Decision Making Worksheet: Best Option

Critical thinking lesson 22: Choosing the best option · Set 786 · 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: a warm blanket? (a) a need (b) a want
2. 2.🛍️ Aarav has ₹160 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) football, ₹90 (b) paint set, ₹120 (c) story book, ₹140 (d) comic, ₹240
3. 3.🛍️ Nisha has ₹300 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) skipping rope, ₹310 (b) small trowel, ₹160 (c) watering can, ₹240 (d) cricket bat, ₹280
4. 4.🛍️ Diya has ₹210 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) comic, ₹230 (b) skipping rope, ₹110 (c) cricket bat, ₹50 (d) picture book, ₹170
5. 5.🍱 You need a lunch that is healthy and ready in 10 minutes. Which fits? (a) a big cake (b) a fruit and curd bowl (c) a 2-hour biryani (d) a packet of chips
6. 6.True or false: “extra chocolate” is a want. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water to drink (b) healthy food (c) a new video game (d) a warm blanket
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fancy phone case (b) a school uniform (c) a new video game (d) a toy robot
9. 9.🛍️ Ishaan has ₹230 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) colour pencils, ₹220 (b) watering can, ₹140 (c) sketch pad, ₹290 (d) flower pot, ₹70
10. 10.🛍️ Kabir has ₹180 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) sketch pad, ₹230 (b) kite, ₹60 (c) watering can, ₹100 (d) colour pencils, ₹130
11. 11.True or false: “a fancy phone case” is a need. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “a new video game” is a need. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🛍️ Aarav has ₹240 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) kite, ₹200 (b) picture book, ₹150 (c) cricket bat, ₹300 (d) seed packet, ₹120
14. 14.True or false: “medicine when ill” is a want. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🛍️ Vihaan has ₹200 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) cricket bat, ₹110 (b) picture book, ₹150 (c) skipping rope, ₹190 (d) comic, ₹220
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a new video game (b) a toy robot (c) healthy food (d) a party hat
17. 17.🛍️ A need or a want: water to drink? (a) a want (b) a need
18. 18.🚫 An option costs more than you have. What do you do? (a) borrow from strangers (b) cry (c) buy it anyway (d) cross it out
19. 19.🛍️ Kabir has ₹130 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) watering can, ₹100 (b) paint set, ₹210 (c) crayon box, ₹100 (d) skipping rope, ₹70
20. 20.🛍️ Tara has ₹240 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) magazine, ₹290 (b) paint set, ₹160 (c) comic, ₹230 (d) football, ₹180
21. 21.True or false: “a pencil for class” is a need. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🛍️ Meera has ₹110 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) kite, ₹80 (b) paint set, ₹50 (c) picture book, ₹160 (d) magazine, ₹100
23. 23.True or false: “a fancy phone case” is a want. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🛍️ Rohan has ₹200 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) magazine, ₹180 (b) comic, ₹140 (c) crayon box, ₹150 (d) sketch pad, ₹270
25. 25.Which of these is a want? (a) healthy food (b) a fancy phone case (c) a school uniform (d) water to drink
26. 26.🗒️ Before choosing, first list… (a) the weather (b) random ideas (c) what you need (d) your friends
27. 27.🛍️ Meera has ₹230 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) comic, ₹190 (b) flower pot, ₹140 (c) picture book, ₹240 (d) colour pencils, ₹210
28. 28.True or false: “extra chocolate” is a need. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🛍️ A need or a want: medicine when ill? (a) a need (b) a want
30. 30.🎒 Two bags fit your budget. One is strong, one is weak. Which do you pick? (a) neither (b) the strong one (c) both (d) the weak one
31. 31.🛍️ A need or a want: a party hat? (a) a want (b) a need
32. 32.True or false: “a warm blanket” is a want. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🛍️ Meera has ₹290 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) flower pot, ₹280 (b) story book, ₹280 (c) sketch pad, ₹150 (d) small trowel, ₹310
34. 34.🛍️ A need or a want: a school uniform? (a) a need (b) a want
35. 35.🛍️ A need or a want: a third pair of shoes? (a) a want (b) a need
36. 36.True or false: “a third pair of shoes” is a want. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a want? (a) extra chocolate (b) a pencil for class (c) medicine when ill (d) a school uniform
38. 38.🛍️ Arjun has ₹210 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) picture book, ₹230 (b) seed packet, ₹160 (c) paint set, ₹100 (d) story book, ₹160
39. 39.Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone case (b) a party hat (c) healthy food (d) a toy robot
40. 40.🛍️ Vihaan has ₹210 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) sketch pad, ₹120 (b) flower pot, ₹160 (c) magazine, ₹280 (d) picture book, ₹190

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