Decision Making Worksheet: Best Option

Critical thinking lesson 22: Choosing the best option · Set 658 · 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 warm blanket (b) extra chocolate (c) a fancy phone case (d) a party hat
2. 2.🗒️ Before choosing, first list… (a) random ideas (b) your friends (c) the weather (d) what you need
3. 3.Which of these is a need? (a) a party hat (b) a fancy phone case (c) water to drink (d) a third pair of shoes
4. 4.🛍️ A need or a want: a warm blanket? (a) a need (b) a want
5. 5.🛍️ Nisha has ₹130 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) sketch pad, ₹90 (b) cricket bat, ₹100 (c) story book, ₹170 (d) comic, ₹120
6. 6.🎒 Two bags fit your budget. One is strong, one is weak. Which do you pick? (a) the weak one (b) the strong one (c) both (d) neither
7. 7.🛍️ A need or a want: extra chocolate? (a) a need (b) a want
8. 8.Which of these is a need? (a) a third pair of shoes (b) healthy food (c) extra chocolate (d) a fancy phone case
9. 9.🛍️ Ananya has ₹220 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) colour pencils, ₹210 (b) story book, ₹190 (c) crayon box, ₹230 (d) flower pot, ₹70
10. 10.🛍️ A need or a want: a toy robot? (a) a need (b) a want
11. 11.🚫 An option costs more than you have. What do you do? (a) borrow from strangers (b) buy it anyway (c) cross it out (d) cry
12. 12.Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone case (b) a warm blanket (c) a pencil for class (d) water to drink
13. 13.True or false: “a fancy phone case” is a need. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🛍️ Diya has ₹150 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) small trowel, ₹220 (b) comic, ₹130 (c) watering can, ₹110 (d) football, ₹120
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) healthy food (b) a warm blanket (c) a toy robot (d) water to drink
16. 16.Which of these is a want? (a) healthy food (b) a new video game (c) a pencil for class (d) a school uniform
17. 17.🛍️ Kabir has ₹180 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) kite, ₹90 (b) paint set, ₹190 (c) skipping rope, ₹140 (d) crayon box, ₹140
18. 18.✅ The best option is the one that… (a) costs the most (b) a friend picked (c) is the first one (d) fits all your needs
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil for class (b) water to drink (c) a third pair of shoes (d) a warm blanket
20. 20.Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a warm blanket (c) healthy food (d) a toy robot
21. 21.🛍️ Ananya has ₹230 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) paint set, ₹100 (b) kite, ₹180 (c) picture book, ₹300 (d) magazine, ₹210
22. 22.🛍️ Rohan has ₹150 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) kite, ₹210 (b) flower pot, ₹140 (c) picture book, ₹110 (d) football, ₹140
23. 23.🛍️ Kabir has ₹110 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) picture book, ₹70 (b) sketch pad, ₹90 (c) story book, ₹150 (d) football, ₹50
24. 24.🛍️ Rohan has ₹190 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) flower pot, ₹150 (b) watering can, ₹90 (c) cricket bat, ₹180 (d) football, ₹240
25. 25.🛍️ Vihaan has ₹240 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) colour pencils, ₹90 (b) seed packet, ₹190 (c) paint set, ₹100 (d) flower pot, ₹260
26. 26.🛍️ Kabir has ₹220 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) watering can, ₹260 (b) paint set, ₹180 (c) colour pencils, ₹150 (d) seed packet, ₹210
27. 27.Which of these is a need? (a) a new video game (b) a fancy phone case (c) a third pair of shoes (d) medicine when ill
28. 28.🛍️ Ananya has ₹200 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) watering can, ₹110 (b) picture book, ₹230 (c) comic, ₹160 (d) kite, ₹70
29. 29.True or false: “a new video game” is a want. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water to drink (b) a school uniform (c) healthy food (d) extra chocolate
31. 31.Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) extra chocolate (c) a pencil for class (d) a third pair of shoes
32. 32.🛍️ Meera has ₹200 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) football, ₹140 (b) watering can, ₹210 (c) seed packet, ₹170 (d) story book, ₹160
33. 33.🛍️ Aarav has ₹120 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) skipping rope, ₹180 (b) football, ₹100 (c) small trowel, ₹100 (d) watering can, ₹90
34. 34.True or false: “medicine when ill” is a want. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “water to drink” is a need. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🛍️ Ishaan has ₹170 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) seed packet, ₹80 (b) comic, ₹210 (c) crayon box, ₹70 (d) story book, ₹160
37. 37.🍱 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 big cake (d) a 2-hour biryani
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party hat (b) a school uniform (c) water to drink (d) a warm blanket
39. 39.True or false: “water to drink” is a want. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “medicine when ill” is a need. (a) True (b) False

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