Decision Making Worksheet: Best Option

Critical thinking lesson 22: Choosing the best option · Set 7 · 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 of these is a need? (a) a new video game (b) a pencil for class (c) extra chocolate (d) a third pair of shoes
2. 2.🗒️ Before choosing, first list… (a) your friends (b) what you need (c) random ideas (d) the weather
3. 3.🎒 Two bags fit your budget. One is strong, one is weak. Which do you pick? (a) the weak one (b) neither (c) both (d) the strong one
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) medicine when ill (b) water to drink (c) healthy food (d) a fancy phone case
5. 5.🍱 You need a lunch that is healthy and ready in 10 minutes. Which fits? (a) a fruit and curd bowl (b) a big cake (c) a 2-hour biryani (d) a packet of chips
6. 6.Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) medicine when ill (c) water to drink (d) a fancy phone case
7. 7.🛍️ Ishaan has ₹130 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) sketch pad, ₹150 (b) football, ₹90 (c) picture book, ₹80 (d) crayon box, ₹120
8. 8.🛍️ Rohan has ₹110 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) sketch pad, ₹90 (b) kite, ₹70 (c) colour pencils, ₹70 (d) football, ₹170
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a third pair of shoes (b) a warm blanket (c) a fancy phone case (d) a party hat
10. 10.✅ The best option is the one that… (a) fits all your needs (b) costs the most (c) is the first one (d) a friend picked
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) extra chocolate (b) water to drink (c) healthy food (d) a school uniform
12. 12.🛍️ A need or a want: water to drink? (a) a need (b) a want
13. 13.🛍️ A need or a want: a fancy phone case? (a) a need (b) a want
14. 14.🛍️ Arjun has ₹270 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) picture book, ₹240 (b) comic, ₹190 (c) small trowel, ₹310 (d) flower pot, ₹230
15. 15.Which of these is a want? (a) healthy food (b) a pencil for class (c) water to drink (d) a party hat
16. 16.🛍️ A need or a want: a pencil for class? (a) a need (b) a want
17. 17.True or false: “a warm blanket” is a need. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a want? (a) water to drink (b) a third pair of shoes (c) a school uniform (d) a pencil for class
19. 19.🛍️ Aarav has ₹150 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) skipping rope, ₹130 (b) comic, ₹130 (c) flower pot, ₹180 (d) watering can, ₹140
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warm blanket (b) a school uniform (c) a party hat (d) medicine when ill
21. 21.🛍️ Rohan has ₹210 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) football, ₹190 (b) kite, ₹220 (c) paint set, ₹70 (d) colour pencils, ₹130
22. 22.🚫 An option costs more than you have. What do you do? (a) cry (b) buy it anyway (c) cross it out (d) borrow from strangers
23. 23.🛍️ A need or a want: a third pair of shoes? (a) a want (b) a need
24. 24.🛍️ A need or a want: a warm blanket? (a) a want (b) a need
25. 25.Which of these is a want? (a) healthy food (b) a school uniform (c) a new video game (d) a pencil for class
26. 26.🛍️ Ananya has ₹160 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) paint set, ₹190 (b) colour pencils, ₹110 (c) watering can, ₹140 (d) skipping rope, ₹120
27. 27.🛍️ Tara has ₹280 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) seed packet, ₹120 (b) colour pencils, ₹240 (c) skipping rope, ₹160 (d) sketch pad, ₹300
28. 28.Which of these is a want? (a) healthy food (b) a toy robot (c) a pencil for class (d) a warm blanket
29. 29.🛍️ Nisha has ₹140 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) cricket bat, ₹50 (b) sketch pad, ₹130 (c) paint set, ₹170 (d) comic, ₹90
30. 30.🛍️ Nisha has ₹220 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) watering can, ₹50 (b) football, ₹180 (c) magazine, ₹170 (d) story book, ₹260
31. 31.🛍️ Arjun has ₹270 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) magazine, ₹260 (b) watering can, ₹230 (c) skipping rope, ₹200 (d) picture book, ₹330
32. 32.🛍️ Meera has ₹300 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) cricket bat, ₹200 (b) flower pot, ₹280 (c) colour pencils, ₹130 (d) small trowel, ₹370
33. 33.Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a third pair of shoes (c) a new video game (d) a toy robot
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a new video game (b) extra chocolate (c) a third pair of shoes (d) a school uniform
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water to drink (b) medicine when ill (c) a pencil for class (d) a new video game
36. 36.🛍️ A need or a want: a toy robot? (a) a need (b) a want
37. 37.🛍️ Vihaan has ₹110 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) seed packet, ₹90 (b) sketch pad, ₹160 (c) watering can, ₹60 (d) colour pencils, ₹70
38. 38.🛍️ Vihaan has ₹250 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) flower pot, ₹230 (b) story book, ₹130 (c) cricket bat, ₹80 (d) watering can, ₹270
39. 39.🛍️ A need or a want: a new video game? (a) a want (b) a need
40. 40.🛍️ Aarav has ₹100 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) watering can, ₹50 (b) kite, ₹50 (c) crayon box, ₹160 (d) paint set, ₹70

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