Decision Making Worksheet: Best Option

Critical thinking lesson 22: Choosing the best option · Set 79 · 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.🛍️ Kabir has ₹260 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) crayon box, ₹240 (b) small trowel, ₹230 (c) picture book, ₹330 (d) story book, ₹240
2. 2.🛍️ Rohan has ₹120 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) story book, ₹90 (b) flower pot, ₹110 (c) seed packet, ₹170 (d) comic, ₹90
3. 3.🛍️ Meera has ₹170 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) football, ₹150 (b) skipping rope, ₹180 (c) comic, ₹160 (d) sketch pad, ₹160
4. 4.🛍️ Tara has ₹200 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) seed packet, ₹240 (b) flower pot, ₹170 (c) paint set, ₹180 (d) story book, ₹180
5. 5.🍱 You need a lunch that is healthy and ready in 10 minutes. Which fits? (a) a packet of chips (b) a fruit and curd bowl (c) a 2-hour biryani (d) a big cake
6. 6.🛍️ A need or a want: a third pair of shoes? (a) a want (b) a need
7. 7.🛍️ Ishaan has ₹260 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) magazine, ₹310 (b) comic, ₹240 (c) paint set, ₹150 (d) skipping rope, ₹130
8. 8.🗒️ Before choosing, first list… (a) your friends (b) the weather (c) random ideas (d) what you need
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a third pair of shoes (b) healthy food (c) a pencil for class (d) medicine when ill
10. 10.🛍️ A need or a want: a new video game? (a) a need (b) a want
11. 11.🛍️ A need or a want: water to drink? (a) a want (b) a need
12. 12.🛍️ Nisha has ₹210 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) crayon box, ₹200 (b) magazine, ₹120 (c) paint set, ₹230 (d) skipping rope, ₹120
13. 13.Which of these is a need? (a) healthy food (b) extra chocolate (c) a third pair of shoes (d) a fancy phone case
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a new video game (b) a third pair of shoes (c) a school uniform (d) a fancy phone case
15. 15.🛍️ Ananya has ₹170 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) kite, ₹130 (b) cricket bat, ₹200 (c) picture book, ₹70 (d) magazine, ₹150
16. 16.🛍️ Meera has ₹250 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) football, ₹330 (b) comic, ₹210 (c) picture book, ₹50 (d) cricket bat, ₹210
17. 17.Which of these is a want? (a) a pencil for class (b) a new video game (c) medicine when ill (d) a school uniform
18. 18.Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone case (b) medicine when ill (c) a school uniform (d) a pencil for class
19. 19.🛍️ Ananya has ₹250 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) skipping rope, ₹230 (b) picture book, ₹100 (c) cricket bat, ₹280 (d) seed packet, ₹100
20. 20.Which of these is a want? (a) healthy food (b) medicine when ill (c) a warm blanket (d) extra chocolate
21. 21.🛍️ Ananya has ₹190 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) skipping rope, ₹70 (b) small trowel, ₹150 (c) seed packet, ₹240 (d) kite, ₹150
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil for class (b) a fancy phone case (c) water to drink (d) a school uniform
23. 23.True or false: “healthy food” is a need. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✅ The best option is the one that… (a) costs the most (b) a friend picked (c) fits all your needs (d) is the first one
25. 25.🛍️ A need or a want: a fancy phone case? (a) a need (b) a want
26. 26.True or false: “a fancy phone case” is a want. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🛍️ Tara has ₹140 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) small trowel, ₹110 (b) sketch pad, ₹150 (c) crayon box, ₹90 (d) comic, ₹110
28. 28.🛍️ Kabir has ₹260 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) seed packet, ₹50 (b) cricket bat, ₹150 (c) paint set, ₹320 (d) crayon box, ₹240
29. 29.🛍️ Saanvi has ₹220 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) story book, ₹170 (b) kite, ₹180 (c) sketch pad, ₹170 (d) picture book, ₹230
30. 30.🛍️ Tara has ₹190 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) picture book, ₹170 (b) kite, ₹180 (c) football, ₹180 (d) story book, ₹200
31. 31.🛍️ Meera has ₹220 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) paint set, ₹170 (b) kite, ₹130 (c) flower pot, ₹240 (d) seed packet, ₹200
32. 32.True or false: “water to drink” is a want. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a toy robot (c) extra chocolate (d) a fancy phone case
34. 34.🛍️ Meera has ₹110 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) cricket bat, ₹90 (b) seed packet, ₹170 (c) small trowel, ₹100 (d) skipping rope, ₹70
35. 35.🛍️ A need or a want: medicine when ill? (a) a want (b) a need
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy robot (b) water to drink (c) a third pair of shoes (d) a new video game
37. 37.🛍️ Nisha has ₹260 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) colour pencils, ₹220 (b) crayon box, ₹310 (c) kite, ₹220 (d) watering can, ₹190
38. 38.🛍️ Vihaan has ₹140 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) small trowel, ₹70 (b) picture book, ₹90 (c) story book, ₹220 (d) colour pencils, ₹60
39. 39.🛍️ Arjun has ₹220 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) watering can, ₹290 (b) picture book, ₹50 (c) story book, ₹170 (d) seed packet, ₹190
40. 40.Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a fancy phone case (c) a new video game (d) a pencil for class

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