (d) crayon box, ₹210
26. 26.🛍️ Diya has ₹150 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) story book, ₹120 (b) flower pot, ₹70 (c) magazine, ₹180 (d) paint set, ₹50
27. 27.True or false: “a fancy phone case” is a want. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🛍️ Diya has ₹240 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) comic, ₹270 (b) colour pencils, ₹210 (c) picture book, ₹230 (d) sketch pad, ₹70
29. 29.🛍️ A need or a want: water to drink? (a) a need (b) a want
30. 30.🛍️ Kabir has ₹260 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) sketch pad, ₹320 (b) flower pot, ₹190 (c) seed packet, ₹210 (d) colour pencils, ₹220
31. 31.🛍️ A need or a want: a warm blanket? (a) a want (b) a need
32. 32.🛍️ Arjun has ₹290 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) kite, ₹180 (b) watering can, ₹350 (c) colour pencils, ₹60 (d) small trowel, ₹240
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a new video game (b) water to drink (c) healthy food (d) a school uniform
34. 34.True or false: “extra chocolate” is a want. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🛍️ Tara has ₹200 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) sketch pad, ₹210 (b) small trowel, ₹50 (c) watering can, ₹70 (d) colour pencils, ₹180
36. 36.Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a new video game (c) healthy food (d) a school uniform
37. 37.🛍️ Ananya has ₹230 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) cricket bat, ₹100 (b) story book, ₹280 (c) paint set, ₹110 (d) magazine, ₹200
38. 38.🚫 An option costs more than you have. What do you do? (a) cross it out (b) borrow from strangers (c) buy it anyway (d) cry
39. 39.🛍️ Tara has ₹180 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) seed packet, ₹190 (b) colour pencils, ₹170 (c) sketch pad, ₹60 (d) small trowel, ₹130
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) extra chocolate (b) a third pair of shoes (c) a new video game (d) a pencil for class

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