Pros and Cons Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 20: Pros and cons · Set 147 · 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.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) hair on the sofa (b) a loyal friend (c) learning to care (d) a playmate at home
2. 2.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Mural: helpful 1, easy 2, fun 4. Garden: helpful 4, easy 5, fun 1. Recycling: helpful 1, easy 4, fun 4. What is the total score of the garden?
3. 3.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) free exercise (b) hot in summer (c) it takes more time (d) busy roads to cross
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it costs nothing (b) no smoke or noise (c) hot in summer (d) fresh air
5. 5.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Puppet show: helpful 1, easy 1, fun 2. Mural: helpful 3, easy 3, fun 2. Quiz: helpful 1, easy 3, fun 2. What is the total score of the puppet show?
6. 6.⚖️ Why list pros and cons? (a) to win a bet (b) to delay a choice (c) to see both sides (d) to fill a page
7. 7.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Recycling: helpful 1, easy 4, fun 2. Puppet show: helpful 5, easy 2, fun 1. Quiz: helpful 2, easy 1, fun 2. Which club project has the highest total? (a) puppet show (b) recycling (c) quiz
8. 8.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) it costs nothing (b) no fuel is used (c) hot in summer (d) no smoke or noise
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no smoke or noise (b) hard with a heavy bag (c) hot in summer (d) it takes more time
10. 10.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) a loyal friend (b) learning to care (c) it keeps you active (d) food costs money
11. 11.True or false: “a loyal friend” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) tiring in the rain (b) hot in summer (c) time with friends (d) it takes more time
13. 13.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) it costs nothing (b) time with friends (c) busy roads to cross (d) no smoke or noise
14. 14.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: a playmate at home? (a) a con (b) a pro
15. 15.True or false: “learning to care” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: fresh air? (a) a con (b) a pro
17. 17.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: it takes more time? (a) a pro (b) a con
18. 18.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) hard with a heavy bag (b) tiring in the rain (c) it costs nothing (d) hot in summer
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) busy roads to cross (b) fresh air (c) hot in summer (d) tiring in the rain
20. 20.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) no smoke or noise (b) no fuel is used (c) hard with a heavy bag (d) free exercise
21. 21.True or false: “learning to care” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📝 What is a pro? (a) a type of question (b) a good point of a choice (c) a bad point (d) a final answer
23. 23.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) vet visits cost money (b) food costs money (c) it keeps you active (d) chewed shoes
24. 24.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: a happy welcome home? (a) a con (b) a pro
25. 25.🧮 One choice has 5 small pros and 1 huge con. What should you do? (a) weigh how big each is (b) pick it, 5 beats 1 (c) flip a coin (d) ignore the con
26. 26.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Puppet show: helpful 3, easy 1, fun 2. Garden: helpful 1, easy 2, fun 1. Mural: helpful 4, easy 1, fun 2. What is the total score of the puppet show?
27. 27.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: it costs nothing? (a) a con (b) a pro
28. 28.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) no fuel is used (b) hot in summer (c) tiring in the rain (d) it takes more time
29. 29.True or false: “food costs money” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “hard to go on trips” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Park: fun 2, shade 3, nearness 2. Fort: fun 4, shade 2, nearness 2. Hill: fun 3, shade 2, nearness 1. Which picnic spot has the highest total? (a) park (b) hill (c) fort
32. 32.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) hard to go on trips (b) learning to care (c) it keeps you active (d) a loyal friend
33. 33.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) tiring in the rain (b) hard with a heavy bag (c) busy roads to cross (d) no smoke or noise
34. 34.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: hard to go on trips? (a) a pro (b) a con
35. 35.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) hair on the sofa (b) food costs money (c) chewed shoes (d) a playmate at home
36. 36.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) a playmate at home (b) it keeps you active (c) vet visits cost money (d) a happy welcome home
37. 37.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) hot in summer (b) fresh air (c) it takes more time (d) hard with a heavy bag
38. 38.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Farm: fun 5, shade 4, nearness 1. Park: fun 3, shade 1, nearness 2. Lake: fun 4, shade 2, nearness 3. Which picnic spot has the highest total? (a) park (b) farm (c) lake
39. 39.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: vet visits cost money? (a) a con (b) a pro
40. 40.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: hot in summer? (a) a pro (b) a con

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