Decision Making Worksheet: Best Option

Critical thinking lesson 22: Choosing the best option · Set 698 · 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) the weather (c) what you need (d) your friends
2. 2.🛍️ Rohan has ₹230 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) flower pot, ₹260 (b) colour pencils, ₹170 (c) seed packet, ₹210 (d) skipping rope, ₹220
3. 3.🛍️ Rohan has ₹140 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) comic, ₹110 (b) paint set, ₹90 (c) football, ₹70 (d) crayon box, ₹200
4. 4.🛍️ Meera has ₹120 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) kite, ₹60 (b) seed packet, ₹70 (c) comic, ₹190 (d) picture book, ₹70
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water to drink (b) a toy robot (c) extra chocolate (d) a new video game
6. 6.🛍️ Meera has ₹190 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) colour pencils, ₹260 (b) crayon box, ₹180 (c) watering can, ₹50 (d) skipping rope, ₹150
7. 7.🛍️ Arjun has ₹120 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) football, ₹200 (b) paint set, ₹90 (c) skipping rope, ₹110 (d) watering can, ₹50
8. 8.Which of these is a need? (a) extra chocolate (b) a new video game (c) a fancy phone case (d) water to drink
9. 9.Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a new video game (c) extra chocolate (d) a pencil for class
10. 10.True or false: “a toy robot” is a need. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🛍️ Saanvi has ₹150 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) magazine, ₹180 (b) cricket bat, ₹120 (c) kite, ₹50 (d) picture book, ₹140
12. 12.🛍️ Nisha has ₹130 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) skipping rope, ₹110 (b) watering can, ₹80 (c) small trowel, ₹190 (d) cricket bat, ₹60
13. 13.True or false: “medicine when ill” is a need. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🛍️ Aarav has ₹130 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) crayon box, ₹80 (b) watering can, ₹170 (c) flower pot, ₹90 (d) colour pencils, ₹110
15. 15.Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a school uniform (c) water to drink (d) a toy robot
16. 16.🚫 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
17. 17.🛍️ A need or a want: extra chocolate? (a) a want (b) a need
18. 18.🛍️ Vihaan has ₹230 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) sketch pad, ₹250 (b) comic, ₹80 (c) paint set, ₹220 (d) skipping rope, ₹200
19. 19.🛍️ Tara has ₹130 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) sketch pad, ₹110 (b) crayon box, ₹140 (c) watering can, ₹110 (d) cricket bat, ₹100
20. 20.🛍️ Kabir has ₹260 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) seed packet, ₹250 (b) small trowel, ₹290 (c) comic, ₹50 (d) skipping rope, ₹110
21. 21.🛍️ Meera has ₹190 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) small trowel, ₹160 (b) story book, ₹240 (c) paint set, ₹60 (d) magazine, ₹150
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy robot (b) a third pair of shoes (c) extra chocolate (d) healthy food
23. 23.🛍️ Diya has ₹120 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) small trowel, ₹70 (b) watering can, ₹140 (c) paint set, ₹90 (d) kite, ₹80
24. 24.🛍️ A need or a want: medicine when ill? (a) a want (b) a need
25. 25.🛍️ Nisha has ₹140 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) skipping rope, ₹90 (b) picture book, ₹90 (c) sketch pad, ₹110 (d) story book, ₹150
26. 26.🛍️ A need or a want: a fancy phone case? (a) a need (b) a want
27. 27.🛍️ Kabir has ₹190 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) comic, ₹90 (b) story book, ₹160 (c) seed packet, ₹240 (d) watering can, ₹140
28. 28.🍱 You need a lunch that is healthy and ready in 10 minutes. Which fits? (a) a big cake (b) a 2-hour biryani (c) a packet of chips (d) a fruit and curd bowl
29. 29.🛍️ Arjun has ₹220 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) watering can, ₹200 (b) football, ₹170 (c) small trowel, ₹290 (d) colour pencils, ₹110
30. 30.🛍️ Diya has ₹120 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) kite, ₹160 (b) paint set, ₹110 (c) skipping rope, ₹100 (d) watering can, ₹80
31. 31.Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a third pair of shoes (c) a toy robot (d) a fancy phone case
32. 32.🛍️ A need or a want: a third pair of shoes? (a) a want (b) a need
33. 33.🛍️ Kabir has ₹150 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) skipping rope, ₹170 (b) magazine, ₹50 (c) football, ₹110 (d) picture book, ₹140
34. 34.True or false: “a party hat” is a need. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a fancy phone case (c) a new video game (d) a toy robot
36. 36.🛍️ A need or a want: a toy robot? (a) a need (b) a want
37. 37.True or false: “a school uniform” is a want. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a school uniform (b) medicine when ill (c) a pencil for class (d) a new video game
39. 39.True or false: “healthy food” is a want. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎒 Two bags fit your budget. One is strong, one is weak. Which do you pick? (a) the strong one (b) neither (c) the weak one (d) both

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