Pros and Cons Worksheet for Kids

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

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