Decision Making Worksheet: Best Option

Critical thinking lesson 22: Choosing the best option · Set 922 · 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.🛍️ Ananya has ₹290 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) comic, ₹370 (b) story book, ₹250 (c) sketch pad, ₹220 (d) flower pot, ₹180
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water to drink (b) a party hat (c) a third pair of shoes (d) extra chocolate
3. 3.🛍️ Ananya has ₹200 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) story book, ₹100 (b) paint set, ₹240 (c) sketch pad, ₹190 (d) comic, ₹140
4. 4.🛍️ Tara has ₹190 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) magazine, ₹240 (b) kite, ₹100 (c) crayon box, ₹160 (d) comic, ₹170
5. 5.🛍️ A need or a want: extra chocolate? (a) a want (b) a need
6. 6.✅ 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
7. 7.True or false: “a school uniform” is a want. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎒 Two bags fit your budget. One is strong, one is weak. Which do you pick? (a) neither (b) the weak one (c) both (d) the strong one
9. 9.🍱 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
10. 10.🛍️ Rohan has ₹210 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) football, ₹250 (b) flower pot, ₹130 (c) cricket bat, ₹170 (d) seed packet, ₹60
11. 11.🛍️ Kabir has ₹250 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) paint set, ₹100 (b) cricket bat, ₹210 (c) story book, ₹220 (d) football, ₹280
12. 12.🛍️ Ananya has ₹100 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) crayon box, ₹70 (b) skipping rope, ₹60 (c) picture book, ₹90 (d) kite, ₹120
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water to drink (b) a toy robot (c) medicine when ill (d) healthy food
14. 14.Which of these is a need? (a) a third pair of shoes (b) a school uniform (c) a new video game (d) extra chocolate
15. 15.Which of these is a want? (a) healthy food (b) a school uniform (c) a pencil for class (d) a party hat
16. 16.🛍️ Ananya has ₹240 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) watering can, ₹320 (b) story book, ₹220 (c) cricket bat, ₹150 (d) small trowel, ₹200
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) medicine when ill (b) a pencil for class (c) a school uniform (d) a fancy phone case
18. 18.🛍️ Arjun has ₹250 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) football, ₹320 (b) cricket bat, ₹230 (c) comic, ₹190 (d) crayon box, ₹210
19. 19.🛍️ Nisha has ₹300 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) story book, ₹100 (b) picture book, ₹170 (c) watering can, ₹290 (d) seed packet, ₹320
20. 20.🛍️ A need or a want: medicine when ill? (a) a need (b) a want
21. 21.Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a party hat (c) extra chocolate (d) a third pair of shoes
22. 22.🛍️ A need or a want: healthy food? (a) a want (b) a need
23. 23.🗒️ Before choosing, first list… (a) random ideas (b) your friends (c) what you need (d) the weather
24. 24.🛍️ Ishaan has ₹280 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) story book, ₹170 (b) kite, ₹120 (c) paint set, ₹240 (d) crayon box, ₹320
25. 25.🛍️ Kabir has ₹200 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) flower pot, ₹250 (b) crayon box, ₹180 (c) seed packet, ₹160 (d) football, ₹90
26. 26.🛍️ Kabir has ₹100 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) cricket bat, ₹70 (b) flower pot, ₹130 (c) seed packet, ₹60 (d) colour pencils, ₹90
27. 27.True or false: “medicine when ill” is a need. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a want? (a) a new video game (b) medicine when ill (c) healthy food (d) a warm blanket
29. 29.🛍️ Ananya has ₹290 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) magazine, ₹210 (b) skipping rope, ₹320 (c) paint set, ₹50 (d) kite, ₹250
30. 30.🛍️ Nisha has ₹120 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) magazine, ₹140 (b) flower pot, ₹80 (c) picture book, ₹110 (d) football, ₹100
31. 31.🛍️ A need or a want: a third pair of shoes? (a) a need (b) a want
32. 32.🛍️ A need or a want: a toy robot? (a) a want (b) a need
33. 33.True or false: “a third pair of shoes” is a need. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🛍️ Ananya has ₹220 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) paint set, ₹100 (b) cricket bat, ₹200 (c) story book, ₹170 (d) picture book, ₹230
35. 35.True or false: “a warm blanket” is a need. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🛍️ Vihaan has ₹140 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) comic, ₹100 (b) sketch pad, ₹100 (c) flower pot, ₹90 (d) picture book, ₹150
37. 37.🛍️ A need or a want: a fancy phone case? (a) a need (b) a want
38. 38.🛍️ Vihaan has ₹120 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) football, ₹60 (b) flower pot, ₹50 (c) comic, ₹170 (d) magazine, ₹70
39. 39.🚫 An option costs more than you have. What do you do? (a) borrow from strangers (b) cross it out (c) buy it anyway (d) cry
40. 40.🛍️ Kabir has ₹240 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) magazine, ₹210 (b) flower pot, ₹270 (c) paint set, ₹190 (d) small trowel, ₹200

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