Pros and Cons Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 20: Pros and cons · Set 179 · 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.📝 What is a pro? (a) a good point of a choice (b) a bad point (c) a type of question (d) a final answer
2. 2.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) time with friends (b) busy roads to cross (c) hard with a heavy bag (d) it takes more time
3. 3.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: time with friends? (a) a pro (b) a con
4. 4.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: it takes more time? (a) a pro (b) a con
5. 5.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: hard to go on trips? (a) a con (b) a pro
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it costs nothing (b) time with friends (c) no fuel is used (d) busy roads to cross
7. 7.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: food costs money? (a) a con (b) a pro
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it costs nothing (b) it takes more time (c) fresh air (d) no smoke or noise
9. 9.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: a loyal friend? (a) a pro (b) a con
10. 10.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Zoo: learning 5, fun 4, safety 2. Science park: learning 3, fun 1, safety 1. Planetarium: learning 3, fun 4, safety 3. Which class trip has the highest total? (a) planetarium (b) zoo (c) science park
11. 11.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) chewed shoes (b) learning to care (c) vet visits cost money (d) food costs money
12. 12.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) time with friends (b) free exercise (c) hard with a heavy bag (d) no smoke or noise
13. 13.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Zoo: learning 1, fun 2, safety 1. Old fort: learning 4, fun 4, safety 1. Planetarium: learning 2, fun 3, safety 3. Which class trip has the highest total? (a) old fort (b) zoo (c) planetarium
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it costs nothing (b) fresh air (c) hard with a heavy bag (d) no smoke or noise
15. 15.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) tiring in the rain (b) hot in summer (c) no fuel is used (d) it takes more time
16. 16.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) no fuel is used (b) free exercise (c) busy roads to cross (d) time with friends
17. 17.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: tiring in the rain? (a) a con (b) a pro
18. 18.True or false: “a happy welcome home” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧮 One choice has 5 small pros and 1 huge con. What should you do? (a) pick it, 5 beats 1 (b) weigh how big each is (c) ignore the con (d) flip a coin
20. 20.True or false: “a loyal friend” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.⚖️ Why list pros and cons? (a) to win a bet (b) to delay a choice (c) to fill a page (d) to see both sides
22. 22.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) tiring in the rain (b) fresh air (c) hard with a heavy bag (d) busy roads to cross
23. 23.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) vet visits cost money (b) a happy welcome home (c) learning to care (d) a playmate at home
24. 24.True or false: “hard to go on trips” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: no fuel is used? (a) a con (b) a pro
26. 26.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: hair on the sofa? (a) a pro (b) a con
27. 27.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: busy roads to cross? (a) a pro (b) a con
28. 28.⚠️ What is a con? (a) a prize (b) a reason to agree (c) a good point (d) a bad point of a choice
29. 29.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) vet visits cost money (b) a playmate at home (c) food costs money (d) chewed shoes
30. 30.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Park: fun 4, shade 3, nearness 2. Lake: fun 5, shade 5, nearness 2. Farm: fun 3, shade 4, nearness 4. Which picnic spot has the highest total? (a) park (b) farm (c) lake
31. 31.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: vet visits cost money? (a) a pro (b) a con
32. 32.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: it keeps you active? (a) a con (b) a pro
33. 33.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Farm: fun 2, shade 3, nearness 4. Hill: fun 2, shade 3, nearness 3. Fort: fun 4, shade 5, nearness 1. Which picnic spot has the highest total? (a) hill (b) fort (c) farm
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hot in summer (b) no fuel is used (c) free exercise (d) fresh air
35. 35.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: learning to care? (a) a con (b) a pro
36. 36.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) tiring in the rain (b) fresh air (c) free exercise (d) it costs nothing
37. 37.True or false: “food costs money” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Park: fun 1, shade 2, nearness 1. Fort: fun 4, shade 4, nearness 3. Beach: fun 5, shade 4, nearness 3. What is the total score of the fort?
39. 39.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Park: fun 5, shade 5, nearness 2. Lake: fun 1, shade 2, nearness 1. Hill: fun 3, shade 4, nearness 4. What is the total score of the park?
40. 40.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) tiring in the rain (b) it takes more time (c) hot in summer (d) free exercise

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