Decision Making Worksheet: Best Option

Critical thinking lesson 22: Choosing the best option · Set 861 · 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.🛍️ Meera has ₹300 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) comic, ₹260 (b) paint set, ₹210 (c) flower pot, ₹190 (d) story book, ₹380
2. 2.🛍️ Saanvi has ₹160 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) football, ₹230 (b) cricket bat, ₹120 (c) magazine, ₹140 (d) comic, ₹150
3. 3.🛍️ Tara has ₹150 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) cricket bat, ₹140 (b) story book, ₹60 (c) football, ₹210 (d) watering can, ₹110
4. 4.🛍️ A need or a want: healthy food? (a) a need (b) a want
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fancy phone case (b) a school uniform (c) medicine when ill (d) water to drink
6. 6.🍱 You need a lunch that is healthy and ready in 10 minutes. Which fits? (a) a packet of chips (b) a big cake (c) a 2-hour biryani (d) a fruit and curd bowl
7. 7.Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a fancy phone case (c) healthy food (d) water to drink
8. 8.Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a warm blanket (c) water to drink (d) a new video game
9. 9.🛍️ Tara has ₹220 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) magazine, ₹180 (b) skipping rope, ₹180 (c) sketch pad, ₹60 (d) story book, ₹270
10. 10.✅ 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
11. 11.🚫 An option costs more than you have. What do you do? (a) cross it out (b) borrow from strangers (c) cry (d) buy it anyway
12. 12.Which of these is a need? (a) a new video game (b) extra chocolate (c) water to drink (d) a fancy phone case
13. 13.🗒️ Before choosing, first list… (a) the weather (b) what you need (c) your friends (d) random ideas
14. 14.🛍️ A need or a want: medicine when ill? (a) a need (b) a want
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warm blanket (b) a party hat (c) extra chocolate (d) a new video game
16. 16.🛍️ Ishaan has ₹300 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) colour pencils, ₹120 (b) story book, ₹370 (c) comic, ₹270 (d) paint set, ₹250
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fancy phone case (b) a new video game (c) a pencil for class (d) a party hat
18. 18.🛍️ Kabir has ₹230 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) magazine, ₹170 (b) paint set, ₹110 (c) watering can, ₹200 (d) flower pot, ₹270
19. 19.🛍️ Diya has ₹280 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) flower pot, ₹320 (b) seed packet, ₹250 (c) paint set, ₹160 (d) cricket bat, ₹240
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a new video game (b) a third pair of shoes (c) healthy food (d) a fancy phone case
21. 21.🎒 Two bags fit your budget. One is strong, one is weak. Which do you pick? (a) neither (b) both (c) the weak one (d) the strong one
22. 22.True or false: “water to drink” is a want. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🛍️ Saanvi has ₹280 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) comic, ₹290 (b) small trowel, ₹240 (c) story book, ₹270 (d) sketch pad, ₹130
24. 24.True or false: “a pencil for class” is a want. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🛍️ Ananya has ₹270 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) crayon box, ₹130 (b) cricket bat, ₹320 (c) watering can, ₹70 (d) football, ₹240
26. 26.True or false: “a party hat” is a need. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🛍️ Arjun has ₹270 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) small trowel, ₹60 (b) football, ₹230 (c) kite, ₹290 (d) picture book, ₹100
28. 28.🛍️ Tara has ₹130 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) colour pencils, ₹80 (b) picture book, ₹80 (c) cricket bat, ₹60 (d) magazine, ₹200
29. 29.🛍️ Ishaan has ₹280 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) seed packet, ₹260 (b) small trowel, ₹330 (c) crayon box, ₹130 (d) picture book, ₹170
30. 30.🛍️ Ishaan has ₹240 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) seed packet, ₹200 (b) watering can, ₹290 (c) kite, ₹150 (d) magazine, ₹60
31. 31.True or false: “a third pair of shoes” is a want. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a need? (a) a pencil for class (b) extra chocolate (c) a third pair of shoes (d) a party hat
33. 33.True or false: “medicine when ill” is a want. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🛍️ A need or a want: a school uniform? (a) a want (b) a need
35. 35.🛍️ Tara has ₹100 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) paint set, ₹70 (b) skipping rope, ₹90 (c) football, ₹160 (d) flower pot, ₹90
36. 36.True or false: “water to drink” is a need. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🛍️ Arjun has ₹270 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) cricket bat, ₹220 (b) football, ₹290 (c) comic, ₹170 (d) picture book, ₹100
38. 38.🛍️ A need or a want: extra chocolate? (a) a want (b) a need
39. 39.Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) extra chocolate (c) water to drink (d) healthy food
40. 40.🛍️ Vihaan has ₹210 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) kite, ₹60 (b) sketch pad, ₹160 (c) colour pencils, ₹220 (d) comic, ₹170

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