Decision Making Worksheet: Best Option

Critical thinking lesson 22: Choosing the best option · Set 797 · 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.True or false: “a warm blanket” is a need. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party hat (b) water to drink (c) healthy food (d) medicine when ill
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) healthy food (b) a school uniform (c) water to drink (d) a fancy phone case
4. 4.🚫 An option costs more than you have. What do you do? (a) borrow from strangers (b) buy it anyway (c) cross it out (d) cry
5. 5.True or false: “a pencil for class” is a need. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a new video game (b) extra chocolate (c) a party hat (d) a pencil for class
7. 7.Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a party hat (c) a school uniform (d) water to drink
8. 8.🎒 Two bags fit your budget. One is strong, one is weak. Which do you pick? (a) neither (b) the weak one (c) both (d) the strong one
9. 9.🗒️ Before choosing, first list… (a) what you need (b) your friends (c) random ideas (d) the weather
10. 10.True or false: “extra chocolate” is a need. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “a school uniform” is a want. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “medicine when ill” is a want. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🛍️ Tara has ₹130 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) comic, ₹150 (b) cricket bat, ₹60 (c) crayon box, ₹90 (d) story book, ₹120
14. 14.🛍️ Nisha has ₹110 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) seed packet, ₹90 (b) small trowel, ₹100 (c) sketch pad, ₹90 (d) colour pencils, ₹120
15. 15.🛍️ A need or a want: healthy food? (a) a want (b) a need
16. 16.🛍️ A need or a want: a pencil for class? (a) a want (b) a need
17. 17.🛍️ Ananya has ₹180 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) paint set, ₹170 (b) small trowel, ₹210 (c) flower pot, ₹170 (d) cricket bat, ₹150
18. 18.✅ 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
19. 19.Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) water to drink (c) extra chocolate (d) healthy food
20. 20.🛍️ A need or a want: a new video game? (a) a want (b) a need
21. 21.🛍️ Kabir has ₹100 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) picture book, ₹60 (b) sketch pad, ₹60 (c) crayon box, ₹140 (d) comic, ₹80
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water to drink (b) a toy robot (c) a party hat (d) extra chocolate
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a new video game (b) extra chocolate (c) a fancy phone case (d) a warm blanket
24. 24.True or false: “a fancy phone case” is a want. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “a toy robot” is a need. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🛍️ A need or a want: a school uniform? (a) a want (b) a need
27. 27.Which of these is a want? (a) a pencil for class (b) a toy robot (c) medicine when ill (d) healthy food
28. 28.🛍️ Arjun has ₹110 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) kite, ₹140 (b) skipping rope, ₹60 (c) magazine, ₹90 (d) sketch pad, ₹60
29. 29.🛍️ Rohan has ₹130 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) story book, ₹50 (b) crayon box, ₹140 (c) magazine, ₹60 (d) colour pencils, ₹110
30. 30.🛍️ Ananya has ₹170 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) colour pencils, ₹90 (b) paint set, ₹90 (c) flower pot, ₹190 (d) seed packet, ₹140
31. 31.🛍️ Saanvi has ₹280 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) comic, ₹190 (b) crayon box, ₹350 (c) colour pencils, ₹250 (d) seed packet, ₹260
32. 32.🛍️ A need or a want: extra chocolate? (a) a want (b) a need
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil for class (b) healthy food (c) a third pair of shoes (d) medicine when ill
34. 34.🛍️ Arjun has ₹130 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) flower pot, ₹90 (b) crayon box, ₹150 (c) sketch pad, ₹120 (d) story book, ₹120
35. 35.Which of these is a need? (a) extra chocolate (b) water to drink (c) a toy robot (d) a fancy phone case
36. 36.🛍️ Tara has ₹190 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) sketch pad, ₹80 (b) football, ₹150 (c) kite, ₹260 (d) flower pot, ₹100
37. 37.🛍️ Rohan has ₹240 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) picture book, ₹250 (b) comic, ₹230 (c) crayon box, ₹200 (d) seed packet, ₹140
38. 38.🛍️ A need or a want: medicine when ill? (a) a want (b) a need
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a third pair of shoes (b) extra chocolate (c) a toy robot (d) healthy food
40. 40.True or false: “a new video game” is a want. (a) False (b) True

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