Decision Making Worksheet: Best Option

Critical thinking lesson 22: Choosing the best option · Set 772 · 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 need (b) a want
2. 2.🛍️ Ananya has ₹160 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) magazine, ₹120 (b) football, ₹200 (c) kite, ₹150 (d) comic, ₹70
3. 3.🍱 You need a lunch that is healthy and ready in 10 minutes. Which fits? (a) a big cake (b) a packet of chips (c) a fruit and curd bowl (d) a 2-hour biryani
4. 4.🛍️ Saanvi has ₹300 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) sketch pad, ₹350 (b) crayon box, ₹290 (c) picture book, ₹100 (d) flower pot, ₹60
5. 5.🛍️ Rohan has ₹100 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) seed packet, ₹110 (b) skipping rope, ₹70 (c) picture book, ₹70 (d) flower pot, ₹70
6. 6.🗒️ Before choosing, first list… (a) the weather (b) random ideas (c) your friends (d) what you need
7. 7.Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a school uniform (c) water to drink (d) a fancy phone case
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fancy phone case (b) a party hat (c) a pencil for class (d) a toy robot
9. 9.🛍️ Ishaan has ₹150 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) crayon box, ₹90 (b) seed packet, ₹120 (c) story book, ₹130 (d) picture book, ₹230
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water to drink (b) a new video game (c) a pencil for class (d) a school uniform
11. 11.🛍️ Kabir has ₹110 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) kite, ₹60 (b) flower pot, ₹100 (c) story book, ₹130 (d) magazine, ₹80
12. 12.Which of these is a need? (a) a party hat (b) a new video game (c) water to drink (d) a fancy phone case
13. 13.🛍️ A need or a want: a warm blanket? (a) a need (b) a want
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warm blanket (b) a school uniform (c) healthy food (d) a third pair of shoes
15. 15.True or false: “a school uniform” is a want. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a need? (a) a third pair of shoes (b) extra chocolate (c) a new video game (d) medicine when ill
17. 17.🎒 Two bags fit your budget. One is strong, one is weak. Which do you pick? (a) neither (b) the weak one (c) the strong one (d) both
18. 18.🛍️ Arjun has ₹300 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) sketch pad, ₹260 (b) crayon box, ₹320 (c) magazine, ₹150 (d) story book, ₹90
19. 19.🛍️ Rohan has ₹260 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) watering can, ₹160 (b) skipping rope, ₹220 (c) sketch pad, ₹140 (d) cricket bat, ₹330
20. 20.🛍️ A need or a want: a third pair of shoes? (a) a need (b) a want
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil for class (b) water to drink (c) extra chocolate (d) a warm blanket
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water to drink (b) extra chocolate (c) a third pair of shoes (d) a new video game
23. 23.🛍️ Ananya has ₹300 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) crayon box, ₹70 (b) magazine, ₹290 (c) colour pencils, ₹240 (d) story book, ₹330
24. 24.🚫 An option costs more than you have. What do you do? (a) cry (b) borrow from strangers (c) buy it anyway (d) cross it out
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) extra chocolate (b) a party hat (c) a school uniform (d) a toy robot
26. 26.🛍️ A need or a want: a pencil for class? (a) a want (b) a need
27. 27.True or false: “a warm blanket” is a want. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🛍️ Saanvi has ₹170 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) story book, ₹90 (b) paint set, ₹220 (c) crayon box, ₹160 (d) skipping rope, ₹50
29. 29.🛍️ Arjun has ₹120 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) picture book, ₹110 (b) small trowel, ₹180 (c) crayon box, ₹70 (d) seed packet, ₹80
30. 30.🛍️ A need or a want: a toy robot? (a) a want (b) a need
31. 31.Which of these is a need? (a) a pencil for class (b) a toy robot (c) a fancy phone case (d) a third pair of shoes
32. 32.True or false: “a toy robot” is a want. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a want? (a) healthy food (b) a toy robot (c) medicine when ill (d) water to drink
34. 34.Which of these is a want? (a) water to drink (b) a school uniform (c) a pencil for class (d) extra chocolate
35. 35.Which of these is a need? (a) healthy food (b) a third pair of shoes (c) a party hat (d) a fancy phone case
36. 36.Which of these is a want? (a) water to drink (b) healthy food (c) a new video game (d) a school uniform
37. 37.✅ 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
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water to drink (b) a warm blanket (c) healthy food (d) a party hat
39. 39.True or false: “a school uniform” is a need. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🛍️ Meera has ₹130 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) paint set, ₹80 (b) watering can, ₹120 (c) football, ₹100 (d) colour pencils, ₹170

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