Decision Making Worksheet: Best Option

Critical thinking lesson 22: Choosing the best option · Set 655 · 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 new video game (b) a warm blanket (c) a party hat (d) a fancy phone case
2. 2.True or false: “extra chocolate” is a want. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🛍️ Kabir has ₹300 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) magazine, ₹50 (b) picture book, ₹220 (c) football, ₹310 (d) skipping rope, ₹280
4. 4.True or false: “a warm blanket” is a need. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🍱 You need a lunch that is healthy and ready in 10 minutes. Which fits? (a) a fruit and curd bowl (b) a big cake (c) a 2-hour biryani (d) a packet of chips
6. 6.🛍️ Nisha has ₹130 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) colour pencils, ₹80 (b) kite, ₹150 (c) cricket bat, ₹120 (d) magazine, ₹50
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) healthy food (b) a fancy phone case (c) a pencil for class (d) water to drink
8. 8.🚫 An option costs more than you have. What do you do? (a) cry (b) borrow from strangers (c) cross it out (d) buy it anyway
9. 9.🛍️ Kabir has ₹110 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) crayon box, ₹150 (b) colour pencils, ₹60 (c) picture book, ₹90 (d) football, ₹70
10. 10.Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) water to drink (c) a school uniform (d) a pencil for class
11. 11.🛍️ Meera has ₹250 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) magazine, ₹100 (b) kite, ₹240 (c) small trowel, ₹90 (d) skipping rope, ₹270
12. 12.🛍️ Aarav has ₹190 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) picture book, ₹260 (b) sketch pad, ₹130 (c) flower pot, ₹50 (d) comic, ₹150
13. 13.🛍️ Tara has ₹290 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) picture book, ₹310 (b) watering can, ₹160 (c) story book, ₹260 (d) colour pencils, ₹250
14. 14.🛍️ A need or a want: a school uniform? (a) a want (b) a need
15. 15.🎒 Two bags fit your budget. One is strong, one is weak. Which do you pick? (a) the strong one (b) the weak one (c) both (d) neither
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warm blanket (b) water to drink (c) a party hat (d) healthy food
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy robot (b) a fancy phone case (c) a new video game (d) a school uniform
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) extra chocolate (b) a pencil for class (c) a toy robot (d) a fancy phone case
19. 19.🛍️ Saanvi has ₹290 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) seed packet, ₹240 (b) magazine, ₹180 (c) colour pencils, ₹230 (d) watering can, ₹310
20. 20.Which of these is a want? (a) water to drink (b) a school uniform (c) a party hat (d) a pencil for class
21. 21.Which of these is a need? (a) a new video game (b) a third pair of shoes (c) a school uniform (d) a fancy phone case
22. 22.🛍️ Saanvi has ₹190 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) kite, ₹260 (b) flower pot, ₹160 (c) cricket bat, ₹140 (d) story book, ₹120
23. 23.🛍️ Meera has ₹180 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) football, ₹250 (b) picture book, ₹60 (c) paint set, ₹100 (d) kite, ₹130
24. 24.🛍️ Ananya has ₹200 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) sketch pad, ₹160 (b) seed packet, ₹90 (c) colour pencils, ₹270 (d) story book, ₹130
25. 25.True or false: “a fancy phone case” is a need. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🛍️ Arjun has ₹280 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) paint set, ₹270 (b) kite, ₹90 (c) crayon box, ₹290 (d) comic, ₹250
27. 27.🛍️ Nisha has ₹250 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) colour pencils, ₹230 (b) story book, ₹140 (c) skipping rope, ₹270 (d) football, ₹200
28. 28.True or false: “a new video game” is a want. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🛍️ Meera has ₹290 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) flower pot, ₹320 (b) colour pencils, ₹50 (c) skipping rope, ₹170 (d) small trowel, ₹260
30. 30.True or false: “healthy food” is a want. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🛍️ Saanvi has ₹250 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) colour pencils, ₹140 (b) picture book, ₹300 (c) small trowel, ₹210 (d) magazine, ₹240
32. 32.🛍️ Tara has ₹110 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) sketch pad, ₹90 (b) comic, ₹90 (c) watering can, ₹160 (d) flower pot, ₹90
33. 33.🛍️ A need or a want: a pencil for class? (a) a want (b) a need
34. 34.✅ The best option is the one that… (a) costs the most (b) is the first one (c) a friend picked (d) fits all your needs
35. 35.🛍️ Arjun has ₹130 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) watering can, ₹100 (b) flower pot, ₹180 (c) colour pencils, ₹60 (d) story book, ₹80
36. 36.🛍️ Tara has ₹170 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) watering can, ₹180 (b) sketch pad, ₹150 (c) crayon box, ₹60 (d) seed packet, ₹140
37. 37.🛍️ Ananya has ₹220 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) comic, ₹200 (b) small trowel, ₹120 (c) cricket bat, ₹100 (d) picture book, ₹250
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a third pair of shoes (b) a school uniform (c) water to drink (d) medicine when ill
39. 39.🛍️ Kabir has ₹250 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) skipping rope, ₹240 (b) paint set, ₹150 (c) kite, ₹310 (d) sketch pad, ₹90
40. 40.True or false: “extra chocolate” is a need. (a) False (b) True

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