Pros and Cons Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 20: Pros and cons · Set 135 · 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.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Recycling: helpful 1, easy 2, fun 1. Puppet show: helpful 4, easy 4, fun 5. Book drive: helpful 4, easy 4, fun 2. Which club project has the highest total? (a) recycling (b) puppet show (c) book drive
2. 2.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Garden: helpful 3, easy 1, fun 2. Quiz: helpful 1, easy 3, fun 4. Book drive: helpful 3, easy 4, fun 2. What is the total score of the garden?
3. 3.📝 What is a pro? (a) a good point of a choice (b) a bad point (c) a final answer (d) a type of question
4. 4.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: free exercise? (a) a con (b) a pro
5. 5.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: a loyal friend? (a) a pro (b) a con
6. 6.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Recycling: helpful 1, easy 3, fun 1. Garden: helpful 1, easy 3, fun 1. Book drive: helpful 3, easy 3, fun 4. Which club project has the highest total? (a) recycling (b) book drive (c) garden
7. 7.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: no smoke or noise? (a) a pro (b) a con
8. 8.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) no fuel is used (b) free exercise (c) hard with a heavy bag (d) time with friends
9. 9.True or false: “vet visits cost money” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: time with friends? (a) a con (b) a pro
11. 11.🧮 One choice has 5 small pros and 1 huge con. What should you do? (a) flip a coin (b) ignore the con (c) weigh how big each is (d) pick it, 5 beats 1
12. 12.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: it takes more time? (a) a pro (b) a con
13. 13.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) it takes more time (b) it costs nothing (c) free exercise (d) no smoke or noise
14. 14.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Planetarium: learning 3, fun 3, safety 3. Museum: learning 1, fun 4, safety 1. Zoo: learning 5, fun 1, safety 4. Which class trip has the highest total? (a) planetarium (b) museum (c) zoo
15. 15.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: hot in summer? (a) a con (b) a pro
16. 16.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Park: fun 2, shade 5, nearness 5. Hill: fun 1, shade 1, nearness 3. Fort: fun 3, shade 1, nearness 1. What is the total score of the fort?
17. 17.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) a loyal friend (b) it keeps you active (c) food costs money (d) a playmate at home
18. 18.True or false: “learning to care” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: vet visits cost money? (a) a pro (b) a con
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard with a heavy bag (b) tiring in the rain (c) it takes more time (d) time with friends
21. 21.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) food costs money (b) chewed shoes (c) hair on the sofa (d) a playmate at home
22. 22.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) no smoke or noise (b) it takes more time (c) hard with a heavy bag (d) tiring in the rain
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiring in the rain (b) hard with a heavy bag (c) busy roads to cross (d) no fuel is used
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it takes more time (b) tiring in the rain (c) it costs nothing (d) hot in summer
25. 25.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) a loyal friend (b) hard to go on trips (c) chewed shoes (d) vet visits cost money
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) time with friends (b) no fuel is used (c) busy roads to cross (d) it costs nothing
27. 27.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Puppet show: helpful 2, easy 1, fun 2. Book drive: helpful 4, easy 3, fun 3. Garden: helpful 2, easy 1, fun 2. What is the total score of the garden?
28. 28.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: a happy welcome home? (a) a con (b) a pro
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it costs nothing (b) hard with a heavy bag (c) no fuel is used (d) free exercise
30. 30.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) a loyal friend (b) hair on the sofa (c) a playmate at home (d) learning to care
31. 31.True or false: “chewed shoes” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: fresh air? (a) a pro (b) a con
33. 33.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: tiring in the rain? (a) a con (b) a pro
34. 34.⚖️ Why list pros and cons? (a) to fill a page (b) to win a bet (c) to see both sides (d) to delay a choice
35. 35.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Science park: learning 2, fun 3, safety 4. Museum: learning 1, fun 4, safety 5. Bird park: learning 2, fun 4, safety 1. What is the total score of the science park?
36. 36.⚠️ What is a con? (a) a good point (b) a reason to agree (c) a bad point of a choice (d) a prize
37. 37.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) no fuel is used (b) hard with a heavy bag (c) it takes more time (d) tiring in the rain
38. 38.True or false: “hair on the sofa” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) hair on the sofa (b) learning to care (c) food costs money (d) vet visits cost money
40. 40.True or false: “it keeps you active” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False

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