Decision Making Worksheet: Best Option

Critical thinking lesson 22: Choosing the best option · Set 81 · 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 ₹160 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) story book, ₹220 (b) kite, ₹70 (c) magazine, ₹140 (d) flower pot, ₹60
2. 2.Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a party hat (c) a third pair of shoes (d) a pencil for class
3. 3.🛍️ Ishaan has ₹180 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) colour pencils, ₹70 (b) magazine, ₹200 (c) cricket bat, ₹150 (d) picture book, ₹160
4. 4.Which of these is a want? (a) a pencil for class (b) water to drink (c) a toy robot (d) medicine when ill
5. 5.🛍️ Tara has ₹250 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) football, ₹220 (b) story book, ₹200 (c) cricket bat, ₹310 (d) small trowel, ₹110
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a new video game (b) water to drink (c) a party hat (d) a fancy phone case
7. 7.🛍️ A need or a want: water to drink? (a) a want (b) a need
8. 8.🛍️ Rohan has ₹240 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) kite, ₹280 (b) cricket bat, ₹220 (c) watering can, ₹140 (d) seed packet, ₹220
9. 9.🍱 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 big cake (d) a 2-hour biryani
10. 10.🛍️ Diya has ₹250 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) cricket bat, ₹210 (b) comic, ₹100 (c) kite, ₹320 (d) colour pencils, ₹240
11. 11.🛍️ A need or a want: a school uniform? (a) a need (b) a want
12. 12.🛍️ Meera has ₹130 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) seed packet, ₹70 (b) picture book, ₹110 (c) story book, ₹140 (d) colour pencils, ₹70
13. 13.True or false: “extra chocolate” is a need. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a party hat (c) a school uniform (d) a fancy phone case
15. 15.True or false: “a warm blanket” is a want. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a want? (a) a party hat (b) a warm blanket (c) water to drink (d) healthy food
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warm blanket (b) a pencil for class (c) a fancy phone case (d) water to drink
18. 18.🛍️ Tara has ₹150 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) crayon box, ₹170 (b) paint set, ₹130 (c) story book, ₹80 (d) small trowel, ₹90
19. 19.Which of these is a want? (a) healthy food (b) a fancy phone case (c) a warm blanket (d) a pencil for class
20. 20.🛍️ Ishaan has ₹170 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) small trowel, ₹160 (b) colour pencils, ₹150 (c) watering can, ₹220 (d) skipping rope, ₹150
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fancy phone case (b) a toy robot (c) healthy food (d) extra chocolate
22. 22.🛍️ Tara has ₹250 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) paint set, ₹210 (b) comic, ₹110 (c) sketch pad, ₹270 (d) seed packet, ₹160
23. 23.True or false: “a warm blanket” is a need. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “a school uniform” is a need. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) medicine when ill (c) water to drink (d) a new video game
26. 26.True or false: “healthy food” is a want. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🛍️ Ananya has ₹200 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) cricket bat, ₹220 (b) colour pencils, ₹150 (c) watering can, ₹90 (d) kite, ₹150
28. 28.🛍️ Arjun has ₹120 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) paint set, ₹80 (b) small trowel, ₹70 (c) picture book, ₹170 (d) magazine, ₹90
29. 29.🛍️ Rohan has ₹180 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) story book, ₹150 (b) paint set, ₹140 (c) magazine, ₹210 (d) colour pencils, ₹140
30. 30.True or false: “a pencil for class” is a want. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a want? (a) water to drink (b) medicine when ill (c) extra chocolate (d) a school uniform
32. 32.🗒️ Before choosing, first list… (a) what you need (b) random ideas (c) the weather (d) your friends
33. 33.🛍️ Rohan has ₹290 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) paint set, ₹320 (b) comic, ₹50 (c) picture book, ₹150 (d) sketch pad, ₹250
34. 34.🛍️ Ananya has ₹100 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) watering can, ₹120 (b) skipping rope, ₹90 (c) sketch pad, ₹80 (d) flower pot, ₹80
35. 35.🛍️ Ananya has ₹150 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) skipping rope, ₹120 (b) watering can, ₹50 (c) kite, ₹160 (d) comic, ₹60
36. 36.True or false: “medicine when ill” is a need. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🛍️ A need or a want: a warm blanket? (a) a want (b) a need
38. 38.🚫 An option costs more than you have. What do you do? (a) borrow from strangers (b) buy it anyway (c) cry (d) cross it out
39. 39.True or false: “a school uniform” is a want. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🛍️ A need or a want: extra chocolate? (a) a need (b) a want

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