Decision Making Worksheet: Best Option

Critical thinking lesson 22: Choosing the best option · Set 696 · 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.🗒️ Before choosing, first list… (a) random ideas (b) your friends (c) the weather (d) what you need
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a new video game (b) a pencil for class (c) medicine when ill (d) healthy food
3. 3.✅ The best option is the one that… (a) fits all your needs (b) a friend picked (c) costs the most (d) is the first one
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) healthy food (b) a school uniform (c) a warm blanket (d) a party hat
5. 5.🛍️ A need or a want: a fancy phone case? (a) a need (b) a want
6. 6.🛍️ Saanvi has ₹230 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) football, ₹140 (b) seed packet, ₹240 (c) story book, ₹210 (d) flower pot, ₹210
7. 7.True or false: “a school uniform” is a need. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy robot (b) a third pair of shoes (c) a pencil for class (d) a new video game
9. 9.🛍️ Arjun has ₹280 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) magazine, ₹100 (b) colour pencils, ₹240 (c) small trowel, ₹260 (d) crayon box, ₹310
10. 10.True or false: “a warm blanket” is a want. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🛍️ Ishaan has ₹110 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) colour pencils, ₹70 (b) small trowel, ₹140 (c) seed packet, ₹90 (d) football, ₹50
12. 12.🛍️ Arjun has ₹140 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) football, ₹70 (b) flower pot, ₹150 (c) comic, ₹60 (d) watering can, ₹90
13. 13.Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) medicine when ill (c) a warm blanket (d) extra chocolate
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fancy phone case (b) medicine when ill (c) a new video game (d) extra chocolate
15. 15.🛍️ Meera has ₹260 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) comic, ₹250 (b) skipping rope, ₹250 (c) magazine, ₹340 (d) paint set, ₹70
16. 16.🎒 Two bags fit your budget. One is strong, one is weak. Which do you pick? (a) both (b) the weak one (c) neither (d) the strong one
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a school uniform (b) healthy food (c) a warm blanket (d) extra chocolate
18. 18.🛍️ Nisha has ₹290 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) kite, ₹300 (b) paint set, ₹280 (c) football, ₹250 (d) picture book, ₹90
19. 19.🛍️ Kabir has ₹110 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) paint set, ₹180 (b) football, ₹70 (c) crayon box, ₹60 (d) kite, ₹80
20. 20.🛍️ A need or a want: a warm blanket? (a) a want (b) a need
21. 21.True or false: “a fancy phone case” is a need. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🛍️ Tara has ₹260 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) kite, ₹320 (b) sketch pad, ₹230 (c) football, ₹230 (d) picture book, ₹210
23. 23.🚫 An option costs more than you have. What do you do? (a) buy it anyway (b) cry (c) cross it out (d) borrow from strangers
24. 24.True or false: “a third pair of shoes” is a want. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “a third pair of shoes” is a need. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water to drink (b) a school uniform (c) a pencil for class (d) a third pair of shoes
27. 27.🛍️ A need or a want: a new video game? (a) a need (b) a want
28. 28.🛍️ Aarav has ₹100 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) colour pencils, ₹70 (b) kite, ₹120 (c) crayon box, ₹50 (d) skipping rope, ₹50
29. 29.True or false: “a warm blanket” is a need. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “a new video game” is a need. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🛍️ Arjun has ₹210 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) skipping rope, ₹70 (b) watering can, ₹220 (c) story book, ₹140 (d) small trowel, ₹200
32. 32.🛍️ A need or a want: a school uniform? (a) a want (b) a need
33. 33.🛍️ A need or a want: a party hat? (a) a need (b) a want
34. 34.🛍️ A need or a want: a pencil for class? (a) a need (b) a want
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a third pair of shoes (b) a warm blanket (c) a fancy phone case (d) extra chocolate
36. 36.Which of these is a want? (a) a party hat (b) water to drink (c) healthy food (d) a warm blanket
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a third pair of shoes (b) a toy robot (c) a school uniform (d) a new video game
38. 38.🛍️ A need or a want: water to drink? (a) a want (b) a need
39. 39.🛍️ Rohan has ₹210 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) kite, ₹80 (b) colour pencils, ₹130 (c) picture book, ₹240 (d) magazine, ₹170
40. 40.🛍️ A need or a want: medicine when ill? (a) a need (b) a want

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