Decision Making Worksheet: Best Option

Critical thinking lesson 22: Choosing the best option · Set 885 · 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) a friend picked (b) fits all your needs (c) is the first one (d) costs the most
2. 2.🛍️ A need or a want: a school uniform? (a) a want (b) a need
3. 3.Which of these is a need? (a) extra chocolate (b) healthy food (c) a fancy phone case (d) a party hat
4. 4.🛍️ Kabir has ₹110 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) football, ₹50 (b) small trowel, ₹80 (c) magazine, ₹90 (d) picture book, ₹160
5. 5.True or false: “healthy food” is a need. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a new video game (b) a third pair of shoes (c) a warm blanket (d) a party hat
7. 7.🛍️ A need or a want: water to drink? (a) a want (b) a need
8. 8.Which of these is a need? (a) a party hat (b) a fancy phone case (c) a school uniform (d) a toy robot
9. 9.True or false: “a third pair of shoes” is a need. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🛍️ Rohan has ₹220 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) picture book, ₹80 (b) skipping rope, ₹200 (c) watering can, ₹200 (d) kite, ₹240
11. 11.🛍️ Kabir has ₹120 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) magazine, ₹110 (b) skipping rope, ₹80 (c) paint set, ₹70 (d) crayon box, ₹170
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) extra chocolate (b) a new video game (c) medicine when ill (d) a fancy phone case
13. 13.Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) water to drink (c) a party hat (d) a third pair of shoes
14. 14.Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone case (b) a pencil for class (c) a third pair of shoes (d) a toy robot
15. 15.🛍️ Vihaan has ₹210 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) flower pot, ₹120 (b) kite, ₹220 (c) cricket bat, ₹160 (d) seed packet, ₹90
16. 16.🗒️ Before choosing, first list… (a) your friends (b) what you need (c) the weather (d) random ideas
17. 17.🛍️ Meera has ₹270 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) story book, ₹340 (b) picture book, ₹230 (c) sketch pad, ₹260 (d) skipping rope, ₹210
18. 18.🛍️ Ishaan has ₹210 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) flower pot, ₹290 (b) crayon box, ₹60 (c) seed packet, ₹180 (d) picture book, ₹100
19. 19.True or false: “healthy food” is a want. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🛍️ A need or a want: a party hat? (a) a need (b) a want
21. 21.🎒 Two bags fit your budget. One is strong, one is weak. Which do you pick? (a) neither (b) the strong one (c) the weak one (d) both
22. 22.Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a party hat (c) medicine when ill (d) extra chocolate
23. 23.🛍️ Diya has ₹130 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) seed packet, ₹100 (b) comic, ₹100 (c) small trowel, ₹210 (d) football, ₹120
24. 24.🛍️ A need or a want: a new video game? (a) a need (b) a want
25. 25.True or false: “a party hat” is a need. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🛍️ Diya has ₹160 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) crayon box, ₹150 (b) kite, ₹60 (c) seed packet, ₹100 (d) sketch pad, ₹230
27. 27.🛍️ A need or a want: a warm blanket? (a) a need (b) a want
28. 28.True or false: “a fancy phone case” is a want. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “a third pair of shoes” is a want. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🛍️ Aarav has ₹110 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) seed packet, ₹80 (b) watering can, ₹80 (c) football, ₹90 (d) cricket bat, ₹120
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warm blanket (b) medicine when ill (c) a pencil for class (d) a party hat
32. 32.Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a pencil for class (c) healthy food (d) a third pair of shoes
33. 33.🚫 An option costs more than you have. What do you do? (a) buy it anyway (b) borrow from strangers (c) cry (d) cross it out
34. 34.Which of these is a want? (a) healthy food (b) a new video game (c) a school uniform (d) medicine when ill
35. 35.🛍️ Kabir has ₹240 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) football, ₹220 (b) watering can, ₹190 (c) story book, ₹50 (d) skipping rope, ₹250
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fancy phone case (b) a new video game (c) healthy food (d) extra chocolate
37. 37.True or false: “a fancy phone case” is a need. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🛍️ Arjun has ₹170 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) watering can, ₹120 (b) football, ₹130 (c) comic, ₹200 (d) story book, ₹160
39. 39.🛍️ Ishaan has ₹270 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) picture book, ₹70 (b) sketch pad, ₹290 (c) watering can, ₹120 (d) paint set, ₹230
40. 40.True or false: “a school uniform” is a need. (a) False (b) True

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