Decision Making Worksheet: Best Option

Critical thinking lesson 22: Choosing the best option · Set 980 · 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) costs the most (b) is the first one (c) a friend picked (d) fits all your needs
2. 2.🗒️ Before choosing, first list… (a) your friends (b) what you need (c) random ideas (d) the weather
3. 3.🛍️ Nisha has ₹130 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) small trowel, ₹80 (b) sketch pad, ₹100 (c) football, ₹110 (d) skipping rope, ₹150
4. 4.🚫 An option costs more than you have. What do you do? (a) cry (b) buy it anyway (c) borrow from strangers (d) cross it out
5. 5.🛍️ Aarav has ₹190 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) colour pencils, ₹150 (b) picture book, ₹250 (c) cricket bat, ₹100 (d) magazine, ₹160
6. 6.🛍️ Arjun has ₹100 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) magazine, ₹50 (b) football, ₹90 (c) colour pencils, ₹50 (d) cricket bat, ₹150
7. 7.🛍️ Aarav has ₹240 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) seed packet, ₹220 (b) kite, ₹170 (c) flower pot, ₹260 (d) football, ₹160
8. 8.True or false: “a warm blanket” is a need. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🛍️ Tara has ₹270 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) flower pot, ₹150 (b) kite, ₹260 (c) football, ₹290 (d) small trowel, ₹200
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warm blanket (b) a pencil for class (c) a new video game (d) medicine when ill
11. 11.True or false: “healthy food” is a want. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🍱 You need a lunch that is healthy and ready in 10 minutes. Which fits? (a) a 2-hour biryani (b) a fruit and curd bowl (c) a big cake (d) a packet of chips
13. 13.🛍️ Tara has ₹200 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) seed packet, ₹50 (b) picture book, ₹160 (c) magazine, ₹280 (d) sketch pad, ₹60
14. 14.True or false: “a new video game” is a want. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone case (b) a warm blanket (c) a pencil for class (d) a school uniform
16. 16.🛍️ Kabir has ₹150 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) picture book, ₹110 (b) crayon box, ₹170 (c) colour pencils, ₹100 (d) story book, ₹60
17. 17.🛍️ A need or a want: a school uniform? (a) a need (b) a want
18. 18.🛍️ Tara has ₹180 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) skipping rope, ₹220 (b) small trowel, ₹160 (c) cricket bat, ₹130 (d) comic, ₹170
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) medicine when ill (b) a warm blanket (c) a toy robot (d) a pencil for class
20. 20.🛍️ A need or a want: a new video game? (a) a want (b) a need
21. 21.True or false: “a pencil for class” is a want. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) water to drink (c) a new video game (d) a pencil for class
23. 23.True or false: “extra chocolate” is a need. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🛍️ A need or a want: healthy food? (a) a need (b) a want
25. 25.True or false: “a third pair of shoes” is a need. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a want? (a) a pencil for class (b) a warm blanket (c) water to drink (d) a toy robot
27. 27.🛍️ Kabir has ₹170 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) kite, ₹70 (b) paint set, ₹150 (c) skipping rope, ₹110 (d) crayon box, ₹190
28. 28.🛍️ Saanvi has ₹230 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) cricket bat, ₹210 (b) sketch pad, ₹270 (c) paint set, ₹180 (d) small trowel, ₹120
29. 29.🛍️ Kabir has ₹280 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) seed packet, ₹290 (b) watering can, ₹240 (c) skipping rope, ₹130 (d) story book, ₹180
30. 30.🛍️ Ishaan has ₹160 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) small trowel, ₹130 (b) seed packet, ₹230 (c) paint set, ₹50 (d) cricket bat, ₹140
31. 31.🛍️ Tara has ₹290 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) colour pencils, ₹270 (b) small trowel, ₹240 (c) watering can, ₹320 (d) skipping rope, ₹270
32. 32.🛍️ Aarav has ₹230 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) cricket bat, ₹180 (b) kite, ₹310 (c) comic, ₹110 (d) magazine, ₹170
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a third pair of shoes (b) a party hat (c) a fancy phone case (d) a pencil for class
34. 34.🛍️ Ishaan has ₹300 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) colour pencils, ₹100 (b) picture book, ₹270 (c) seed packet, ₹250 (d) flower pot, ₹310
35. 35.True or false: “a toy robot” is a want. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “a new video game” is a need. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “healthy food” is a need. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🛍️ A need or a want: a warm blanket? (a) a want (b) a need
39. 39.🛍️ Diya has ₹110 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) crayon box, ₹90 (b) paint set, ₹90 (c) comic, ₹80 (d) story book, ₹130
40. 40.🛍️ Kabir has ₹220 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) football, ₹170 (b) magazine, ₹190 (c) paint set, ₹240 (d) sketch pad, ₹200

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