Decision Making Worksheet: Best Option

Critical thinking lesson 22: Choosing the best option · Set 972 · 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.🚫 An option costs more than you have. What do you do? (a) cry (b) buy it anyway (c) cross it out (d) borrow from strangers
2. 2.🛍️ Aarav has ₹280 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) flower pot, ₹290 (b) magazine, ₹190 (c) story book, ₹100 (d) seed packet, ₹270
3. 3.True or false: “medicine when ill” is a need. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🛍️ Diya has ₹140 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) seed packet, ₹170 (b) cricket bat, ₹80 (c) colour pencils, ₹70 (d) watering can, ₹100
5. 5.🛍️ Meera has ₹110 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) flower pot, ₹130 (b) picture book, ₹50 (c) small trowel, ₹100 (d) colour pencils, ₹60
6. 6.Which of these is a want? (a) water to drink (b) a new video game (c) healthy food (d) medicine when ill
7. 7.🛍️ A need or a want: a fancy phone case? (a) a need (b) a want
8. 8.🛍️ Arjun has ₹250 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) paint set, ₹90 (b) comic, ₹210 (c) watering can, ₹260 (d) flower pot, ₹200
9. 9.✅ The best option is the one that… (a) is the first one (b) costs the most (c) a friend picked (d) fits all your needs
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fancy phone case (b) medicine when ill (c) a warm blanket (d) water to drink
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a new video game (b) extra chocolate (c) a pencil for class (d) a fancy phone case
12. 12.Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone case (b) water to drink (c) a party hat (d) a toy robot
13. 13.🛍️ A need or a want: water to drink? (a) a want (b) a need
14. 14.🎒 Two bags fit your budget. One is strong, one is weak. Which do you pick? (a) the weak one (b) neither (c) both (d) the strong one
15. 15.🛍️ Diya has ₹240 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) small trowel, ₹290 (b) crayon box, ₹170 (c) skipping rope, ₹230 (d) watering can, ₹210
16. 16.🛍️ Nisha has ₹290 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) crayon box, ₹360 (b) story book, ₹90 (c) sketch pad, ₹260 (d) kite, ₹50
17. 17.True or false: “a party hat” is a need. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “extra chocolate” is a need. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “a warm blanket” is a want. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🛍️ A need or a want: healthy food? (a) a need (b) a want
21. 21.🛍️ Nisha has ₹200 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) crayon box, ₹110 (b) colour pencils, ₹50 (c) flower pot, ₹190 (d) seed packet, ₹230
22. 22.🛍️ A need or a want: a new video game? (a) a want (b) a need
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party hat (b) a toy robot (c) a third pair of shoes (d) a warm blanket
24. 24.🛍️ Saanvi has ₹100 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) skipping rope, ₹70 (b) colour pencils, ₹130 (c) comic, ₹60 (d) crayon box, ₹90
25. 25.🛍️ Diya has ₹120 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) seed packet, ₹150 (b) comic, ₹50 (c) crayon box, ₹70 (d) flower pot, ₹70
26. 26.🛍️ Saanvi has ₹210 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) seed packet, ₹180 (b) comic, ₹180 (c) small trowel, ₹290 (d) paint set, ₹80
27. 27.🛍️ A need or a want: extra chocolate? (a) a need (b) a want
28. 28.🛍️ A need or a want: a school uniform? (a) a want (b) a need
29. 29.🛍️ Ishaan has ₹210 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) flower pot, ₹200 (b) watering can, ₹240 (c) crayon box, ₹80 (d) magazine, ₹130
30. 30.🛍️ Tara has ₹230 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) cricket bat, ₹120 (b) story book, ₹180 (c) magazine, ₹300 (d) watering can, ₹180
31. 31.🍱 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 fruit and curd bowl (d) a 2-hour biryani
32. 32.True or false: “a toy robot” is a need. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🛍️ Saanvi has ₹100 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) small trowel, ₹90 (b) sketch pad, ₹60 (c) magazine, ₹70 (d) flower pot, ₹140
34. 34.🛍️ Nisha has ₹120 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) seed packet, ₹180 (b) flower pot, ₹90 (c) comic, ₹60 (d) skipping rope, ₹60
35. 35.True or false: “a pencil for class” is a want. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🗒️ Before choosing, first list… (a) what you need (b) random ideas (c) your friends (d) the weather
37. 37.🛍️ Vihaan has ₹300 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) football, ₹370 (b) cricket bat, ₹290 (c) picture book, ₹90 (d) story book, ₹110
38. 38.🛍️ Ishaan has ₹220 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) cricket bat, ₹280 (b) story book, ₹70 (c) sketch pad, ₹120 (d) kite, ₹200
39. 39.🛍️ Arjun has ₹200 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) sketch pad, ₹190 (b) football, ₹280 (c) skipping rope, ₹170 (d) picture book, ₹190
40. 40.🛍️ Rohan has ₹160 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) sketch pad, ₹60 (b) football, ₹120 (c) kite, ₹230 (d) watering can, ₹60

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