Decision Making Worksheet: Best Option

Critical thinking lesson 22: Choosing the best option · Set 693 · 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.🛍️ A need or a want: water to drink? (a) a want (b) a need
2. 2.🛍️ Diya has ₹180 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) football, ₹150 (b) seed packet, ₹80 (c) comic, ₹50 (d) kite, ₹200
3. 3.🛍️ Tara has ₹150 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) comic, ₹70 (b) crayon box, ₹140 (c) colour pencils, ₹210 (d) football, ₹110
4. 4.🛍️ Saanvi has ₹110 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) colour pencils, ₹100 (b) skipping rope, ₹120 (c) seed packet, ₹100 (d) cricket bat, ₹80
5. 5.True or false: “a fancy phone case” is a want. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🛍️ Diya has ₹130 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) skipping rope, ₹120 (b) seed packet, ₹90 (c) colour pencils, ₹90 (d) kite, ₹140
7. 7.🛍️ A need or a want: a third pair of shoes? (a) a need (b) a want
8. 8.🛍️ Arjun has ₹100 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) magazine, ₹110 (b) paint set, ₹90 (c) football, ₹60 (d) story book, ₹70
9. 9.True or false: “a warm blanket” is a need. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a need? (a) a party hat (b) a new video game (c) a toy robot (d) healthy food
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water to drink (b) a warm blanket (c) a fancy phone case (d) medicine when ill
12. 12.Which of these is a need? (a) a third pair of shoes (b) a party hat (c) water to drink (d) a new video game
13. 13.🚫 An option costs more than you have. What do you do? (a) buy it anyway (b) cry (c) borrow from strangers (d) cross it out
14. 14.True or false: “a pencil for class” is a need. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🛍️ Tara has ₹270 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) seed packet, ₹240 (b) magazine, ₹130 (c) cricket bat, ₹50 (d) small trowel, ₹310
16. 16.🗒️ Before choosing, first list… (a) your friends (b) random ideas (c) what you need (d) the weather
17. 17.🍱 You need a lunch that is healthy and ready in 10 minutes. Which fits? (a) a 2-hour biryani (b) a big cake (c) a fruit and curd bowl (d) a packet of chips
18. 18.🛍️ A need or a want: healthy food? (a) a want (b) a need
19. 19.🛍️ Rohan has ₹220 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) colour pencils, ₹300 (b) flower pot, ₹140 (c) paint set, ₹180 (d) football, ₹200
20. 20.True or false: “water to drink” is a need. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) healthy food (b) a fancy phone case (c) a new video game (d) extra chocolate
22. 22.🎒 Two bags fit your budget. One is strong, one is weak. Which do you pick? (a) both (b) neither (c) the weak one (d) the strong one
23. 23.🛍️ A need or a want: a party hat? (a) a want (b) a need
24. 24.🛍️ Saanvi has ₹240 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) skipping rope, ₹280 (b) comic, ₹200 (c) football, ₹230 (d) watering can, ₹210
25. 25.🛍️ Ishaan has ₹270 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) comic, ₹250 (b) colour pencils, ₹240 (c) magazine, ₹240 (d) paint set, ₹300
26. 26.True or false: “a school uniform” is a need. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🛍️ Meera has ₹280 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) comic, ₹340 (b) picture book, ₹230 (c) cricket bat, ₹200 (d) football, ₹180
28. 28.True or false: “a fancy phone case” is a need. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🛍️ Meera has ₹300 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) story book, ₹50 (b) small trowel, ₹250 (c) flower pot, ₹370 (d) picture book, ₹210
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy robot (b) extra chocolate (c) a new video game (d) a school uniform
31. 31.🛍️ Diya has ₹270 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) sketch pad, ₹250 (b) kite, ₹340 (c) watering can, ₹130 (d) football, ₹240
32. 32.🛍️ Vihaan has ₹150 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) seed packet, ₹100 (b) cricket bat, ₹200 (c) story book, ₹110 (d) kite, ₹140
33. 33.🛍️ Rohan has ₹120 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) picture book, ₹80 (b) comic, ₹200 (c) sketch pad, ₹70 (d) seed packet, ₹50
34. 34.🛍️ A need or a want: a warm blanket? (a) a want (b) a need
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) healthy food (b) medicine when ill (c) extra chocolate (d) a pencil for class
36. 36.✅ The best option is the one that… (a) costs the most (b) fits all your needs (c) a friend picked (d) is the first one
37. 37.🛍️ Tara has ₹270 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) story book, ₹220 (b) paint set, ₹90 (c) magazine, ₹340 (d) cricket bat, ₹60
38. 38.🛍️ Vihaan has ₹180 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) magazine, ₹70 (b) skipping rope, ₹140 (c) crayon box, ₹80 (d) cricket bat, ₹200
39. 39.🛍️ Meera has ₹180 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) small trowel, ₹250 (b) flower pot, ₹130 (c) picture book, ₹50 (d) story book, ₹70
40. 40.🛍️ Arjun has ₹190 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) colour pencils, ₹250 (b) watering can, ₹60 (c) story book, ₹160 (d) crayon box, ₹160

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