Pros and Cons Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 20: Pros and cons · Set 132 · 40 questions

Thinking tip (See both sides): Pro = a good point of a choice; con = a bad point. Pet dog: a loyal friend (pro); vet visits cost money (con). Decision table: score each option out of 5 for each need and add the row. Lake: fun 5 + shade 1 + nearness 5 = 11. Weigh how big each point is — safety matters more than a small saving.

1. 1.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: a playmate at home? (a) a pro (b) a con
2. 2.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Puppet show: helpful 4, easy 4, fun 2. Quiz: helpful 3, easy 1, fun 1. Book drive: helpful 3, easy 5, fun 3. What is the total score of the puppet show?
3. 3.📝 What is a pro? (a) a type of question (b) a bad point (c) a final answer (d) a good point of a choice
4. 4.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Farm: fun 5, shade 4, nearness 2. Fort: fun 1, shade 1, nearness 2. Park: fun 3, shade 3, nearness 4. What is the total score of the park?
5. 5.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) tiring in the rain (b) no fuel is used (c) it takes more time (d) busy roads to cross
6. 6.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Hill: fun 5, shade 5, nearness 2. Park: fun 4, shade 1, nearness 2. Fort: fun 4, shade 4, nearness 3. What is the total score of the fort?
7. 7.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) it takes more time (b) hot in summer (c) tiring in the rain (d) free exercise
8. 8.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: it keeps you active? (a) a con (b) a pro
9. 9.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) hard with a heavy bag (b) it takes more time (c) busy roads to cross (d) time with friends
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fresh air (b) tiring in the rain (c) hard with a heavy bag (d) hot in summer
11. 11.True or false: “it keeps you active” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) time with friends (b) it costs nothing (c) free exercise (d) hot in summer
13. 13.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: hair on the sofa? (a) a pro (b) a con
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) free exercise (b) no fuel is used (c) time with friends (d) busy roads to cross
15. 15.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Lake: fun 2, shade 4, nearness 3. Park: fun 1, shade 1, nearness 3. Fort: fun 4, shade 3, nearness 5. What is the total score of the park?
16. 16.⚠️ What is a con? (a) a bad point of a choice (b) a good point (c) a prize (d) a reason to agree
17. 17.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: a happy welcome home? (a) a pro (b) a con
18. 18.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: no smoke or noise? (a) a con (b) a pro
19. 19.🎒 Which is a con of carrying a very heavy school bag? (a) it is blue (b) it holds books (c) it hurts your back (d) it looks nice
20. 20.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: it takes more time? (a) a con (b) a pro
21. 21.True or false: “hair on the sofa” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) chewed shoes (b) food costs money (c) it keeps you active (d) hard to go on trips
23. 23.True or false: “food costs money” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “hair on the sofa” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.⚖️ Why list pros and cons? (a) to fill a page (b) to see both sides (c) to delay a choice (d) to win a bet
26. 26.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: free exercise? (a) a con (b) a pro
27. 27.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Park: fun 2, shade 1, nearness 1. Beach: fun 5, shade 4, nearness 1. Fort: fun 3, shade 4, nearness 2. What is the total score of the fort?
28. 28.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Farm: fun 5, shade 2, nearness 1. Park: fun 3, shade 2, nearness 2. Lake: fun 1, shade 3, nearness 1. Which picnic spot has the highest total? (a) park (b) lake (c) farm
29. 29.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) busy roads to cross (b) it takes more time (c) fresh air (d) tiring in the rain
30. 30.True or false: “hard to go on trips” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Puppet show: helpful 5, easy 5, fun 2. Mural: helpful 2, easy 1, fun 2. Book drive: helpful 4, easy 4, fun 3. What is the total score of the book drive?
32. 32.True or false: “a playmate at home” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “a happy welcome home” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Quiz: helpful 5, easy 2, fun 2. Garden: helpful 2, easy 1, fun 4. Book drive: helpful 3, easy 4, fun 1. What is the total score of the book drive?
35. 35.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) vet visits cost money (b) chewed shoes (c) hair on the sofa (d) learning to care
36. 36.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) a playmate at home (b) a happy welcome home (c) hair on the sofa (d) it keeps you active
37. 37.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) hard to go on trips (b) a playmate at home (c) learning to care (d) a happy welcome home
38. 38.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Garden: helpful 2, easy 4, fun 2. Book drive: helpful 1, easy 1, fun 1. Mural: helpful 2, easy 3, fun 2. What is the total score of the mural?
39. 39.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Old fort: learning 3, fun 1, safety 3. Science park: learning 4, fun 3, safety 2. Museum: learning 5, fun 2, safety 3. What is the total score of the science park?
40. 40.True or false: “learning to care” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True

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