Decision Making Worksheet: Best Option

Critical thinking lesson 22: Choosing the best option · Set 724 · 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: healthy food? (a) a want (b) a need
2. 2.Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) extra chocolate (c) a third pair of shoes (d) water to drink
3. 3.🛍️ A need or a want: a party hat? (a) a need (b) a want
4. 4.Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a warm blanket (c) healthy food (d) a toy robot
5. 5.True or false: “a warm blanket” is a want. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🛍️ A need or a want: water to drink? (a) a want (b) a need
7. 7.🎒 Two bags fit your budget. One is strong, one is weak. Which do you pick? (a) the weak one (b) both (c) the strong one (d) neither
8. 8.🛍️ Saanvi has ₹110 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) kite, ₹50 (b) crayon box, ₹90 (c) flower pot, ₹90 (d) sketch pad, ₹120
9. 9.🚫 An option costs more than you have. What do you do? (a) cross it out (b) buy it anyway (c) cry (d) borrow from strangers
10. 10.🛍️ Diya has ₹230 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) watering can, ₹130 (b) picture book, ₹250 (c) paint set, ₹150 (d) magazine, ₹180
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a school uniform (b) healthy food (c) a warm blanket (d) a toy robot
12. 12.Which of these is a want? (a) healthy food (b) a warm blanket (c) a fancy phone case (d) medicine when ill
13. 13.🛍️ A need or a want: a new video game? (a) a need (b) a want
14. 14.🛍️ Tara has ₹150 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) story book, ₹70 (b) magazine, ₹60 (c) sketch pad, ₹220 (d) paint set, ₹130
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) extra chocolate (b) a third pair of shoes (c) a school uniform (d) a party hat
16. 16.True or false: “water to drink” is a need. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a need? (a) a third pair of shoes (b) a toy robot (c) a party hat (d) healthy food
18. 18.🛍️ Rohan has ₹210 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) kite, ₹70 (b) magazine, ₹180 (c) paint set, ₹290 (d) sketch pad, ₹190
19. 19.🛍️ Nisha has ₹210 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) paint set, ₹100 (b) football, ₹50 (c) story book, ₹200 (d) magazine, ₹270
20. 20.True or false: “a toy robot” is a need. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🛍️ Ishaan has ₹250 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) football, ₹120 (b) cricket bat, ₹220 (c) colour pencils, ₹240 (d) paint set, ₹300
22. 22.🛍️ Meera has ₹130 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) flower pot, ₹190 (b) kite, ₹110 (c) seed packet, ₹100 (d) cricket bat, ₹70
23. 23.🛍️ Saanvi has ₹150 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) story book, ₹80 (b) football, ₹60 (c) crayon box, ₹210 (d) colour pencils, ₹130
24. 24.Which of these is a want? (a) water to drink (b) healthy food (c) a pencil for class (d) extra chocolate
25. 25.🛍️ Ananya has ₹140 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) skipping rope, ₹220 (b) colour pencils, ₹130 (c) picture book, ₹60 (d) football, ₹90
26. 26.🛍️ Tara has ₹230 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) comic, ₹210 (b) skipping rope, ₹120 (c) watering can, ₹160 (d) magazine, ₹280
27. 27.🛍️ Ananya has ₹220 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) crayon box, ₹300 (b) cricket bat, ₹130 (c) sketch pad, ₹190 (d) comic, ₹70
28. 28.🛍️ A need or a want: a fancy phone case? (a) a need (b) a want
29. 29.🛍️ Ananya has ₹230 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) kite, ₹280 (b) football, ₹180 (c) seed packet, ₹60 (d) flower pot, ₹220
30. 30.🛍️ Kabir has ₹240 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) seed packet, ₹110 (b) cricket bat, ₹230 (c) kite, ₹310 (d) flower pot, ₹230
31. 31.True or false: “a warm blanket” is a need. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🛍️ Ishaan has ₹230 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) story book, ₹220 (b) paint set, ₹280 (c) kite, ₹120 (d) crayon box, ₹220
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a new video game (b) medicine when ill (c) water to drink (d) a school uniform
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) healthy food (b) a party hat (c) a toy robot (d) a new video game
35. 35.🛍️ Ishaan has ₹190 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) colour pencils, ₹210 (b) comic, ₹160 (c) paint set, ₹160 (d) story book, ₹90
36. 36.🗒️ Before choosing, first list… (a) your friends (b) random ideas (c) what you need (d) the weather
37. 37.Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) medicine when ill (c) a third pair of shoes (d) a warm blanket
38. 38.Which of these is a want? (a) healthy food (b) a pencil for class (c) a new video game (d) water to drink
39. 39.True or false: “medicine when ill” is a want. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “healthy food” is a want. (a) False (b) True

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