Decision Making Worksheet: Best Option

Critical thinking lesson 22: Choosing the best option · Set 657 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a toy robot (b) a new video game (c) a fancy phone case (d) a pencil for class
2. 2.True or false: “a school uniform” is a need. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “a fancy phone case” is a want. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🛍️ A need or a want: extra chocolate? (a) a want (b) a need
5. 5.🛍️ Ananya has ₹130 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) football, ₹90 (b) watering can, ₹70 (c) story book, ₹150 (d) picture book, ₹110
6. 6.Which of these is a want? (a) water to drink (b) a third pair of shoes (c) healthy food (d) a pencil for class
7. 7.🛍️ Ananya has ₹100 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) football, ₹50 (b) magazine, ₹80 (c) picture book, ₹180 (d) crayon box, ₹90
8. 8.True or false: “healthy food” is a need. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “medicine when ill” is a want. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a new video game (b) water to drink (c) a warm blanket (d) a school uniform
11. 11.🛍️ Diya has ₹120 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) seed packet, ₹110 (b) kite, ₹130 (c) small trowel, ₹70 (d) skipping rope, ₹110
12. 12.Which of these is a want? (a) healthy food (b) a party hat (c) water to drink (d) medicine when ill
13. 13.🛍️ Rohan has ₹190 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) sketch pad, ₹60 (b) colour pencils, ₹160 (c) magazine, ₹170 (d) comic, ₹240
14. 14.🚫 An option costs more than you have. What do you do? (a) borrow from strangers (b) cross it out (c) buy it anyway (d) cry
15. 15.🛍️ Saanvi has ₹120 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) comic, ₹110 (b) sketch pad, ₹110 (c) picture book, ₹140 (d) watering can, ₹60
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fancy phone case (b) extra chocolate (c) a toy robot (d) a warm blanket
17. 17.Which of these is a want? (a) healthy food (b) a warm blanket (c) extra chocolate (d) a pencil for class
18. 18.🛍️ Aarav has ₹200 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) picture book, ₹70 (b) sketch pad, ₹180 (c) watering can, ₹170 (d) crayon box, ₹240
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy robot (b) a fancy phone case (c) a school uniform (d) a third pair of shoes
20. 20.🛍️ Rohan has ₹260 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) skipping rope, ₹210 (b) seed packet, ₹300 (c) flower pot, ₹210 (d) paint set, ₹80
21. 21.Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a toy robot (c) a new video game (d) a fancy phone case
22. 22.🛍️ Meera has ₹260 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) small trowel, ₹280 (b) skipping rope, ₹80 (c) seed packet, ₹220 (d) colour pencils, ₹110
23. 23.🎒 Two bags fit your budget. One is strong, one is weak. Which do you pick? (a) the weak one (b) neither (c) the strong one (d) both
24. 24.🍱 You need a lunch that is healthy and ready in 10 minutes. Which fits? (a) a packet of chips (b) a big cake (c) a 2-hour biryani (d) a fruit and curd bowl
25. 25.True or false: “a fancy phone case” is a need. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🛍️ A need or a want: a toy robot? (a) a want (b) a need
27. 27.🛍️ Ishaan has ₹200 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) flower pot, ₹80 (b) story book, ₹160 (c) cricket bat, ₹150 (d) skipping rope, ₹280
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) medicine when ill (b) water to drink (c) a school uniform (d) a toy robot
29. 29.🛍️ A need or a want: water to drink? (a) a want (b) a need
30. 30.True or false: “a toy robot” is a want. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🛍️ Ananya has ₹210 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) cricket bat, ₹230 (b) sketch pad, ₹50 (c) magazine, ₹140 (d) football, ₹160
32. 32.🛍️ Tara has ₹230 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) flower pot, ₹260 (b) picture book, ₹90 (c) watering can, ₹180 (d) crayon box, ₹200
33. 33.True or false: “a new video game” is a want. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🗒️ Before choosing, first list… (a) the weather (b) random ideas (c) your friends (d) what you need
35. 35.✅ The best option is the one that… (a) is the first one (b) fits all your needs (c) costs the most (d) a friend picked
36. 36.True or false: “a school uniform” is a want. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “a warm blanket” is a want. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “extra chocolate” is a need. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a need? (a) a pencil for class (b) a party hat (c) a new video game (d) a fancy phone case
40. 40.🛍️ Nisha has ₹240 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) kite, ₹210 (b) story book, ₹300 (c) cricket bat, ₹100 (d) comic, ₹210

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