Decision Making Worksheet: Best Option

Critical thinking lesson 22: Choosing the best option · Set 720 · 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.✅ The best option is the one that… (a) costs the most (b) is the first one (c) fits all your needs (d) a friend picked
2. 2.🛍️ Tara has ₹260 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) flower pot, ₹110 (b) comic, ₹220 (c) colour pencils, ₹250 (d) story book, ₹270
3. 3.🛍️ Ishaan has ₹100 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) small trowel, ₹170 (b) skipping rope, ₹50 (c) picture book, ₹70 (d) seed packet, ₹50
4. 4.True or false: “a fancy phone case” is a need. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a need? (a) extra chocolate (b) a new video game (c) a party hat (d) a school uniform
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) extra chocolate (b) a fancy phone case (c) healthy food (d) a new video game
7. 7.🛍️ A need or a want: a third pair of shoes? (a) a need (b) a want
8. 8.🛍️ A need or a want: healthy food? (a) a want (b) a need
9. 9.Which of these is a want? (a) a third pair of shoes (b) a pencil for class (c) healthy food (d) a school uniform
10. 10.Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a warm blanket (c) water to drink (d) a party hat
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fancy phone case (b) extra chocolate (c) water to drink (d) a new video game
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil for class (b) a new video game (c) a party hat (d) a fancy phone case
13. 13.🛍️ Ananya has ₹140 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) crayon box, ₹100 (b) seed packet, ₹110 (c) football, ₹50 (d) small trowel, ₹220
14. 14.🍱 You need a lunch that is healthy and ready in 10 minutes. Which fits? (a) a packet of chips (b) a 2-hour biryani (c) a big cake (d) a fruit and curd bowl
15. 15.🛍️ Ananya has ₹130 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) magazine, ₹80 (b) picture book, ₹60 (c) crayon box, ₹180 (d) colour pencils, ₹100
16. 16.🛍️ A need or a want: a fancy phone case? (a) a want (b) a need
17. 17.🛍️ Diya has ₹160 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) seed packet, ₹80 (b) sketch pad, ₹70 (c) magazine, ₹120 (d) picture book, ₹180
18. 18.Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a third pair of shoes (c) a party hat (d) a fancy phone case
19. 19.True or false: “a school uniform” is a need. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water to drink (b) a third pair of shoes (c) a warm blanket (d) a pencil for class
21. 21.True or false: “a pencil for class” is a want. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎒 Two bags fit your budget. One is strong, one is weak. Which do you pick? (a) the weak one (b) neither (c) the strong one (d) both
23. 23.🚫 An option costs more than you have. What do you do? (a) borrow from strangers (b) buy it anyway (c) cry (d) cross it out
24. 24.🛍️ A need or a want: water to drink? (a) a need (b) a want
25. 25.True or false: “a third pair of shoes” is a want. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🛍️ Saanvi has ₹240 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) sketch pad, ₹300 (b) paint set, ₹200 (c) story book, ₹230 (d) magazine, ₹140
27. 27.Which of these is a need? (a) a party hat (b) a toy robot (c) a pencil for class (d) a third pair of shoes
28. 28.🛍️ Rohan has ₹240 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) picture book, ₹220 (b) crayon box, ₹310 (c) skipping rope, ₹170 (d) paint set, ₹190
29. 29.🛍️ Nisha has ₹110 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) small trowel, ₹70 (b) kite, ₹60 (c) flower pot, ₹90 (d) football, ₹120
30. 30.🛍️ A need or a want: a pencil for class? (a) a need (b) a want
31. 31.True or false: “a school uniform” is a want. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🛍️ Ishaan has ₹290 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) crayon box, ₹280 (b) kite, ₹90 (c) colour pencils, ₹320 (d) comic, ₹190
33. 33.🛍️ Nisha has ₹200 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) paint set, ₹70 (b) skipping rope, ₹170 (c) comic, ₹170 (d) magazine, ₹270
34. 34.🗒️ Before choosing, first list… (a) what you need (b) the weather (c) random ideas (d) your friends
35. 35.True or false: “a party hat” is a want. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “healthy food” is a need. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🛍️ Rohan has ₹280 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) small trowel, ₹270 (b) sketch pad, ₹250 (c) story book, ₹270 (d) paint set, ₹320
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a new video game (b) a school uniform (c) a third pair of shoes (d) a party hat
39. 39.🛍️ Kabir has ₹100 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) football, ₹50 (b) skipping rope, ₹50 (c) story book, ₹70 (d) picture book, ₹160
40. 40.🛍️ Meera has ₹190 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) cricket bat, ₹160 (b) crayon box, ₹180 (c) football, ₹200 (d) sketch pad, ₹60

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