Decision Making Worksheet: Best Option

Critical thinking lesson 22: Choosing the best option · Set 799 · 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.✅ The best option is the one that… (a) costs the most (b) fits all your needs (c) a friend picked (d) is the first one
2. 2.🛍️ A need or a want: a party hat? (a) a want (b) a need
3. 3.🍱 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
4. 4.🎒 Two bags fit your budget. One is strong, one is weak. Which do you pick? (a) the weak one (b) both (c) neither (d) the strong one
5. 5.🛍️ Arjun has ₹230 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) picture book, ₹200 (b) sketch pad, ₹80 (c) story book, ₹250 (d) watering can, ₹220
6. 6.True or false: “a third pair of shoes” is a want. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🛍️ A need or a want: water to drink? (a) a need (b) a want
8. 8.🛍️ Rohan has ₹280 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) sketch pad, ₹310 (b) watering can, ₹180 (c) picture book, ₹220 (d) colour pencils, ₹240
9. 9.True or false: “healthy food” is a need. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🛍️ A need or a want: healthy food? (a) a need (b) a want
11. 11.🛍️ Tara has ₹150 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) picture book, ₹140 (b) kite, ₹100 (c) crayon box, ₹70 (d) skipping rope, ₹200
12. 12.🚫 An option costs more than you have. What do you do? (a) cry (b) buy it anyway (c) borrow from strangers (d) cross it out
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) extra chocolate (b) a toy robot (c) a school uniform (d) a fancy phone case
14. 14.🛍️ Meera has ₹230 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) crayon box, ₹290 (b) colour pencils, ₹180 (c) football, ₹190 (d) picture book, ₹100
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) healthy food (b) a third pair of shoes (c) a new video game (d) a party hat
16. 16.🛍️ Ishaan has ₹210 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) crayon box, ₹190 (b) skipping rope, ₹50 (c) small trowel, ₹80 (d) sketch pad, ₹240
17. 17.🛍️ Arjun has ₹150 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) paint set, ₹70 (b) magazine, ₹130 (c) colour pencils, ₹140 (d) story book, ₹180
18. 18.True or false: “a school uniform” is a need. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🛍️ Nisha has ₹220 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) seed packet, ₹160 (b) paint set, ₹240 (c) flower pot, ₹170 (d) colour pencils, ₹170
20. 20.🛍️ Ananya has ₹210 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) magazine, ₹160 (b) comic, ₹230 (c) cricket bat, ₹140 (d) football, ₹150
21. 21.🛍️ Tara has ₹290 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) flower pot, ₹60 (b) comic, ₹300 (c) watering can, ₹250 (d) magazine, ₹260
22. 22.🛍️ Ishaan has ₹130 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) story book, ₹170 (b) small trowel, ₹80 (c) colour pencils, ₹70 (d) picture book, ₹120
23. 23.🛍️ Ananya has ₹150 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) watering can, ₹120 (b) story book, ₹140 (c) crayon box, ₹70 (d) comic, ₹210
24. 24.🛍️ Kabir has ₹170 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) paint set, ₹100 (b) flower pot, ₹90 (c) football, ₹150 (d) cricket bat, ₹230
25. 25.🛍️ A need or a want: a warm blanket? (a) a want (b) a need
26. 26.🛍️ Saanvi has ₹180 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) small trowel, ₹160 (b) sketch pad, ₹100 (c) watering can, ₹230 (d) cricket bat, ₹60
27. 27.🛍️ A need or a want: a toy robot? (a) a want (b) a need
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a school uniform (b) water to drink (c) extra chocolate (d) healthy food
29. 29.Which of these is a need? (a) water to drink (b) a toy robot (c) a new video game (d) a fancy phone case
30. 30.🛍️ Nisha has ₹100 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) small trowel, ₹90 (b) magazine, ₹70 (c) skipping rope, ₹50 (d) seed packet, ₹110
31. 31.🛍️ Aarav has ₹270 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) sketch pad, ₹80 (b) story book, ₹240 (c) magazine, ₹280 (d) watering can, ₹90
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) extra chocolate (b) a toy robot (c) a warm blanket (d) a fancy phone case
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a new video game (b) a fancy phone case (c) a party hat (d) water to drink
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party hat (b) extra chocolate (c) a pencil for class (d) a third pair of shoes
35. 35.True or false: “a new video game” is a want. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a want? (a) a new video game (b) medicine when ill (c) a pencil for class (d) a school uniform
37. 37.Which of these is a want? (a) a party hat (b) healthy food (c) a warm blanket (d) water to drink
38. 38.🛍️ A need or a want: medicine when ill? (a) a want (b) a need
39. 39.🛍️ Saanvi has ₹160 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) magazine, ₹190 (b) skipping rope, ₹60 (c) comic, ₹110 (d) colour pencils, ₹60
40. 40.🛍️ Saanvi has ₹110 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) kite, ₹100 (b) paint set, ₹90 (c) flower pot, ₹70 (d) colour pencils, ₹140

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