Decision Making Worksheet: Best Option

Critical thinking lesson 22: Choosing the best option · Set 986 · 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.Which of these is a need? (a) water to drink (b) a party hat (c) extra chocolate (d) a fancy phone case
2. 2.🛍️ Meera has ₹140 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) seed packet, ₹220 (b) skipping rope, ₹80 (c) cricket bat, ₹70 (d) small trowel, ₹90
3. 3.🛍️ Tara has ₹170 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) sketch pad, ₹120 (b) watering can, ₹130 (c) crayon box, ₹240 (d) seed packet, ₹90
4. 4.✅ The best option is the one that… (a) is the first one (b) costs the most (c) fits all your needs (d) a friend picked
5. 5.🎒 Two bags fit your budget. One is strong, one is weak. Which do you pick? (a) the strong one (b) both (c) the weak one (d) neither
6. 6.🚫 An option costs more than you have. What do you do? (a) cry (b) cross it out (c) borrow from strangers (d) buy it anyway
7. 7.🛍️ A need or a want: healthy food? (a) a want (b) a need
8. 8.🛍️ Tara has ₹250 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) paint set, ₹310 (b) comic, ₹230 (c) colour pencils, ₹220 (d) story book, ₹70
9. 9.🛍️ Ishaan has ₹300 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) story book, ₹70 (b) colour pencils, ₹330 (c) picture book, ₹270 (d) paint set, ₹250
10. 10.🛍️ Arjun has ₹260 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) story book, ₹180 (b) paint set, ₹220 (c) crayon box, ₹320 (d) small trowel, ₹200
11. 11.True or false: “a third pair of shoes” is a need. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “healthy food” is a want. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🛍️ Ishaan has ₹160 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) paint set, ₹100 (b) colour pencils, ₹70 (c) skipping rope, ₹120 (d) kite, ₹180
14. 14.🛍️ Rohan has ₹180 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) small trowel, ₹220 (b) paint set, ₹90 (c) watering can, ₹160 (d) comic, ₹80
15. 15.Which of these is a want? (a) water to drink (b) a toy robot (c) healthy food (d) medicine when ill
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water to drink (b) a school uniform (c) extra chocolate (d) a pencil for class
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) healthy food (b) a pencil for class (c) a school uniform (d) a third pair of shoes
18. 18.🛍️ A need or a want: a fancy phone case? (a) a need (b) a want
19. 19.Which of these is a want? (a) a pencil for class (b) a fancy phone case (c) healthy food (d) medicine when ill
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a school uniform (b) a new video game (c) a party hat (d) a fancy phone case
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water to drink (b) a new video game (c) a toy robot (d) a third pair of shoes
22. 22.🛍️ A need or a want: a warm blanket? (a) a want (b) a need
23. 23.🛍️ A need or a want: a party hat? (a) a want (b) a need
24. 24.True or false: “a warm blanket” is a need. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🗒️ Before choosing, first list… (a) the weather (b) your friends (c) what you need (d) random ideas
26. 26.🛍️ Aarav has ₹250 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) kite, ₹200 (b) magazine, ₹70 (c) sketch pad, ₹260 (d) paint set, ₹230
27. 27.True or false: “a party hat” is a want. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🛍️ Vihaan has ₹100 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) kite, ₹70 (b) small trowel, ₹50 (c) colour pencils, ₹60 (d) cricket bat, ₹170
29. 29.🛍️ Aarav has ₹230 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) kite, ₹70 (b) sketch pad, ₹250 (c) colour pencils, ₹220 (d) football, ₹200
30. 30.🛍️ Diya has ₹260 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) football, ₹100 (b) picture book, ₹200 (c) paint set, ₹230 (d) crayon box, ₹270
31. 31.Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a party hat (c) a toy robot (d) a new video game
32. 32.True or false: “a fancy phone case” is a need. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🛍️ Kabir has ₹210 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) picture book, ₹180 (b) small trowel, ₹170 (c) comic, ₹230 (d) paint set, ₹120
34. 34.Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a new video game (c) medicine when ill (d) healthy food
35. 35.🛍️ A need or a want: a pencil for class? (a) a need (b) a want
36. 36.Which of these is a want? (a) water to drink (b) healthy food (c) medicine when ill (d) a third pair of shoes
37. 37.Which of these is a need? (a) a pencil for class (b) a third pair of shoes (c) a toy robot (d) extra chocolate
38. 38.🛍️ Ananya has ₹230 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) cricket bat, ₹200 (b) story book, ₹190 (c) sketch pad, ₹260 (d) colour pencils, ₹180
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a new video game (b) healthy food (c) a school uniform (d) water to drink
40. 40.🛍️ Kabir has ₹260 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) flower pot, ₹280 (b) watering can, ₹210 (c) kite, ₹240 (d) story book, ₹50

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