Decision Making Worksheet: Best Option

Critical thinking lesson 22: Choosing the best option · Set 851 · 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.Which of these is a need? (a) extra chocolate (b) a new video game (c) a school uniform (d) a fancy phone case
3. 3.🛍️ Rohan has ₹240 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) story book, ₹230 (b) sketch pad, ₹270 (c) picture book, ₹200 (d) colour pencils, ₹220
4. 4.True or false: “medicine when ill” is a want. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water to drink (b) a fancy phone case (c) a party hat (d) a third pair of shoes
6. 6.🛍️ Ishaan has ₹200 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) sketch pad, ₹150 (b) seed packet, ₹170 (c) picture book, ₹280 (d) comic, ₹180
7. 7.🛍️ Ananya has ₹170 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) seed packet, ₹230 (b) small trowel, ₹160 (c) story book, ₹110 (d) skipping rope, ₹90
8. 8.🚫 An option costs more than you have. What do you do? (a) cross it out (b) borrow from strangers (c) buy it anyway (d) cry
9. 9.Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) medicine when ill (c) a warm blanket (d) a new video game
10. 10.🛍️ A need or a want: a school uniform? (a) a need (b) a want
11. 11.🛍️ A need or a want: water to drink? (a) a want (b) a need
12. 12.🛍️ Diya has ₹130 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) football, ₹110 (b) small trowel, ₹120 (c) crayon box, ₹110 (d) sketch pad, ₹190
13. 13.🛍️ Arjun has ₹160 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) skipping rope, ₹170 (b) football, ₹120 (c) picture book, ₹90 (d) comic, ₹130
14. 14.True or false: “a party hat” is a want. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🛍️ Meera has ₹230 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) colour pencils, ₹240 (b) paint set, ₹180 (c) kite, ₹200 (d) seed packet, ₹140
16. 16.🛍️ A need or a want: a fancy phone case? (a) a want (b) a need
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) healthy food (b) a school uniform (c) medicine when ill (d) a fancy phone case
18. 18.True or false: “a pencil for class” is a need. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “a fancy phone case” is a need. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a new video game (b) a third pair of shoes (c) extra chocolate (d) a school uniform
21. 21.🛍️ Kabir has ₹180 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) flower pot, ₹100 (b) cricket bat, ₹170 (c) comic, ₹220 (d) magazine, ₹160
22. 22.✅ The best option is the one that… (a) a friend picked (b) costs the most (c) fits all your needs (d) is the first one
23. 23.🛍️ Aarav has ₹280 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) crayon box, ₹300 (b) seed packet, ₹250 (c) small trowel, ₹140 (d) sketch pad, ₹270
24. 24.True or false: “a school uniform” is a want. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🛍️ Kabir has ₹210 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) crayon box, ₹120 (b) colour pencils, ₹100 (c) magazine, ₹260 (d) story book, ₹190
26. 26.🛍️ Kabir has ₹160 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) crayon box, ₹150 (b) magazine, ₹120 (c) paint set, ₹190 (d) kite, ₹100
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fancy phone case (b) a toy robot (c) a pencil for class (d) a third pair of shoes
28. 28.🗒️ Before choosing, first list… (a) what you need (b) the weather (c) random ideas (d) your friends
29. 29.🛍️ A need or a want: medicine when ill? (a) a want (b) a need
30. 30.Which of these is a need? (a) a third pair of shoes (b) extra chocolate (c) a fancy phone case (d) water to drink
31. 31.True or false: “a third pair of shoes” is a need. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🍱 You need a lunch that is healthy and ready in 10 minutes. Which fits? (a) a big cake (b) a packet of chips (c) a fruit and curd bowl (d) a 2-hour biryani
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) extra chocolate (b) healthy food (c) a fancy phone case (d) a party hat
34. 34.🛍️ Rohan has ₹200 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) comic, ₹180 (b) crayon box, ₹210 (c) colour pencils, ₹180 (d) football, ₹70
35. 35.True or false: “water to drink” is a want. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a school uniform (b) water to drink (c) a third pair of shoes (d) medicine when ill
37. 37.True or false: “a new video game” is a want. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) medicine when ill (c) a fancy phone case (d) water to drink
39. 39.True or false: “a new video game” is a need. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🛍️ Meera has ₹230 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) magazine, ₹190 (b) kite, ₹150 (c) story book, ₹270 (d) paint set, ₹80

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